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HVAC engineer here.
Electric Baseboards = Cheapest first cost. You still see them in 95% condos. No maintenance, cheap to fix too.
Euro style hydronic (hot water) baseboards are at least 10X the price to install.
Forced air (furnaces, fan coils) are becoming more popular, but still limited to more premium apartments.
In the last 5 years, a lot of cities have gone with district energy - e.g. Richmond, Lonsdale, False Creek; basically, you are forced to go with a water-type system so that the city can sell heating to you. You'll see a lot more hydronic base board and fan coil type systems going forward in the denser areas.
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