Brandon Donnelly

@brandondonnelly.eth

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Brandon Donnelly

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I'm a real estate developer with @globizen based in Toronto. I also write a daily blog about city building that I've been doing since 2013: brandondonnelly.com

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Each year, the founder of Zara, Amancio Ortega, receives billions in dividends from his ~59% stake in the fashion group Inditex. What does he do with this money? Invest it in trophy real estate all around the world. https://brandondonnelly.com/the-inditex-trophy-asset-index

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Canada should be celebrating Vancouver's new Terminal 2 port https://brandondonnelly.com/canada-should-be-celebrating-vancouvers-new-terminal-2-port

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Imagine being able to swim in this river

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The federal government should absolutely hold this money back from the City of Toronto. In fact, I'm surprised it's only $30 million given how much of the city didn't approve sixplexes. This is an important precedent to set. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-sixplexes-federal-funding-1.7581867

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Tsukiji Revisited Music by @noealz on @rodeodotclub

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The banking system is frustratingly archaic https://brandondonnelly.com/the-banking-system-is-frustratingly-archaic

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Rejections are good. It means you're reaching.

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The tallest mass timber residential structure in Toronto https://brandondonnelly.com/the-tallest-mass-timber-residential-structure-in-toronto

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Up to 170,000 jobs are at risk of disappearing from Canada's new construction sector https://brandondonnelly.com/up-to-170000-jobs-are-at-risk-of-disappearing-from-canadas-new-construction-sector

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Toronto needs to make better recreational use of Lake Ontario and its waterways. More specifically, it needs a summer bathing culture. Zurich is a great example to look to. https://brandondonnelly.com/toronto-needs-a-summer-bathing-culture

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Attention Paris city builders: If you're a developer, architect, investor, or other kind of city builder based in Paris, please drop me a line. I'd love to connect and learn more about your city and market, and about what you're up to. https://brandondonnelly.com/attention-paris-city-builders

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I was on a call today with a professor from an elite university in the US (easily within the top 5) and his exact words were: "I can't wait to get out of this country. Academia is under attack."

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Happy (belated) Canada Day https://brandondonnelly.com/happy-belated-canada-day

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It's no longer viable to be a high-density land developer in Toronto. The practice of buying land, rezoning it for a higher-and-better use, and then selling it for a margin, is over — at least for the time being. https://brandondonnelly.com/land-prices-have-been-flat

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It's that time of year again. Monocle has just released their annual Quality of Life Survey. https://brandondonnelly.com/monocles-city-of-the-year

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Good morning from One Delisle. We’re now up to level 24.

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Unsurprisingly, lots of people want to live in Cape Town https://brandondonnelly.com/unsurprisingly-lots-of-people-want-to-live-in-cape-town

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