I stopped by to see the "Little House" when I was in Toronto last weekend, I've been wanting to see this one for awhile. Built in 1912, it's the smallest house in the whole city!

Here are a few examples of houses with a mansard roof. Mansard roofs are characterized by each side having 2 slopes, with the lower slope being much steeper than the upper slope. I've even seen mansard roofs where the upper part is flat, or nearly flat.

Looks like the construction is going well at the Centro buildings (110 Fullarton). Viewed from 505 Talbot.

These are the Stadium Lofts in Indianapolis, IN - where a historic baseball stadium was converted to apartments!

I had posted this house on Ferrie Street in Hamilton a few months ago, I had stopped by for a visit after hearing the city had flagged the house as unstable. Since then, the city has spent nearly $295,000 to partially demolish and stabilize the house (which is being billed …

I saw this nicely decorated front lawn at a house just South of downtown recently - very creative!

I've been wanting to see this house for awhile! This is 37 Bertmount, in East Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood; stopped by there last weekend. It's been decorated this way for quite a long time now; for example, the framed letter is from Toronto's mayor back in the mid 90's lol. Can …

For the 2nd time this year, there is a house in Hamilton that is attracting attention, for the wrong reasons (See my January 18th post about the house on Ferrie Street). No building permits were taken out for this house on Bonaventure Drive, and a stop work order has been …

Yesterday I was told about a house style I hadn't heard of before, called a Vancouver special. These houses were built in the Vancouver area, mostly between the mid 60's and mid 80's.

They are 2 storey, boxy houses, built on grade, with low pitched roofs, and a balcony on …