Photo of the Day: St. Lawrence at Night
offToronto's St. Lawrence neighbourhood is home to much history, culture, and a mix of modern and historic styles of architecture. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for August 5, 2015
offMany want another look at Scarborough subway; GO Transit’s concourse at Union Station to close Aug. 16; Private Zipcars, hidden kitchens, and more killer features coming soon to a condo near you;...
View ArticleIntroducing Opearl's Sail Condominiums in Scarborough
offNew developments are in the works for Sheppard Avenue East in North York and Scarborough, an area of the city that has been subject to a notable population boom fueled by condominium construction in...
View ArticleIntroducing Madison Homes's Briar Hill City Towns
offMadison Homes' planned redevelopment of a mid-sized site at the intersection of Dufferin Street and Briar Hill Avenue will bring a major shot of new life to an area straddling the border between...
View ArticleThe Kip District Bringing Urban Living to Etobicoke
offWith Etobicoke's Six Points Interchange—which epitomized the car-oriented culture that has 'driven' life in Toronto's West End for decades—and the surrounding area now becoming reconfigured and...
View ArticlePlans Revealed for West Block Development at Loblaws Lake Shore
offChoice Properties REIT and Wittington Properties Limited unveiled updated plans for the Loblaws Groceterias building at Lake Shore and Bathurst today during a ceremony honouring the preservation of...
View ArticleBjarke Ingels Group to design Westbank-Allied Project on King West
offDanish starchitect Bjarke Ingels' firm Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has been retained as the design architect for a new joint-venture development by Westbank Corp and Allied Properties REIT on the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: South Core Fish-Eye
offThe rapid growth of Toronto's new South Core area continues to replace unused space with new towers, businesses, and residents. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for August 6, 2015
offToronto condo vacancy drops as units become lowrise alternatives; Toronto library to roll out book-lending machine at Union Station; On transit, Torontonians may be smarter than their politicians;...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Humber Bay Shores Skyline
offToronto's high-rise development boom has dramatically altered many areas around the city with the addition of new towers, bringing with them new residents and businesses. The Humber Bay Shores...
View ArticleAerial Photography Offers New Views of Waterlink at Pier 27
offWe have been closely following the construction of Cityzen and Fernbrook Homes' Waterlink at Pier 27 from the start of excavation in 2010, through visits to the site when the buildings were concrete...
View ArticleExcavation Underway for Redesigned Rental Tower at 43 Gerrard
offIn June 2012 UrbanToronto featured an article about the then current plans for a rental tower at Bay and Gerrard by GWL Realty Advisors. The 50-storey proposal featured a provocative design by RAW...
View ArticlePreviewing the Suites at First Avenue's W Towns
offWith the development now 60% sold, construction of First Avenue Properties’ W Towns is imminent on Weston Road north of Lawrence. The dark brick-clad urban townhome development, designed by...
View ArticleMalmö’s Turning Torso Wins 10 Year Award from CTBUH
offThe Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has chosen the Turning Torso in Malmö, Sweden as the winner of the 2015 10 Year Award. This award recognizes the 54-storey skyscraper’s...
View ArticleCentennial's Ashtonbee Campus Reveals its Dramatic Transformation
offWith a flurry of (mostly) Downtown high-rise construction occupying the last decade's civic imagination, we are occasionally guilty of overlooking the positive urbanism initiatives that have taken...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Bridgepoint Hospital Facade
offDesigned by Diamond Schmitt Architects, HDR Architects, KPMB Architects, and Stantec, the ten-storey Bridgepoint Hospital has won multiple awards, and has been extensively praised for its bold...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for August 7, 2015
offRemade Front Street a road to enlightenment; Dead rail lines, lost streets, and more Toronto oddities; Torontonians get a chance to adopt a street tree with new program; and more news...Remade Front...
View ArticleSponsored Post: What Toronto’s Median Sale Price Buys You in 5 Other Ontario...
offToronto’s real estate market continues to heat up. According to data provided by CREA, the median sale price for single family detached homes is now at $685,000, an 11.8% Y-o-Y increase, and also an...
View ArticleNew Oakville Hospital Reaches Substantial Completion
offThe new Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital reached substantial completion on July 31st, just one day after the new Peel Memorial Centre for Integrated Health and Wellness topped off in Brampton....
View ArticleGairloch's 383 Sorauren Reaches Grade in Roncesvalles
offConstruction work at the Roncesvalles site of 383 Sorauren Avenue has reached a milestone, with work now under way on the ground floor of the 10-storey, architectsAlliance-designed condominium...
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