Photo of the Day: Island Sunset
offThe most popular place to photograph the Toronto skyline has always been the Toronto Islands. The growing skyline makes yet another appearance in today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 11, 2015
offGardiner debate a big test of Mayor Tory's hold on council; Toronto’s Pan Am Games Athletes’ Village won’t repeat same mistakes as Vancouver; Beneath the Gardiner, a soul-destroying wasteland lurks;...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Concord CityPlace from Blue Jays Way
offConcord Adex's master-planned CityPlace community has been almost entirely built out in recent years, and what was once nothing but disused rail yards has grown to become home to thousands of...
View ArticleCity of Toronto Seeks Public Input on 'Complete Streets' Initiative
offThe 21st century has brought a paradigm shift to many lifestyles in Toronto, with cultural and economic changes driving rapid urbanization throughout the city. With greater density, transit use, and...
View ArticleFinishing Touches Completing the Look of Women's College Hospital
offOver one century after the opening of Women's College Hospital, the rebuilding of the hospital near Bay and College is closing in on the final stages of its complete redevelopment. Designed by...
View ArticleLast Crane at Bay Adelaide East Being Dismantled
offThe 44-storey East Tower of Brookfield Office Properties ' Bay Adelaide Centre, designed by KPMB Architects and Adamson Associates Architects, topped off in November of 2014 and is now nearing...
View ArticleGround Breaking Marks Start of Work at Wellesley on the Park
offOn a warm and sunny afternoon earlier today, City Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam led a ceremonial ground breaking event heralding the beginning of the end for the saga surrounding the vacant lot at 11...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Sugar Beach
offSince opening in 2010, the artificial "Sugar Beach" has become a well-visited waterfront hangout. Located next to Corus Quay, and across the Jarvis Slip from the Redpath Sugar Refinery, Sugar Beach...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 12, 2015
offToronto council votes for hybrid Gardiner, scoring a win for Tory; Ismaili Centre’s garden takes root in Toronto; A sense of civic failure hangs over Gardiner decision; and more news...A sense of...
View ArticleMayor's Task Force on Community Housing to Hold Public Meeting
offFollowing a series of community meetings in May, the Mayor's Task Force on Toronto Community Housing is hosting a public consultation on June 22nd. Chaired by senator (and former Toronto Mayor) Art...
View ArticleNext Round of Relief Line Public Consultations Coming
offWith a quickly expanding population and increasing density throughout the city, parts of the Toronto subway system are becoming increasingly strained. Adding to this, the proposed extension of the...
View ArticleGreat Gulf's One Bloor East Standing Tall at 63 Storeys
offSince our last update back in April, construction on what will soon be Great Gulf Homes' signature Toronto condo, One Bloor East, has risen another 17 storeys, having now reached the 63rd floor. The...
View ArticleTower Crane Comes Down at Landmark Picasso Condos
offWe were fortunate enough today to tour the Monarch Group and Goldman Group's Picasso Condos, a 39-storey tower to the west of Downtown Toronto which is quickly establishing itself as a landmark,...
View ArticleUrbanToronto Forum Closed for Maintenance This Weekend
offUnbeknownst to you, dear readers, UT's developers have recently been busy working behind the scenes on some exciting new updates to our Forum. What was once a few "skyscraper geeks" discussing new...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Storm Clouds
offSpring is here, and with it comes some pretty intense weather. Last week's heavy downpour in the Downtown Core made for some impressive photographic opportunities, like the image featured in today's...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 15, 2015
offShould Pearson be the Union Station of the west GTA?; Positive city report may see Adelaide, Richmond bike lanes extended; $2 billion cost of burying Gardiner Expressway makes it a perennial pipe...
View ArticleGround Breaking At The Colours of Emerald City
offLocated just off of Don Mills Road in North York, Emerald City is a new community comprised of high-rise condominiums and townhomes knitted into a neighbourhood of pre-existing tower-in-the-park...
View ArticleWayfinding Project Launches Downtown Ahead of Pan Am Games
offWith Toronto growing in popularity as a tourist destination, a new wayfinding system is getting set to roll out across the city by 2017. As it stands, no centralized, coordinated wayfinding system...
View ArticleOriginality on Display Within Picasso Condos' Walls
offThe disassembling of the tower crane at Monarch Group and Goldman Group's Picasso Condos marks another milestone for the Teeple Architects-designed building, located at Richmond and Widmer Streets...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: The Audience
offMounted on the east and west ends of the north side of the Rogers Centre (formerly SkyDome), "The Audience", an installation by artist Michael Snow, is a familiar feature to many. In today's Photo...
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