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Happy Holidays From UrbanToronto!
With another year coming to a close, we'd like to wish all our readers a safe and happy holiday season! UrbanToronto's offices will be closed until January 2nd while our team takes time off. In the...
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Throwback Thursday: 383 Sorauren Avenue
This week's Throwback Thursday features a before and after of a new mid-rise condominium development in Toronto' Roncesvalles Village neighbourhood. Back in March 2013 a single-storey warehouse on the...
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The Wyatt: A Look at Floorplans, Features, and Finishes
Set to begin construction on Dundas at Sumach in Toronto's Regent Park, the 27-storey condominium marketed as 'The Wyatt' will contribute an additional 342 residential units to the reimagined...
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Previewing Spacious Suites at Stafford's Avenue & Park
At the meeting point of Toronto's Bedford Park and Ledbury Park neighbourhoods, single-family homes remain the dominant building typology. While the area's tree-canopied side streets support smaller...
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TREB Releases Updated Housing and Commercial Market Figures
A report released earlier today by the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) points to continued strength in Toronto's housing market, and a slight decline in the commercial real estate market. Throughout...
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Scarborough's Golden Mile Joins Wave of Mall Redevelopment
Galleria Mall, Honest Ed's, Eglinton Square, and now Scarborough's Golden Mile. Toronto's older malls and shopping destinations are becoming subject to development plans as urban space becomes...
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Photo of the Day: Exhibit Residences
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to the base of Bazis, Metropia, and Plaza's Exhibit Residences, for a worm's-eye view of the striking new condominium tower on Bloor Street West. Submitted to the...
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GTA real-estate market conditions presage further rise in home prices; TTC gift store a hit over the holidays; A timeline of Bombardier’s excuses for not building Toronto’s new transit fleet; and more...
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New Proposal Adds Residential Density Near Wilson Station
A consortium of North York landowners is looking to densify three adjacent properties along Wilson Avenue near the Allen with a mix of condos, rental units, and townhouses at 470 Wilson. The proposal...
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Public Space Design: Marc Ryan of Public Work to Lecture at Ryerson University
On Thursday, January 26th, 2017, the Department of Architectural Science at Ryerson University will launch its Winter semester with the 2017 Margery Winkler ‘Toronto Specific’ lecture. This year's...
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Toronto Transit Planning: Council Rejects Requiring Data to Determine Priority
In the last month of 2016, while many people in the GTA were focused on debating the merits of tolling the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway, there was another motion presented at December's...
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Tracking One Year of Activity at DevMcGill's ArtHaus in Ottawa
Almost exactly one year ago today marked our first visit to the site of DevMcGill's ArtHaus Residences at Arts Court—a precedent-setting mixed-use high-rise development taking shape in Canada's...
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Proposed 'Hooker Harvey's' Redevelopment Sparks Civic Elegies
By now, the dust has settled enough to show Toronto's infamous 'Hooker Harvey's' still standing. This week saw the long infamous—and lately famous—burger restaurant come under the spotlight as news of...
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Photo of the Day: Bloor-Yorkville Skyline
Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood has experienced a major wave of intensification over the past decade, with a number of new condominium towers now marking the neighbourhood skyline. Submitted to...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for January 9, 2017
North St. Lawrence Market dig delves deep into Toronto’s foodie history; Transportation director Barbara Gray on the future of our roadways; Milton mayor Gord Krantz takes longevity record from Hazel...
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Temporary Shipping Container Market Proposed Near Fort York
Not all development applications submitted to Toronto Planning are for condos, and once in a while, a unique proposal pops up that necessitates a double-take. That was our reaction when a surprising...
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February Grand Opening for The West - Condos at Stationwest
With planned upgrades to GO Transit's Lakeshore West Line promising increasing service in the future, a collection of GO stations are experiencing new growth in their surrounding neighbourhoods. A...
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Previewing the Luxury Floorplans at Brandy Lane's The Davies
Adding mid-rise density to Toronto's Avenue Road, Brandy Lane Homes'The Davies is slated to begin construction this year. Designed by SMV Architects, the 9-storey luxury development will overlook the...
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8-Storey Queensway Condo Proposal on Beer Store Site
A recently proposed 8-storey mid-rise, mixed-use development at 784 The Queensway could contribute 172 condominium units to the ongoing intensification in the Queensway neighbourhood in Etobicoke....
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Yonge Northbound: A Look Back at Canada's First Streetcar Line
Public transit has always been a hot topic among Torontonians, and continues to attract constant attention with concerns of service improvements, new vehicles, and—of course—new routes. While the...
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