Nick Ainis

Building Toronto's Skyline with Nick Ainis

Business EN ↓ 39 episodes

Building Toronto's Skyline traces the evolution of the city's iconic residential towers from their humble beginnings in the late 19th century to the modern, high-rise buildings of today. The podcast explores the current state of Toronto's Condominium industry from unique construction perspective, through engaging and entertaining podcast interviews with the many stakeholders in the industry! We explore issues like housing affordability, innovation, technology, sustainability and of course everyday construction issues!

Author

Nick Ainis

Category

Business

Podcast website

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Latest episode

May 29, 2026

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Episodes

Tim Kocur From the Waterfront BIA 23.05.2025

On this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Tim Kocur, Executive Director at The Waterfront BIA, about how they're turning Toronto's waterfront into a tourist attraction for people around the world.

Brad Bradford on Fixing Toronto's Housing Problem 23.05.2025

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.

The CN Tower Turns 50 11.04.2025

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.

OpenSpace 11.04.2025

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.

Everything You Wanted to Know About SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge 07.03.2025

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.

Battle of the Skyscrapers 28.02.2025

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.

Rod Rowbotham from onespace unlimited inc. 31.01.2025

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.

Visualizing the Future of Toronto's Urban Centres 24.01.2025

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 in...

Eric Rodrigues, Founding Principal and Creative Director of Boldera Architects 13.12.2024

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 pr...

Chris Minor, Vice President, Business Development at CMLS Financial 22.11.2024

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.

Richard Lyall, President of RESCON Residential Construction Council of Ontario 01.11.2024

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.

Julian McNabb from Melbourne Property Management 18.10.2024

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis chats with Julian McNabb from Melbourne Property Management. Julian oversees both the Operations Team and the Consulting Division, and comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience, as a well-respected member of the condominium management industry. Julian provides consultancy services to many of Ontario's top condominium developers. He is...

Mario Ribeiro from Triumph Group of Companies 04.10.2024

In this episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Nick Ainis speaks with Mario Ribeiro, CEO of Triumph Group of Companies about the growth of Triumph, their acquisition of Primeline Windows and Doors Inc. and what makes Triumph special.

Introducing Building Toronto's Skyline with Nick Ainis 20.09.2024

In this debut episode of Building Toronto's Skyline, Toronto Mike gets to know Nick Ainis, Fusioncorp Developments Inc., and what this podcast is all about.

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