Shoring Activity Begins at 609 Avenue Road Site
It was just last month when we reported on the ongoing demolition of a presentation centre at the future site of State Building Group and Madison Homes' 609 Avenue Road. In the weeks since our last...
View ArticleBelow Grade Levels Begin for Beech House on Kingston Road
A walkable stretch of Kingston Road is getting a new boost of residential density, with construction underway at the site of Mitchell & Associates' Beech House. Located a few blocks west of...
View ArticleDensified: Redevelopment Plans Evolve on Eglinton East of Laird
In 2017, a trip along Toronto's Eglinton Avenue East still takes us through seemingly suburban areas marked by large surface parking lots, strip plazas, big box stores and wide roads. By late 2021,...
View ArticleFare Integration: Option 4 - Fare by Distance
Following our introductory article which outlined the four options that Metrolinx is considering for transit fare integration in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA), and Parts 2 and 3 of the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Hemmed In
Today's Photo of the Day shows a view of two new high-rise condominium towers flanking an existing 9-storey office building at 111 Peter Street. Submitted to the Tableau Condominiums Forum thread by...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for February 24, 2017
Bike lanes on Bloor St. have increased driving time and boosted number of cyclists; The Presto sideshow: A timeline of Ontario’s transit card rollout; Newly built GTA home passes $1 million average...
View ArticleDeer Park United Church Demolition Reveals Glimpse into Past
Demolition of the 1911-built Norman-Gothic-style Deer Park United Church at 129 St. Clair Avenue West is now providing passersby with a unique glimpse into the site's past. Kicked off in late 2016,...
View ArticleCastlepoint Numa Showcasing Concepts for Lower Junction Park
Hosted by developer Castlepoint Numa, the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture will hold an exhibition exploring the programming and design for a future public park in...
View ArticleBloor Bike Lanes: Changes Coming After Data Hints at Impacts
Launched last August, the Bloor Street bike lane pilot project made a long-awaited piece of Toronto's cycling network a reality—at least, a temporary one. Eagerly anticipated by the cycling lobby and...
View ArticlePodium Concepts Revealed at Church & Wellesley Consultation
When One Properties purchased buildings at the northwest corner of Church and Wellesley, the very heart of Toronto's gay community, Ward 27 Councillor Kristyn Wong Tam was ready to hear about another...
View ArticlePreviewing the TTC's Future York University Station
Looking up from the concourse to the glass wall beside the amphiteatre, image, Jack Landau Although the TTC's future York University Station sits on the campus of one of Canada's largest post-secondary...
View ArticleGrowth to Watch for 2017: Beaches, Leslieville, & The Danforth
This edition of our Growth to Watch For series continues westward from our recent Central Scarborough instalment, exploring all of the development happening in the neighbourhoods east of the Don...
View ArticleCresford Unveils Plans for 98-Storey Tower at Yonge & Gerrard
Rising to an incredible 98 storeys, Toronto's—and Canada's—tallest building could be coming to the southeast corner of Yonge and Gerrard. Designed by New York's Kohn Pedersen Fox for Cresford...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Parliament Data Centre
Submitted to our Flickr Pool by edk7, today's Photo of the Day presents a detailed view of Bresler and Urbacon's Parliament Street Data Centre's colourful south facade. Completed in 2015, the WZMH...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for February 27, 2017
Yonge St. pedestrian-friendly transformation in the works; George Smitherman is making a comeback; Here's how Toronto said farewell to Honest Ed's; High rent could make Toronto a 'generational ghost...
View ArticleAmenities Start to Open at Musée Condos as Occupancy Begins
Residents have begun to replace construction crews at Plaza's Musée Condos, with occupancy now reaching the 6th floor of the 17-storey condominium development in Toronto's thriving King West...
View ArticlePodium Levels Growing Taller at Canderel's YC Condos
A new mixed-use residential condominium is taking shape just north of the Downtown Toronto intersection for which it is named. Canderel's YC Condos, half a block north of the Yonge and College...
View ArticleConcert Properties' 88 Scott Reaches Its Final Height
A major milestone has been reached for Concert Properties'88 Scott Street. Construction workers have now reached the final height of the condominium tower, structurally topping out at 204 metres (669...
View Article60-Storey Core Architects Design Launches Mississauga's M City
West of Confederation Parkway, the south side of Mississauga's Burnamthorpe Road is not yet an urban environment—or even a suburban one—remaining an ex-urban lot. Still vacant, the sprawling 15-acre...
View ArticleScarborough: Guild Inn Restoration Takes Shape
In November of 2015, the ceremonial shovels hit the ground at Scarborough's Guild Inn, formally kicking off the restoration process of a building—and a long-time community hub—that dates back to 1914....
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