1. Capturing Union Station's GO Bay Concourse Before it Transforms
Our two most popular stories from the month of August covered the then-imminent closure of Union Station's GO Bay Concourse. The most popular story featured a series of images from photographer Vik Pahwa, giving us a last glimpse of the concourse before it was shuttered for a complete gut, dig-down, and rebuild.
Union Station's GO Bay Concourse prior to closing, image by Vik Pahwa
2. Union Station Bay Concourse Closing for Two Years on August 16th
3. New Images of The One Revealed as Design Development Continues
4. Plans Revealed for West Block Development at Loblaws Lake Shore Site
5. Bjarke Ingels Group to Design Westbank-Allied Project on King West
6. Allied Breathes New Life into Restored Global Backpackers Site
7. New Renderings Reveal New Details of the King Portland Centre
8. 45-Storey Condo Proposed on Church Street Opposite Loblaws
9. Playground Meets Public Art at New Exhibition Place Splash Pad
10. Yonge Eglinton Centre Expansion Approaching Completion
Our Top Ten dataBase Files
1. Pan Am Village in the West Don Lands
The Parapan Am Games came to a close mid-way through August, bringing Pan Am activities to an end, but the pair of events kept our dataBase file for the Pan Am Village at number one through August. High profile projects One Bloor East and the Union Station Revitalization followed in second and third place respectively.
Rendering of the Pan Am Village, image courtesy of DundeeKilmer
3. Union Station Revitalization
4. The One
5. Ten York
6. West Block Est. 1928 and Lake Shore Towers
9. Residences of 488 University Avenue
10. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
Our Top Ten Forum Threads
1. L Tower
The topped-off L Tower at Yonge and Esplanade was the most popular Forum thread of August, followed by the fast-rising Sun Life Financial Tower/Harbour Plaza Residences complex, and the soon to top-off One Bloor East.
L Tower viewed from the east, image by kotsy
2. Sun Life Financial Tower and Harbour Plaza Residences
4. EY Tower
5. 88 Scott
6. The One
7. Ten York
10. INDX Condos
We will return next month for a recap of September's top news stories, dataBase files and Forum threads!