Building Toronto's Skyline with Nick Ainis

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Toronto city counsellor Brad Bradford about what needs to be done to solve Toronto's housing crisis.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Jack Mesley, the president of the Ontario Erector's Association. He was one of the people wearing a yellow hat, who helped build the CN Tower 50 years ago. Jack shares his memories of the time and his thoughts about this iconic tower and the vision that made it a reality.

In this episode of Building Toronto’s Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Adam Settino and Tom Dell'Erario from OpenSpace.

OpenSpace uses Spatial AI technology to deliver products that are the fastest and easiest in the industry. With OpenSpace, builders document their projects, answer questions quickly, and solve problems by communicating in the simplest, most transparent form—images.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skylline, Nick Ainis and Toronto Mike speak with Anson Kwok, VP, Sales & Marketing at Pinnacle International Realty Group, about SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge, the tallest skyscraper in Canada.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis and Toronto Mike discuss Nick's new book Battle of the Skyscrapers and tease the upcoming episode with Pinnacle International about One Yonge with an informative history of the skyscraper.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Rod Rowbotham President, Principal Architect at onespace unlimited inc. about the current state of the condo industry and what he's learned along the way.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis and Toronto Mike speak with Stephen Velasco, the creator of Future Model Toronto — a 3D visualization platform that enables developers, architects, urban planners, real estate advisors, local authorities and their communities to understand the impacts of proposals in context with future development.

Nick, Mike and Stephen take a look into the future at https://www.stephenvelasco.com/ and predict the development hotspots.

In this episode of Building Toronto’s Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Eric Rodrigues, the founding principal and creative director of Boldera Architects, a leading Toronto-based architecture firm specializing in adaptive reuse and heritage conservation. Under Eric’s leadership, Boldera is redefining modern architecture by transforming historic structures into innovative, sustainable spaces that preserve their cultural essence while meeting contemporary needs.

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick AInis chats with Vice President, Business Development at CMLS Financial Chris Minor, an expert in all income-producing assets, with a particular focus on multi-family, industrial and retail. Chris works with income-producing owners and developers across Canada and has 13 years of experience in commercial mortgages.

In this episode of Building Toronto’s Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Richard Lyall, President of RESCON Residential Construction Council of Ontario,  a leading association of residential builders committed to providing leadership and fostering innovation in the industry.