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Hamilton Solicits Ideas for City Hall Parking Lot Redevelopment
The parking lots that hug the south end of Hamilton's International Style City Hall—a designated heritage building—have been targeted for redevelopment, with an eye towards creating a mix of uses on...
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Inside the 'Terrace Collection' of Suites at 609 Avenue Road
Just north of St. Clair West, a dense stretch of Toronto's Avenue Road will be joined by the 19-storey 609 Avenue Road. Designed by Richmond Architects, the State Building Group and Madison Homes...
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Pier 27 Presentation Centre Moves to Make Way for Construction
Following a summer of strong sales, crews are now in the process of priming the future site of Cityzen and Fernbrook's Tower at Pier 27 for the start of construction. The first signs of site activity...
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New Exterior Treatments, PATH Linkage Proposed for 771 Yonge
The area surrounding the intersection of Bloor and Yonge streets is currently a locus of development, with a number of Toronto’s tallest towers either being planned or currently under construction, and...
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Eataly to Anchor $100 Million Manulife Centre Redevelopment
Adding 35,000 ft² of new space to the retail complex at Bloor and Avenue, a $100 million redevelopment of Toronto's Manulife Centre has been announced. The expanded—and extensively reconfigured— retail...
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Photo of the Day: Misty Sunrise
In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by ~EvidencE~, we are shown yet another creative view of Toronto's ever-changing skyline. Captured from the west with a telephoto...
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Nathan Phillips Square reno falls far short of promise; Who Bears the Cost of Inclusionary Zoning?; City rebuilding Bathurst and Adelaide with bikes in mind; and more news:Are Toronto's new LED...
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Explainer: Brownfields
This week, our 'Explainer' takes a look at a planning and development term that refers to previously industrial (or in some cases, commercial) land. Often characterized by contaminated and sometimes...
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The Greenbelt: Does Smart Growth Policy Impact Affordability?
"It's pretty straightforward," economist and planner Russell Matthews told the audience, "land use restrictions constrain supply. If demand stays high, that drives prices up." In that simple equation,...
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CTBUH Tours Sun Life Financial and Harbour Plaza Complex
One of the largest complexes currently under construction in Downtown Toronto is the Sun Life Financial Tower and Harbour Plaza Residences. Built alongside the Gardiner Expressway where the notorious...
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Last Mile Forum Targets Weak Spots of Toronto Transit Networks
Toronto’s transit network would, in an ideal world, funnel people from their disparate homes to larger, shared vehicles and from transit hubs to their disparate workplaces. The challenge in this system...
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Resurgent Rentals: 'What Do You Mean It's Not a Condo?'
Toronto is a city of condominiums. In fact, the preponderance of condominium development is such that the term "condo" has infiltrated the common parlance as a de facto synonym for any—and all—of the...
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Photo of the Day: Hotel X
In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the Forum by contributor yonderbean, we are shown a sunset view of Brookfield Multiplex's new Hotel X in Toronto's Exhibition Place. Designed by NORR...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 22, 2016
Councillor floats idea of foreign buyers tax in Toronto; TTC insists cost-saving measures aren’t service cuts; How Toronto Became a Hub for Green Roofs; and more news:Councillor floats idea of foreign...
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Throwback Thursday: View from Roundhouse Park
Serving as a monument to Toronto's rich railway heritage, Bremner Boulevard's Roundhouse Park offers a window into our past while also providing perspectives of the surrounding modern cityscape....
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Akelius and Archdesign Modernizing 730 St Clarens Apartments
Decades after a rental apartment building boom reshaped Toronto in the 1960s and 70s, many of the post-Corbusian buildings are now in need of repair and renewal. Bringing aging apartment towers up to...
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TimberFever Engages Ryerson Students for Wood-Based Design
An upcoming design competition presented by Moses Structural Engineers and Ryerson University will see architecture and civil engineering students at Ryerson University build fully-functional...
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Wellington Destructor Focus of ACO NextGen Design Charrette
The Architectural Conservancy of Ontario's (ACO) NextGen group is gearing up for their 5th annual Design Charrette, with this edition focusing on one of Toronto's hidden relics from its industrial...
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Below Grade Structure Progressing at The Craftsman in Clarkson
A full three months have transpired since our last visit to the site of VANDYK group of companies' The Craftsman Condominium Residences in Mississauga's charming Clarkson Village area. When we last...
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8 Elm Street Proposal Met With Hostility from Local Residents
It was a passionate crowd that attended the first public consultation for 8 Elm Street, a proposal that would see an 80-storey 259.5-metre tower erected on a 658-square-metre site near the intersection...
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