BEYOND Magazine is our semi-annual publication designed to elevate the real estate experience far beyond the traditional transactional approach. This isn’t just another real estate magazine; it’s a lifestyle publication crafted with you in mind, offering timely and topical content about our vibrant city, home ownership, architecture, design, and the market at large.

At Heaps Estrin, we cherish the beauty of a well-produced publication, especially in a digital age where the comfort of leafing through physical pages is becoming rare. BEYOND serves as a platform for meaningful dialogue with our community, featuring thought-provoking articles by award-winning journalists and industry experts, as well as inspiring design ideas and in-depth reports on your city and neighbourhood.

In each issue, you’ll find a blend of cutting-edge insights, from the future of Toronto to the latest in design trends, along with personal stories and local highlights that reflect our ongoing commitment to excellence. BEYOND is more than a magazine; it’s an invitation to explore, imagine, and connect with the world of real estate in a new and profound way.

We are thrilled to present our third edition of BEYOND, the Heaps Estrin publication that seeks to provide topical and timely content that both informs and inspires. In the latest issue, which we hope you will agree is the best one yet, we explore the concept of frictionless living and how our homes affect our well-being. We also look at the emotional side of real estate in acclaimed writer Sarah Hampson’s piece “The Lives Our Homes Hold,” we reveal some of Toronto’s best hidden gems and examine why our city is so appealing to newcomers, among many other topics covered by a bevy of award-winning journalists and industry experts.

When we embarked on the inaugural edition of BEYOND, our goal was to elevate the conversations we have around real…

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From Beyond, A Heaps Estrin Publication
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Words by Vanessa Grant

When it comes to home renovations, few projects offer the return on investment that a well-designed kitchen does. Renovating your kitchen not only enhances your daily life but can significantly boost your home's resale value. In fact, sellers can often recoup up to 85% of the cost of a renovated kitchen.

Cailey Heaps, President and CEO of Heaps Estrin, emphasizes the importance of the kitchen in a home, "The kitchen truly is the heart of the home, and its design directly impacts a family’s daily enjoyment."

So, what are the key elements to consider for a kitchen that not only you’ll love but future buyers will too? According to interior designer Teresa Track, known for…

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From Beyond, A Heaps Estrin Publication
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Words by Alex Corey
Heaps Estrin Real Estate Agent and Architectural Historian

The Bay-and-Gable architectural style is significant in Toronto’s architectural history. Unlike well-known styles such as Georgian, Tudor, or Queen Anne revival, bay-and-gable stands out for its wide geographic spread and numerous homes. This style can be found throughout the city, with concentrations in areas like Cabbagetown, Summerhill, the Annex, Little Italy, and Parkdale, and smaller groupings stretching from the Upper Beaches to Weston and down to Mimico. Developed in the 1870s, the bay-and-gable style emerged in response to the economic challenges of housing the growing middle class in Toronto’s suburban…

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Toronto Real Estate and Lifestyle: Elevate Your Experience with Beyond Magazine’s Second Edition

The Heaps Estrin Team is pleased to welcome you to the second edition of Beyond Magazine, a resource designed to deepen your understanding and appreciation of Toronto Real Estate and Lifestyle.

This is not just another real estate magazine; it’s a gateway to a meticulously curated lifestyle experience that extends far beyond the act of buying and selling homes.

This edition features comprehensive articles from award-winning journalists and industry experts. Topics range from an optimistic outlook for Toronto’s real estate market in 2024 to the architectural finesse of Bay-and-Gable homes. Design aficionados will appreciate an in-depth look…

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We are thrilled to bring you this semi-annual publication, full of timely and topical content about this city, home ownership, architecture and design, as well as the market in general. Above all, this is a publication created for you that will seek to move the conversation beyond the conventions of typical real estate-related discourse and elevate your real estate experience beyond the transactional buy and sell. In other words, it is not just another real estate magazine; it is a lifestyle magazine.

Why a magazine? I have always loved a beautifully produced publication. As most of our reading habits have moved over to the jarring backlight of glowing screens, there is something comforting about the ritual of leafing through the pages of a…

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