Is Tridel still the gold standard when it comes to CONDOs?

I would say so.

Tridel and Daniels

Sanyo wrote: ↑ Tridel and Daniels

Yes, same class. If I had to pick though, I'd roll with Tridel.

Daniels, Menkes, Tridel and Great Gulf.

JosephB012 wrote: ↑ Daniels, Menkes, Tridel and Great Gulf.

All the big shot builders!

IMO. This Is for GC not developer

Gold: Daniels, Tridel
Silver: Menkes, PCL, Ellisdon
Bronze: TMG, Lanterra
Participation ribbon: Tucker Hirise

Purely anecdotal from working in the industry and at each of the above sites. If I were to buy a condo it would be Daniels

Undisputed1900 wrote: ↑ IMO. This Is for GC not developer

Gold: Daniels, Tridel
Silver: Menkes, PCL, Ellisdon
Bronze: TMG, Lanterra
Participation ribbon: Tucker Hirise

Purely anecdotal from working in the industry and at each of the above sites. If I were to buy a condo it would be Daniels

Daniels and Tridel. I want nothing to do with anyone else. Great Gulf used to be up there but they have dropped a bit. Good developer overall but Tridel and Daniels moves people in when the building is completed. Not like these other builders who move people into a construction zone then take months/years to complete the amenities.

Are there any Tridel or Daniels buildings in the Yorkville area? Am moving from the UK to Toronto early next year and are slowly staring the search for a place to live. I previously stayed at Tridel's 300 Front St for a few months when I was in Toronto for work and loved the building (though the area not so much). Or are there any other nice buildings in Yorkville I should keep my eyes open for?

Surprised Daniels is held in such a high regard. Some of their buildings on Mississauga has major plumbing issues.

Daniels Awards and Recognition

* Ontario High Rise Builder of the Year presented by Tarion Warranty Corporation
Four time winner of the Ontario High-Rise Builder of the Year award presented by Tarion Warranty Corporation. The Homeowners' Choice Awards (formerly the Tarion Awards of Excellence) are determined by a comprehensive survey of Ontario's new home buyers. This award focuses exclusively on customer service and lets the buyers determine who should shine.
*Community Impact Award by the Business for the Arts Awards
*Toronto Arts and Business Award presented by the Toronto Arts Foundation
*Toronto Urban Design Award presented by the City of Toronto
*Best International Neighbourhood Renewal Program presented by The International Journal of Neighbourhood Renewal
*Green Design Award presented by The Green Toronto Awards
*Place to Grow: Community of the Year presented by BILD
*Home Builder of the Year Award presented by BILD
*'Best Condo Developer' presented by NOW Magazine
*Green Home Builder of the Year presented by EnerQuality
*Mississauga Urban Design Awards presented by the City of Mississauga
*Ernest Assaly Ontario Builder of the Year presented by Tarion Warranty Corporation
*The Nationals Gold Sales & Marketing Awards presented by the National Home Builders Association
*SAM Awards for the Canadian Home Builders' Association

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design -University of Toronto

https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/about/history

The next time I buy a condo in Toronto I am NOT considering any builder other than Tridel or Daniels. Went with a diff builder and learned a big lesson. I always thought Tridel interior looked kinda old fashioned from a design POV (ceiling light fixtures for instance, so hideous) but i'll take that over the crap the other builders put you through any day. Moved into my new condo a few months ago, def selling in 5 yrs and moving on.

BiegeToyota wrote: ↑ Surprised Daniels is held in such a high regard. Some of their buildings on Mississauga has major plumbing issues.

This is the sad state of condos in Toronto. We are talking in relative terms here. Relative to the other crap they are the most decent.

leoben wrote: ↑ The next time I buy a condo in Toronto I am NOT considering any builder other than Tridel or Daniels. Went with a diff builder and learned a big lesson. I always thought Tridel interior looked kinda old fashioned from a design POV (ceiling light fixtures for instance, so hideous) but i'll take that over the crap the other builders put you through any day. Moved into my new condo a few months ago, def selling in 5 yrs and moving on.



This is the sad state of condos in Toronto. We are talking in relative terms here. Relative to the other crap they are the most decent.

Yup. I have purhcased enough condos to know that there are a lot of crap builders out there. You pay a bit more for Tridel but it's worth it in the long run. They build condos the way they should be built. Not the BS that we have grown accustomed to. Add Daniels and Menkes. May not be the cutting edge designs but you'll get a solid product.

There are a lot of bad builders out there. Even some big builders who you could not pay me to buy from. I see their condos selling for so much $ and I just shake my head. Poor buyers.

menkes. tridel

Centrecourt has been pretty a good builder for condo investment.

I like dealing with Tridel because I think they are honest. They don't try to hide anything.

Anyone ever buy from Van Dyk?

Minto is excellent.

Is there anyway to search condo's for sale by developer? Anyone have a list of good Tridel buildings downtown/midtown that would be good live-in condos?

SpaceJam416 wrote: ↑ Is there anyway to search condo's for sale by developer? Anyone have a list of good Tridel buildings downtown/midtown that would be good live-in condos?

You got a real estate agent? You can ask them. They would know. (Unless they are inexperienced).
Also keyword search in realtor.ca
Condos.ca also has good info