Toronto Star

No one doubts that the condo boom has changed the face of Toronto. But whether for better or worse is still up in the air. Since the residential floodgates opened in the 1980s, few developers seem to have given this much thought. Most are so busy, they're happy to opt for quantity over quality. Recently, however, there are signs of change. If developers have been willing to settle for mediocrity, it's because there's little reason not to. Or so they say. Design costs money and the object, of course, is to build as cheaply as possible and sell as dear as possible.