Lindvest's SuperSonic Condos Launching at Don Mills & Eglinton
New development is being spurred across Toronto along Eglinton Avenue by the Crosstown LRT, now under construction and planned to open in 2021. One of the nodes attracting attention is where Eglinton...
View Article6-Storey Condo Proposed for Gerrard Street in South Riverdale
With a rezoning and site plan application recently submitted to the City, a 6-storey mixed-use development at 794 Gerrard Street East could contribute greater density to Toronto's Riverdale...
View ArticleFlood of Developments Puts Spotlight on City Planning Workload
Intimidatingly overloaded at the leanest of recent times, the City of Toronto was awash with a deluge of development proposals at the close of last year. In a city already close to leading North...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Drone View From Palmerston–Little Italy
Drone views of Toronto have grown increasingly common in our Forum threads and Flickr Pool, including the aerial view from the Palmerston–Little Italy neighbourhood featured in today's Photo of the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for January 13, 2017
A Foreign Homebuyer Tax is Just One Option for Tackling Toronto’s Rising Home Prices; Yonge-Sheppard station entrance remains closed more than two years later as delays continue; Office vacancies on...
View ArticleStructural Forming Progressing at ZIGG Condos on St. Clair
We have been closely following the construction of Madison Homes and Fieldgate Urban's ZIGG Condos for over a year now, with regular updates on the project providing insight into the work that goes...
View ArticleDemolition Activity Clearing Site of 609 Avenue Road
The first traces of site activity are now in evidence at the site of State Building Group and Madison Homes' 609 Avenue Road where Toronto's Deer Park neighbourhood meets Forest Hill. Construction...
View ArticleFieldgate and Hullmark's 6-Storey 'Heartwood the Beach' Evolves
In a city dominated by high-rise construction, discretely scaled developments like the 6-storey Heartwood the Beach remain relatively scarce. Throughout Toronto, however, evolving planning guidelines...
View ArticleThe Winthorpe Modern Adds Custom Homes to The Beaches
Just off Kingston Road in Toronto's Beaches area, a new boutique townhome condominium development from builder Kingston Beach Inc. is offering a limited selection of 8 units on the quiet Winthorpe...
View ArticleGrowth To Watch For in 2017: Entertainment District
Toronto's urban landscape has evolved over the past year. Last month, we polled you on what your favourite buildings of their class were in 2016. Now, as the wave of development continues to sweep...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Winter Weather
Last week brought Toronto's its first major snowfall of 2017, creating some photogenic wintery conditions for photographers. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the 88 Scott Street Forum thread...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for January 16, 2017
As Toronto's Fashion District changes, small businesses are feeling the heat; TTC plans 35 subway closures this year; These acid-white LEDs serve as a lesson for Toronto planners; and more news:As...
View ArticleHeritage and Infill Work Tabled for Mimico's Blue Goose Tavern
Among the flood of development applications submitted to the City of Toronto in the final days of 2016, a proposal from Allegra Homes and 1 Blue Goose Developments Inc. is seeking to densify the site...
View Article135 Fenelon: Tower-in-the-Park Infill Planned at DVP and 401
Adding to a recent wave of infill projects to intensify some of Toronto's mid-century apartment communities, North York's Fenelon Drive is one of the latest sites to face potential densification. Just...
View ArticleWinter Stations 2017 Brings Interactive Spaces to the Waterfront
For its third consecutive year, the Winter Stations Design Competition brings together Canadian and international architects, designers, and artists to transform the cold, icy landscapes of the Toronto...
View ArticleCommercial Phase Taking Shape at Vandyk's Backyard Condos
Following a late-2016 ground breaking ceremony, VANDYK Group of Companies' redevelopment of Etobicoke's Stonegate Plaza is well underway. The first phase of the Backyard Neighbourhood Condos community...
View Article457 Richmond West To Join Growing Urban Canyon
In the days leading up to year's end, a flurry of development applications hit the City, especially in Ward 20. Many of those applications saw their way to Wellington Street, just west of Spadina,...
View ArticleScarborough Subway: The Trojan Horse Alignment
In October 2016, a local ratepayers group named the Glen Andrew Community Association released a proposal outlining a new potential alignment for the Scarborough Subway extension. Rather than...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: 200 Wellesley Street East
Today's Photo of the Day comes to us from Toronto's St. James Town neighbourhood, featuring one of the high-density community's slab-style apartment towers. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by Lori Whelan,...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for January 17, 2017
Toronto condo rent surges as housing prices soar; John Tory Enjoys Middle of the Road Approval Ratings; Toronto to get more red-light cameras as part of road safety plan; and more news:Toronto condo...
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