What's not to like about Riverdale? PRINTERS ROW LOFTS, 525 LOGAN AVE. Grade : A The Toronto Star. November 21, 2009		Condo Critic, Christopher Hume, gives an A rating to Printers Row. "Best of all, perhaps, the renovated structure seems ideally suited to its new use. The transition has been made seamlessly. "
	THE GLEBE LOFTS Built out of Riverdale Presbyterian Church, the Glebe Lofts on Pape Ave. near Danforth link past and present well. The Toronto Star. April 12, 2008		"There's something warm and homey about the building, which may be why it was a good candidate for a residential conversion."
	Green Living in the Beach Eco-friendly roof unique to area. The Toronto Star. April 1, 2006		"...the grass will be growing on Falling Brook's roof ... making it the only condo building in the Beach with a living, green roof and part of a select group of buildings with a similar feature in the city of Toronto".
	Devotion to detail seen in conversion Hepbourne Hall Grade : A The Toronto Star. April 10, 2004		"Critic's Eye columnist Christopher Hume gives an A rating to Hepbourne Hall, the "admirable" conversion of a church meeting hall and manse just west of Dovercourt Rd. and south of Bloor St."
	Recipe for a new home Food editor worked with developer to design her condo. The Toronto Star. June 14, 2003		"Suite in The Glebe church conversion 'deal of a lifetime'"
	Church converts find ready buyers Transformed temples are hot commodity that sometimes sell out years ahead of their planned completion dates. The Globe and Mail. June 6, 2003		"'People's eyes light up when I mention it,' she says. 'A church touches an emotion in people.'" ~ Lynn Robinson purchaser at The Glebe.
	Sanctuaries in the city Lofts and condos in old churches offer rare features, community and a certain cachet. The Toronto Star. October 2002		"'It deserves every effort you can to maintain it. It's part of the streetscape and the community,' he [Mitchell] says. ' Conversions are more difficult for builders to do than starting from scratch, but they're worth it.'"
	Innovative lofts have aged well in 20 years The Toronto Star. September 28, 2002		"... given how innovative the scheme was - and is - it deserves our respect."
	New condo rises from ashes The Beach Metro News. January 12, 2002		"Later this year Joe [Bordieri] will be moving both his family and his business back to Queen Street - to a new, and quite impressive residential/commercial addition to the streetscape across from Kew Gardens."
	Beaches condo to rise from ashes of six-alarm fire The Toronto Star. January 5, 2002		"From the ashes of that fire will rise 12 residential units, behind and beside a new street-level storefront called Green House."
	Lofty Ideas Through inspiration and hard work, developer Bob Mitchell turns old buildings new again The Globe and Mail. March 1, 2002		"'One of the key things I try and do is look at the light and volume of space,' says Mitchell, owner of of Mitchell & Associates, who has converted more than a dozen buildings in Toronto into unique loft condominiums over the last 20 years."
	The Danforth attracts unique conversion project Mayfair Walk recreates elegant London Homes National Post. October 27, 2001		"I look for places where people would like to live,' says Mr. Mitchell. 'Areas that are vibrant communities.'"
	Bit of old England, by Georgian Mayfair Walk recreates elegant London Homes The Toronto Star. September 23, 2000		"The aim is to 'get owners working together to create a feeling of an English garden mews.' "
	Open House Condo conversion expert switches gears to build a loft-like home in Riverdale The Toronto Star. April 22, 2000		"Mitchell likes the history of neighbourhoods, the idea of recycling old buildings, maintaining the character of neighbourhoods and 'creating housing without displacing people.' "
	Townhouse builders go for Georgian Two Toronto projects reflect urban architecture of 18th century England The Toronto Star. January 29, 2000		"Georgian architecture," says Mitchell, "has stood the test of time."
	The Tao of building Bob Mitchell has been turning vacant buildings into 'astonishing' living spaces for 19 years and counting The Toronto Star. August 21, 1999		"By offering only customized living spaces in his projects, Mitchell creates "a variable equation. It's what I am and what you are. And if the 'you' always changes, the sum of it is always something different."
	Checking out the small stuff Loft-style condos right at home in compact buildings. The Toronto Star. March 1999		"Mitchell created Toronto's first legal loft - a 10-unit conversion of an obsolete felt factory at 41 Shanly St. in the Bloor/Dovercourt area - in 1981/82. ... After 16 years doing creative conversions, he can physically show potential buyers his portfolio."
	A building reborn Former church hall to become condominiums Real Estate News. April 7, 1995		" 'Each building you deal with is unique. That's why I don't think this will be a major development-type market,' Mitchell said."
	Lofts: Rising Above the Ordinary Real Estate News. May 8, 1992		"As the developer of about one-half of Toronto's 300 to 400 legal units, Mitchell has been a catalyst for the burgeoning loft market in the city."
	Hepbourne Hall reworked with flair and style The Toronto Star. September 8, 1990		"Metro planners interested in studying the theory of housing intensification at work might want to take a look at Hepbourne Hall, a perfect example of how housing intensification can be done with flair and style."
	Factory a condo complex in its second life The Globe and Mail. July 19, 1986		"The Mitchells aren't the only people turning factories into condos, but they're certainly among the leaders."
	Lofty living in historic Cabbagetown college The Globe and Mail. July 28, 1984		"Because of the historical board's designation, work on the exterior was essentially a painstaking restoration job, involving stone quarried in the United States to match old lintels, and brick scavenged from local demolition sites."
	Warehouse condos create lofty spaces The Globe and Mail. November 5, 1983		"From an old felt factory at 41 Shanly St. near Bloor and Dovercourt, Mr. Mitchell has created 10 truly offbeat spaces: loft condominiums. The warehouse flavor - open spaces, brick, ceiling timbers and steel - has been retained and enhanced."

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