The development was recognized at this year’s Durham Region Home Builders’ Association Awards, winning the coveted Community of the Year award.

It doesn’t look like underlying demand for Toronto housing is relenting, as the city is the fastest growing in not just Canada but the US as well.

Smithville Station, a new home development by Marz Homes, is much more than a place to live. It’s a destination for living well.

Over the past two decades there has been a dramatic shift in the Canadian housing market towards condo construction, with new single-family homes becoming scarcer and scarcer as high land values and government policy encourage density.

The Ontario-based homebuilder took home 6 Gold Awards and 14 Silver Awards for marketing excellence and was recognized for its latest high rise condominium developments in Toronto.

New condo sales have declined sharply in Vancouver, the latest data from real estate consultancy Altus Group shows, but activity isn’t likely to collapse below historical norms.