Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for February 1, 2017
Scrapping Toronto’s road tolls creates budget hole; Toronto moves to save 401 Richmond and other cultural institutions; GO expansion could boost GTA property values; and more news:Scrapping Toronto’s...
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Explainer: Vancouverism
As part of the SkyriseCities network, SkyriseVancouver is our newest addition and is committed to providing the same great local development coverage and discussion that you’ve come to expect from...
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Topping Off January 2017: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
With another busy month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk now behind us, we round up January 2017's hottest stories, dataBase files, and Forum threads. Our Top Ten News Stories1....
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Excavation in Full Swing at Mississauga Site of Daniels' Arc
Approximately three months since the first signs of site activity were spotted at Mississauga's Eglinton Avenue West and Erin Mills Parkway intersection, excavation for The Daniels Corporation's...
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Marlin Spring Revitalize Mid-Century Rental Stock in Keelesdale
Like a seemingly endless number of Toronto developers, Marlin Spring Developments are making their mark on the city with new-build condos. Mid-rise projects like the Danforth's Canvas Codominium and...
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Ryerson Symposium: The Realities of Construction
On Thursday, February 16th, Ryerson University's Masters of Architecture class will bring together urbanists, students, and industry professionals for an evening of discussion and debate. Moderated by...
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Gardiner and DVP Tolls Are Off: Were They The Best Option?
At last December's Toronto City Council meeting (the same one where the majority of Council decided to vote against using data), they endorsed implementing tolls on the Don Valley Parkway and Gardiner...
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Growth to Watch For 2017: North Etobicoke & Weston
Our Growth to Watch For series continues as we venture into the northwest corner of the city, taking a look at development occurring throughout north Etobicoke and the western edge of North York. An...
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Photo of the Day: Moody Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day features a dramatically lit aerial view of Downtown Toronto. Submitted to the Forum by contributor ileetoa, this drone shot faces the Alexandra Park community and the Toronto...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for February 2, 2017
GO Transit has paid riders nearly $4 million for delays over three years; Tracking Wintertime Bike Ridership on the Bloor Bike Lane; Keeping Toronto ‘affordable’ will cost us all; and more news:GO...
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Throwback Thursday: Tableau Condominiums
Among the newest condominium towers in Toronto's Entertainment District, Tableau Condominiums by Urban Capital, ALIT Developments, and Malibu Investments, rises 36 storeys from the southeast corner of...
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First Look at Amenities for Adi's The West Condos at Stationwest
Just south of Burlington's Aldershot GO Station, a new condominium and townhome community by Adi Development Group will soon be placing hundreds of new residents within range of the regional rail...
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TOcore: City Seeks Input to Guide Future of Toronto's Downtown
Every year, approximately 10,000 new residents come to Downtown Toronto. Remarkably, rate of growth is expected to see the current population of the urban core double by 2041. Responding to the...
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Underground Garage Taking Shape at 58-Storey 1 Yorkville
2016 was a very busy year at the site of Bazis and Plaza's 1 Yorkville, just north of Toronto's Yonge and Bloor intersection. At the close of 2015 and well into early January of last year, heritage...
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Refined Submission Advances Stafford Homes' Avenue & Park
Following last year's Rezoning and Site Plan Approval (SPA) application for the Beer Store property at 1580 Avenue Road, the Toronto condominium project now dubbed as Avenue & Park has advanced...
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Province Announces More Rapid Transit for Hamilton
When Ontario Transportation Minister Stephen Del Duca travelled to the Hamilton GO Centre this morning, he arrived, figuratively, at least, aboard a light rail transit train—but he left on an express...
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Design Competition Announced for New Etobicoke Civic Centre
With a shortlist of five design teams for Etobicoke's new Civic Centre announced today, Toronto's former Westwood Theatre Lands are set to be transformed with what's being described as a "new civic...
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Photo of the Day: Picasso Condos
Today's Photo of the Day presents an aerial view of Mattamy Homes and Goldman Group's Picasso Condos. Submitted to the project's Forum thread by contributor ileetoa, this south-facing drone-captured...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for February 3, 2017
What’s going to happen to Toronto’s Trump International Hotel and Tower now that it’s up for sale?; How a TTC streetcar driver custom-built a massive Toronto-themed Lego collection; John Tory brokers...
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Shoring Begins for Daniels' The Wyatt in Regent Park
Construction has commenced on the first condominium component in Phase 3 of the ongoing Regent Park revitalization. In late January, shoring activity was spotted on Block 29 at the intersection of...
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