Menkes' LCBO Lands Proposal Presented to Design Review Panel
Yesterday, Waterfront Toronto's Design Review Panel conducted a meeting for the LCBO Lands proposal at 55 Lake Shore Boulevard East and 100 Queens Quay East. The 11.5-acre site, recently purchased by...
View ArticleTransit: Tory Pitches $2 Road Toll & More as $200m Solution
Following a decade of deliberation, uncertainty, and stalled progress regarding the City of Toronto's introduction of wide-ranging new revenue tools, Mayor John Tory has announced a plan to introduce...
View ArticleRichmond Hill GO Line Getting Longer: Gormley Station to Open
The new Gormley GO Station, image, Metrolinx GO Transit trains start picking up and dropping off passengers at a new GO station—Gormley—on Monday, December 5. Local MPPs, Dr. Helena Jaczek (Oak Ridges...
View ArticleCUI's 19th Annual Chief Planner Meeting Coming Up
Members of the public will have the chance to join in a discussion with Toronto's Chief Planner Jennifer Keesmaat at the upcoming 19th instalment of the Canadian Urban Institutute's annual Chief...
View ArticleOntario, Metrolinx Expanding Rail Yard for Regional Express Rail
Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig and Ontario Minister Stephen Del Duca announcing the Don Yard expansion, image, Jack LandauOntario and Metrolinx are taking yet another step toward implementing regional...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Bloor Street Canyon
Submitted to the One Bloor East Forum thread by contributor steveve, today's Photo of the Day offers a view over Bloor Street's urban canyon. Facing east from several storeys above Bloor, just west of...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for November 25, 2016
Toronto tolls could ease gridlock, but only if done right, experts say; What Landlord Licensing Could Mean for Toronto Tenants; Have your say on the future of Old City Hall; and more news:Hamilton: The...
View ArticleCanary District: Block 16 Hits Waterfront Design Review Panel
The Canary District in Downtown Toronto's eastern end became a new neighbourhood virtually overnight when the area's buildings, originally built as housing for the 2015 Pan Am Games participants,...
View ArticleBloor West Village Mid-Rise Appears at Design Review Panel
Bloor West Village in Toronto's West End is turning into a hotbed of development activity, as the historic stretch of Bloor sandwiched between High Park and the Humber River is being densified with a...
View ArticleColumbus Centre on Lawrence at Dufferin to be Redeveloped
The Columbus Centre, Toronto's Italian community centre located at the southwest corner of Lawrence Avenue West and Dufferin Street, is proposed to be rebuilt. Earlier this month, CS&P...
View ArticleInfill Proposed for Tower-in-the-Park Site at Bathurst and Steeles
The increasing value of Toronto land is convincing owners of many Tower-in-the-Park style residential developments to propose intensification of their properties. Many of these sparsely built-out...
View ArticleSt. James Town Heritage Home Re-Located for New Density
Another of the early elements in Toronto's long-anticipated North St. James Town redevelopment plan has begun on Howard Street near Bloor and Sherbourne. 76 Howard Street—a two and a half storey brick...
View Article4-Storey Rosedale Development Presented to Community
Designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects, a 4-storey development in Toronto's exclusive Rosedale neighbourhood was presented at a community consultation on Tuesday, November 22nd. By 7 PM, Bloor...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Passing Trains
Since entering service in mid-2015, the UP Express has carried countless commuters between Toronto's Union Station and Mississauga's Pearson International Airport. In today's Photo of the Day,...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for November 28, 2016
Real estate outlook could be bright spot as Canadian banks roll out year-end earnings; Mayor's proposed tax on short-term rentals would be first in Canada; Toronto divided on road tolls, poll finds;...
View ArticleFuse Condos Nears Completion as Cladding Shapes Fuse2
Since our previous construction update for Neudorfer Corporation's Fuse and Fuse2 Condos, another month of construction activity has brought the Barrett Architect and Burka Architects-designed...
View ArticleTouring Finished Suites at LJM's Appleby Gardens Condos
With construction winding down and pre-delivery inspections (PDIs) now well under way, it won't be long before LJM Developments' Appleby Gardens Condominiums is officially complete at the intersection...
View ArticleUrban Leadership Awards Recognize Contributions That Improve Life in the GTA
It takes all sorts to make a good city. In the case of Toronto and a great many other cities, some of the contributors are obvious: architects, builders, planners, officials, and committed citizens....
View ArticleUrban Street Wall Rising at ZIGG Condos on St. Clair West
Following another productive month of activity at Madison Homes and Fieldgate Urban's ZIGG Condos, an update on the construction of the 11-storey Kirkor Architects-designed condominium on St. Clair...
View ArticleHouse of Gathering: Holy Blossom Temple Begins its Renewal
"The three main pillars of a Synagogue are the House of Prayer (Beit Tefillah), House of Study (Beit Midrash), and the House of Gathering (Beit Knesset),"Diamond Schmitt Architects' Wen-ying Lu...
View Article