Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for August 18, 2015
offToronto Union Station commuters go hungry as Bay concourse closed without food options; Goodbye Pan Am HOV lanes, hello Gardiner construction; Should Toronto charge for parking on side streets?; and...
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New Whole Foods Progressing on Bayview north of Eglinton
offHigh-end grocery retailer Whole Foods Market is adding another location to the GTA as the brand continues to increase its Canadian presence. The new midtown location is taking shape at Bayview and...
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TTC Set to Expand Blue Night Network in September
offThe TTC's Blue Night bus and streetcar network, which operates nightly between 2 and 5 AM, is set to undergo a significant expansion, with several new or expanded routes entering into service in...
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Union Station Plaza Named in Honour of Sir John A. Macdonald
offThe ongoing restoration and reworking of Toronto's Union Station has already had quite the positive impact on Front Street. The new plaza fronting the station's Great Hall has been animated every...
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Tridel's Ten York Condos Hits Grade Level
offTen weeks ago today we last ran a story on construction progress at Tridel's Ten York Street Condos construction site, when the wedge-shaped 67-storey building was just about to hit ground level....
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Photo of the Day: Yonge Street Sunset
offThe lights, sounds, and big city atmosphere of the Yonge and Dundas make it one of the hottest tourist destinations in the city. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for August 19, 2015
offNew Markham temple rises above NIMBY negativism; Downtown Toronto businesses booming, thanks to Blue Jays; GO proves a winner during Pan Am Games; and more news...New Markham temple rises above...
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Equipment Onsite to Excavate for Great Gulf's Monde Condos
offA few months since the ceremonial groundbreaking for Great Gulf Homes' Monde Condominiums, shoring and excavation equipment has recently been delivered to the site, marking the official start of the...
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Chestnut Hill's Life Condos Rising Above Merton Street
offA new residential development is adding to the community surrounding Davisville Station in Toronto's thriving Midtown area, as construction progresses at the site of Life Condos by Chestnut Hill...
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Union Station Since the Bay Concourse Closure
offIt's been just a few days now since the closure of the GO Transit Bay Concourse at Union Station over this past weekend, and the big question has been just how things would be at the country's...
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CastConnex Talks Innovative Engineering Solutions for Buildings
offWe recently sat down with Carlos de Oliveira and Michael Gray, co-founders of the structural engineering company CastConnex, to talk about why their casted connections are so innovative and how...
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Photo of the Day: Financial District Layers
offThe high-rise towers of Toronto's Financial District come in many shapes, sizes, and colours. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Phil Marion, we can...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for August 20, 2015
off'Post-apocalyptic' incinerator in Toronto to be transformed into community centre; GO boosts Brampton trains and bus service to Pearson; Goodbye to Pan Am HOV lanes; and more news... GO boosts...
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Throwback Thursday: 77 Charles West
offThe streets surrounding Bay and Bloor have been subject to much intensification in recent years, with redevelopments and infill buildings remaking the area continually.Back on December 10th, 2005,...
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Diam's On The Danforth Looks to Capitalize on Walkable Streets and Transit
offThe increasing vibrancy of the street life on Toronto's Danforth Avenue has led to a number of redevelopment proposals along the eastern stretch of this street in recent years, with developers...
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Construction Progressing at Cumberland at Yorkville Plaza
offBelow grade construction is progressing for Camrost-Felcorp's Cumberland at Yorkville Plaza. The condominium is being built on the Avenue Road site that was occupied by the podium of the former Four...
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New Images of The One Revealed as Design Development Continues
offThere has been much discussion in recent months about Mizrahi Developments' bold proposal for The One at the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor. The daring 80-storey tower, if built as proposed,...
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Photo of the Day: Keeping Pace
offNew high-rise developments are giving Toronto's controversial rooftopping community plenty of photo opportunities around the city. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for August 21, 2015
offCadillac Fairview sells 30% of Toronto’s TD Centre to Ontario Pension Board; Torontonians favourable towards Uber; What Could You Buy With An Olympic-Sized Cheque?; and more news...Toronto’s leaders...
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Emerald Park Condos Approaching Completion in North York
offBazis, Metropia, and Plaza's Emerald Park Condos is closing in on completion, as residents and businesses replace construction workers in the 42 and 33-storey Rosario Varacalli-designed condo towers...
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