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Excavation Ramps Up Long-Awaited Construction at 90 Niagara
Just over three years ago, Fieldgate Homes' 90 Niagara was announced as a new addition to the rapidly growing King West neighbourhood. A year later, the site's single-storey industrial building—used as...
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Metrolinx Invites Bids for New Public Artworks Throughout GTHA
Metrolinx has announced opportunities for artists to enter the bidding process for the commission of new public art installations throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Open until May...
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Heritage Toronto Kicks Off 23rd Year Of Walking Tours
Since 1994, Heritage Toronto has hosted an annual series of volunteer walking tours led by historians, community groups, and urban professionals, showcasing culturally and historically significant...
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16 Giant Heads: Touring the Historic Commerce Court North
In 1931, the view from the observation deck of the newly completed Canadian Bank of Commerce stretched out as far as the eye could see in all directions. In 2017, the view from the historic building...
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Toronto's Port Lands Part 3: Public Space on a Man-Made Island
In our two previous articles on the Port Lands, we explored the evolving Planning Framework that defines the future development of the district, and we took a closer look at Villiers Island, the...
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Photo of the Day: Sunset Silhouette
Today's Photo of the Day features a sunset view of Exhibition Place, submitted to our Flickr Pool by contributor Russell Sutherland. This view faces west, showing a silhouette of Exhibition Place's...
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OMB challenges to be barred within 500 metres of transit stations; Majority of Ontarians support expanded rent control; How do Toronto's light rail vehicles compare? It's Bombardier versus Alstom; and...
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Townhome Community Coming to Streetsville in Mississauga
Within walking distance of Streetsville GO Station in Mississauga, a new townhome subdivision will soon rise at Thomas Street and Joymar Drive. Following Dunpar Homes' recent Heritage Gate development...
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Massive Pit Forms at Richmond and Victoria Site of Yonge & Rich
In the couple months since our last constriction update at Great Gulf's Yonge & Rich, excavation progressed significantly for the 45-storey, architectsAlliance-designed condominium tower in...
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Heritage Façade Retained at Ryerson Urban Innovation Centre
It has been a few months since Ryerson University's new Centre for Urban Innovation (CUI) was announced. In the time since our last story, construction is now well underway. The retained south façade...
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Metrolinx Issues Barrie GO Rail Corridor Expansion Notice
On May 11th, Metrolinx issued a Notice of Commencement and Public Engagement for the expansion of the Barrie GO Rail Corridor. This notice formally begins the Transit Project Assessment Process (TPAP),...
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Cladding Installation Underway at Kingston&Co Condominiums
On Kingston Road, just east of Victoria Park Avenue in Scarborough, construction is in full swing on a new mid-rise condominium development, set to add 145 residential units area. TAS and Main and Main...
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Renovations, Expansion Progressing at Yonge Sheppard Centre
Occupying the northeast corner of North York's Yonge and Sheppard intersection, RioCan and Kingsett Capital's Yonge Sheppard Centre has dominated the intersection since 1976 when the mixed-use complex...
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Photo of the Day: BMO Field
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to the east upper deck at BMO Field for a view of the recently expanded facility. Submitted by Flickr contributor Worrawat Engchuan, this west-facing wide angle view...
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Toronto Island could be closed to the public 'well into July'; The Reliable Unreliability of TTC Service; Chill out, TTC says, we’re dealing with ‘hot cars’; and more news:How to avoid the next St....
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New Renderings Highlight Site Plan Application at Plaza Midtown
Near the south end of Holly and Dunfield streets in Toronto's Yonge and Eglinton area are a pair of 14-storey-tall apartment buildings, slab style, built in 1961. At that time, the two buildings,...
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Disassembly and Assembly Underway on Eaton Centre Bridges
Since our last report in April, construction is now well underway to demolish and replace the aging pedestrian bridge above Queen Street which connects the Galleria of Cadillac Fairview's Toronto Eaton...
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CBRE Q1 Office Market Report Outlines Future Trends in GTHA
Over the past several years, discussions surrounding the housing crisis in Toronto have been at the forefront of attention, with recent events like the announcement of the comprehensive housing package...
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'Wesley Tower' Coming to Daniels City Centre in Mississauga
In the early 2000s, developer The Daniels Corporation embarked on the development of Mississauga City Centre, a 23-acre master-planned neighbourhood just west of the Square One Shopping Centre. Over...
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New Tribunal Could Soon Replace The Ontario Municipal Board
Earlier this month, UrbanToronto published an article on the City of Toronto having implemented a Local Appeals Body for matters regarding land use decisions made by the Committee of Adjustment (CoA)....
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