CAMH's Queen Street Expansion Breaking Ground This Fall
A proponent team has been awarded a contract for the development of Toronto's CAMH Phase 1C on Toronto's West Queen West. Infrastructure Ontario and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: View From Casa Loma
Today's Photo of the Day features a unique view of the Toronto skyline, submitted to our Flickr Pool by Kevin Cabral. Captured from a south-facing window on an upper level of the 1914-built Casa Loma,...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for March 3, 2017
Pedestrian group criticizes complete streets delay; GO train expansion will boost some property values outside Toronto, study says; Metrolinx seeks another transit car maker for Toronto project; and...
View ArticleKip District: Future Phases Taking Shape as First Tower Rises
Just past Toronto's Kipling Station, plans to create a new high-rise community are gradually advancing, with a cluster of towers set to re-shape the south side of Etobicoke's Dundas Street, west of the...
View ArticleMore High-Rise, Rental Infill Planned for High Park Community
In recent months, Toronto's High Park North community has been subject to a dramatic influx of tower-in-the-park infill proposals, with plans to introduce high-rise density across pockets of green...
View ArticleMid-Rise Office Re-cladding Nears Completions in Summerhill
The reinvention of a 120,000 ft², 6-storey mixed-use commercial building in Toronto’s Summerhill neighbourhood is well underway at 1133 Yonge Street, as renovations to the building’s structure enter...
View ArticleNew Commercial Market Statistics Released by TREB, CBRE
The Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) has just released its figures for a year-by-year breakdown of commercial transactions in February 2017 compared to those of February 2016. Last month, just under...
View ArticleGrowth to Watch For 2017: East York and Don Mills
To kick off March, we bring to you the next instalment of our Growth To Watch For Series 2017, which steers north from the end of our Beaches-Leslieville-Danforth instalment. After its finish at...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Humber Bay Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day features a dramatic long-exposure view of southern Etobicoke's Humber Bay Shores skyline. Submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Hồng Tiến, this shot shows the area's...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for March 6, 2017
Toronto should require Airbnb permits, says report; Pity Toronto's poor, neglected streetcar riders; Buses Vs Streetcars on 501 Lake Shore Service; and more news:Toronto should require Airbnb permits,...
View ArticleChurch Demolition Paves Way for 875 Queen Street East
Throughout the early months of 2017, demolition has gradually—and then rather suddenly—transformed the site of Harhay Developments'875 Queen East, a seven-storey, mixed-use project in Toronto’s...
View ArticlePemberton Table 38-Storey Proposal at Broadway and Redpath
Northeast of Yonge & Eglinton, another high-rise tower is being planned for Toronto's Midtown hub. Building on the Pemberton Group's 2015 proposal for a 34-storey condominium tower, the developer...
View ArticlearchitectsAlliance's Sixty Colborne Rising at King and Church
In June of 2016, Sixty Colborne Condos was just beginning to peek above grade following a year and a half of site preparation and laborious below-grade construction. By contrast, the months since have...
View ArticleOutdoor Amenities Offer Recreation at Lindvest's 'SuperSonic'
Ahead of the Crosstown LRT's expected 2021-2022 completion, a growing number of proposed developments are set to bring revitalization to the corridor. At Don Mills and Eglinton, Lindvest Properties'...
View ArticleGrowth to Watch For 2017: Midtown—Eglinton to St. Clair
This instalment of our Growth to Watch For series heads into one of Toronto's fastest growing neighbourhoods, exploring all the development happening in Midtown. Focused around Yonge Street, our...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Canada Life Building
Today's Photo of the Day presents a detail view of the Canada Life Building located at University north of Queen in Downtown Toronto. Captured by Jack Landau, this view highlights the 15-storey...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for March 7, 2017
Liberals' drive to privatize Canadian airports lifts off; Chinese home buyers turn attention away from Vancouver; Code Red: U of T planning laneway homes pilot project by next year; and more...
View ArticleBILD Reveals Shortlist For 2017 People's Choice Award
Toronto's Building Industry and Land Development Association, or BILD, has announced the finalists for the 6th annual People's Choice Award.The eight nominated projects include a mix of...
View ArticlePreviewing the Suites at Adi's The West at Stationwest
West of Toronto and Mississauga's expanding skylines and high-rise construction booms, evidence of the GTHA's post-Greenbelt density is apparent throughout much of the region. While the influx of new...
View Article16 York: Toronto Office Tower Construction to Begin 'On Spec'
Unlike the condominiums that continue to dominate Toronto's new glass and steel skyline, the process of developing a major office tower is typically contingent on signing a particular tenant. While a...
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