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Construction Progressing on Dunpar's Trafalgar Ridge in Oakville
In contrast to the high-rise development common in Downtown Toronto, the housing demand of the GTA's suburban communities is still largely addressed with new low and mid-rise development. Under...
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Big City Mayors Come Together at 2016 Toronto Housing Summit
Regent Park’s Daniels Spectrum served as the ideal location to host the 2016 Toronto Housing Summit, an event that brought together mayors and representatives from Canada’s largest municipalities with...
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U of T Daniels Lecture: Naomi Klein and Mirko Zardini
The U of T Daniels Faculty of Architecture is continuing their 2016 lecture series with an upcoming talk titled "What comes after the environment?". Presented in collaboration with the Canadian Centre...
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First Glimpse of Suite Layouts at Graywood's SCOOP Condos
The mid-rise redevelopment of Toronto's St. Clair West continues its westward expansion, with new buildings promising increased density in line with the carrying capacity of the street's recently built...
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Details Emerge for Sweeny & Co Proposal at 502 Adelaide West
In the ever changing landscape that is the King-Spadina area—a once desolate district that was home to broken urban fabric, surface parking lots, run down post-war buildings, and accompanied with very...
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Photo of the Day: Death of the Sun
With the 11th annual Nuit Blanche now in the books, photos of the event's avant garde installations are now appearing in our Flickr Pool. Among the most popular installations was "Death of the Sun" by...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for October 5, 2016
Poll finds support for Mayor Tory's budget austerity; Scarborough subway might already be off track; Developer threatens to fight plans for Toronto rail-deck park; and more news:Poll finds support for...
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Explainer: Manhattanization
This week's 'Explainer' looks at the term 'Manhattanization', a high-rise densification phenomenon that has been referred to when talking up many city downtown growth spurts across the globe, including...
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Previewing Suite Layouts for Aragon's Eighty One Wellesley
Demand for new homes remains high in Toronto's Church-Wellesley Village, where a phalanx of planned and under-construction condominium towers are building on the area's established charm while...
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TTC to start One-Person Train Operation on Sheppard Line 4
Toronto Transit Commission passengers aboard Line 4 (Sheppard) trains may notice a distinct difference when they board this Sunday, October 9.That's when the TTC starts its "one-person train operation"...
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Ontario Announces New Funding to End Urban Homelessness
The Province of Ontario has increased its efforts to end homelessness by providing new funding for municipalities through the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative. Chris Ballard, Ontario's...
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CityAge: Bonnie Crombie Wants Politics Out of Transit Planning
“Regionally integrated transit is necessary,” Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie tells me. “We all have different zone rates and that should be unified.” On the verge of commuting through these zones for...
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Touring Deloitte's Podium at the New Bay Adelaide Centre East
Rising 44 storeys on the northwest corner of Yonge and Adelaide Streets in Toronto's Financial Core stands Brookfield Properties'Bay Adelaide Centre East. Largely completed in late 2015 with finishing...
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Photo of the Day: City View
Submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Jonathan Castellino, today's Photo of the Day features an impressive view of the Toronto cityscape. Captured from atop Theatre Park on King Street West,...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for October 6, 2016
Toronto City Council votes to study John Tory’s rail-deck park; Toronto home sales are still rising as Vancouver’s drop; Province proposes limiting powers of Ontario Municipal Board; and more...
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Throwback Thursday: Financial District
Serving as the heart of Canada's economy, Toronto's Financial District has been in a constant state of metamorphosis for decades as new investment continues to pour into the district. A handful of new...
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The Lights Come On at Streetcar's Restored Broadview Hotel
The Broadview Hotel, until recently home to one of Toronto’s last licensed strip clubs, was itself stripped of its temporary drapes on Wednesday when scaffolding on the corner of Broadview and Queen...
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New Renderings Highlight Amenity Spaces at Alterra's 159SW
Just over a week ago, the first interior rendering for Alterra Group of Companies' 159SW Condos gave us a glimpse into the building's contemporary U31-designed lobby space, and now, more renderings...
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Ryerson University Unveils New Public Realm Plan
Taking cues from the great universities of the world and building on a 2008 Campus Master Plan, Ryerson University has embarked on a long-term plan to upgrade the institution's public spaces. To be...
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Province Proposing Changes to Ontario Municipal Board
For the past few years, Toronto City Councillors including Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Pam McConnell, and Josh Matlow have been taking a stance against the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB)....
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