4800 Yonge Assessed for Refinement at Design Review Panel
There was only one development application assessed at the October 4th meeting of Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP), when Menkes'4800 Yonge Street, designed by Arquitectonica and Turner Fleischer...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Ten York
As it rises higher above the intersection of York and Harbour Streets, Tridel's Ten York is now having an impact on the growing skyline of Toronto's South Core district. Submitted to the project's...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for October 7, 2016
Business is booming at Pearson, but transit is not; How Toronto and the GTA are battling urban sprawl; Why Ridesharing Isn’t a Substitute for Investing in Transit; and more news:Business is booming at...
View ArticleCityAge: Regional Infrastructure Key to Building Innovation Hub
As growth in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area moves outside of Downtown Toronto, and manufacturing gives way to other forms of economic activity, the regional planning debate has less to do with...
View ArticleNew Renderings Highlight Amenities at Lake & East in Oakville
The marketing of Lake & East Condos, a striking addition to Oakville's Bronte Village area, continues to reveal new details about the upcoming project from Engine Developments, Symmetry...
View ArticleACO NextGen Charrette Tackles Future of Wellington Destructor
On a rainy Saturday morning, around 30 students and young professionals gathered at the corner of Bathurst and Fort York to begin a walking tour that kicked off the 5th Annual ACO NextGen Design...
View ArticleCityAge: Jay Walder talks Bike Sharing and Urban Complexity
Jay Walder does not want you to sell your bike. Nor, for that matter, does the CEO of the bike sharing company Motivate plan to replace rail and bus lines.The former New York City, London, and Hong...
View ArticleExhibit Residences: New Landmark on Bloor West?
With its glazing near fully installed, a new landmark is fast-approaching completion on Toronto's Bloor Street West. Exhibit Residences topped out at 32 storeys in 2015, and now the installation of the...
View ArticlePierre Poussin Brick Obelisk Wins Carlaw Dundas Art Commission
Toronto's impressive urban development, typically characterised by the rapidly morphing silhouette of the downtown skyline, is not limited to sky-high office buildings and luxury condos. In older...
View ArticlePlaza & Berkeley's The Met to Join Vaughan's Emerging Core
In tandem with the coming opening of the new TTC Line 1 northwest terminus at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, a wave of proposed developments would populate what will eventually become Vaughan's new...
View ArticleCity Age: City-Building Amid Rapid Population Growth
Governments are planning for an steady influx of people into the Greater Golden Horseshoe over the next 25 years. They expect the region's population to jump from 9 million today to 13.5 million in...
View ArticleSkyriseCities Launches Local Calgary Site
We’ve got some news!Calgary skyline, image by Kevin Cappis Just under a year ago we introduced our sister site SkyriseCities, and now we’re pleased to share SkyriseCalgary, the first new local site in...
View ArticleTwo 32-Storey Towers Proposed for 254 King Street East
A few blocks east of Toronto's Financial District, a proposal has been submitted that would bring significant density to the King-Parliament area. With a growing reputation for its redevelopment of...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Foggy Morning
Today's Photo of the Day features a foggy sunrise view facing southeast over Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood. Submitted to the Casa II Condos Forum thread by contributor Benito, this image...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for October 13, 2016
Toronto youth want more of a say in transit with new platform; Scuttled Crosstown deal sparks debate about Toronto transit and development; East York logo mistakenly left off city signs; and more...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: South Core Skyline
A lot can change in just a couple of years in Toronto. One area where high-rise growth is particularly evident is in the burgeoning South Core district, which has grown in a short period from disused...
View ArticleRunnymede Fire Station Reopens with New Purpose
In 2013, budget cuts silenced the blaring sirens originating from Fire Station 424 on Runnymede Road just south of Annette in Toronto's West End. While the community worried about the possible impact...
View ArticleCity Age: Transportation's Impact on City-Building
The transportation industry is facing its most profound shift in a century, with planners forecasting that as many as 1.5 million more cars will clog the Greater Toronto Area's roads in the next 25...
View ArticlePublic Art Installation Unveiled at Morguard's 'The Heathview'
Touted as the first purpose-built high-rise rental project constructed in the Forest Hill South/Casa Loma area in over four decades, Morguard Corporation's The Heathview has come a long way since...
View Article72-Storey Twin Towers Proposed for Yonge and Carlton
The northeast corner of Yonge Street and Carlton Street is slated for major redevelopment, as property owner Northam Realty is looking to rezone the Downtown Toronto site to allow two 72-storey twin...
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