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Top 8 Tips to Consider Before Hiring Your Builder

Posted : August 13, 2020

Considering a major renovation or new build, but lost on where to start? Your home is your biggest investment, and it's crucial to hire an entity you can trust to be honest, candid and professional. Upside Development has curated eight of our top tips for how to research, interview and hire a builder.

Top 8 Tips to Consider Before Hiring Your Builder

Posted : August 06, 2020

Considering a major renovation or new build, but lost on where to start? Your home is your biggest investment, and it's crucial to hire an entity you can trust to be honest, candid and professional. Upside Development has curated eight of our top tips for how to research, interview and hire a builder.

Upside-Built Home Of Murdoch Mystery's Yannick Bisson On Sale For $2,987,500

Posted : October 05, 2018

Why did Yannick and Shantelle Bisson decide to build their home? As described by Mr. Bisson to the Globe and Mail:

“We built exactly what we wanted,” Mr. Bisson said. “We got shared space for everybody, bright sun where we wanted it, privacy where we wanted it. … We made it into a 100-per-cent custom home.”

For a full photo gallery of the home, click here.

This East York gem, an Upside-built home, has been the residence for Murdoch Mystery's Yannick Bisson and his family since 2012. As one of the first contemporary rebuilds in the up-and-coming Woodbine neighbourhood, the contemporary style and modern-ranch aesthetic of the home was a groundbreaking addition to the area. Previously featured in Toronto Storeys, The Toronto Star, House & Home and CBC, Upside Development worked with the Bissons, Gordon Ridgely and interior designer Eric McClelland to create an open, spacious home with meticulous attention to detail, reflecting the personality, tastes and needs of the family. The family had begun the design journey with Ridgely and McClelland. Upside later joined the team with significant design contributions and insights as the building partner. Upside's Principal Rambod Nasrin brought a unique and fresh perspective to the plans...

To get in touch with Upside regarding your next project, call us at 416-463-7433, or email us at build@upsidedevelopment.ca.

The Immense Impact of Interior Design

Posted : September 06, 2017

Sitting in an exceptionally well-designed restaurant on King Street has me thinking about the valuable work my colleagues in the Interior Design industry are doing every day. You may have been to BARO, formerly known as Valdez. I call the mood Ossington meets King Street, Now Magazine called it “New York, or Chicago Inspired”, and it’s a place I immediately made a connection with. The design philosophy is simplicity with a touch of class and flare. With its Spanish influence, the introduction of nature and overall elegance, they brought the vision home. Toronto is changing and continues to change for the better. We are competing...