Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for June 9, 2017
Councillor Ford reignites streetcar debate at city hall; 10-acre development could transform north Roncesvalles; Robert Bundy: Powerful bureaucrat helped shape Toronto; and more news:10-acre...
View ArticleWorsley's Totem Condos Rising Above Dundonald Street
Totem Condos, by Worsley Urban Partners' has begun to rise above Toronto's Dundonald Street, just to the northeast of the Yonge and Wellesley intersection. Work on the 18-storey condominium development...
View ArticleWaterfront Toronto Hosts 2017 Town Hall
On Tuesday June 6th, Waterfront Toronto (WT) held a Town Hall meeting at the George Brown College Waterfront campus, to discuss current projects, their evolving mandate, and ultimately the future of...
View ArticleThree Land Use Concepts Being Considered for Yorkdale Mall
Oxford Properties' Yorkdale Mall hold an important position in the Canadian retail landscape, remaining the third largest enclosed shopping centre in the country. Employing approximately 6,680 part and...
View ArticleRodeo Drive Towers Continue Transformation of Don Mills
Surrounding Toronto's high-end Shops at Don Mills, a high-density residential community is gradually taking shape south of Lawrence Avenue East and west of Don Mills. Adding to Cadillac Fairview's...
View ArticleConstruction Shaping Kensington Market's Bellevue Square Park
In December of 2016, locals and pedestrians alike within the Kensington Market neighbourhood first came upon construction fencing around the site of Bellevue Square Park. Bookended by Augusta and...
View ArticleDenseCity Part 4: How the City Assesses Development
In our previous instalment of the DenseCity series, we explored the decision-making process in Toronto’s private development industry, and got a glimpse at what determines how much density to propose,...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: CN Tower View
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to the observation deck of the CN Tower, the Western Hemisphere's tallest freestanding structure. Submitted via our Facebook Page by Nour Khaled, this view faces...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for June 12, 2017
What’s keeping that train? The TTC has 69,000 reasons why; City staff recommends one-year King Street transit corridor pilot project; Ford's costly streetcar study will just reveal the obvious; and...
View ArticleLJM's Tower Residences at Waterview Accepting Reservations
As construction wraps up on the first phase of LJM Developments' Waterview Condominiums in Grimsby, details of the development's follow-up phases are being revealed. The second and third phases of the...
View ArticleBalcony Panel Installation Marks Start of Massey Tower Cladding
Activity at the site of MOD Developments Inc's Massey Tower Condos has been progressing on Yonge Street north of Queen four roughly three years now. Work began with the June 2014 demolition of the rear...
View ArticleOMB Approves Scaled Back Proposal at 543-553 Richmond West
A new residential development has been approved at 543-553 Richmond Street West, just east of Bathurst, between Toronto's King West and Alexandra Park neighbourhoods. Initially submitted on behalf of...
View ArticleVideo Chronicles 'Recycling' of Office Complex at 880 Bay Street
Now a vacant lot, the former Ontario Government office complex was methodically disassembled in the early months of this year, leaving the site at 880 Bay Street vacant by late March. Located at the...
View ArticleRAW Design for 333 College Scaled Down in Resubmission
Over two years since a proposal for the site at 333 College Street was submitted to the City of Toronto, the BRL Realty project has undergone a redesign. In the past week, the applicants have filed a...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Torque
Today's Photo of the Day features a relatively new piece of pedestrian infrastructure in Toronto's South Core area, submitted to our Flickr Pool by A Great Capture. This shot shows the interior of the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for June 13, 2017
City of Toronto proposes crackdown on Airbnb-style rentals; In housing crunch, 15,000 to 28,000 Toronto homes sit empty; Rash of crane-climbers prompts York Region police to issue warning; and more...
View ArticleSponsored Post: Arceffect Brings Projects to Life with 3D Imagery
With so many companies vying for the attention of homebuyers, it’s become far more important for land developers to stand out from the crowd. At a time when consumers are bombarded with thousands of...
View Article58-Storey 1 Yorkville Hits Grade West of Yonge Street
Past a row of fine-grained heritage storefronts, Bazis and Plaza's 1 Yorkville has hit grade. Under construction since late 2015, the laborious below-grade work—which carved out a deep excavation pit...
View ArticleMetrolinx Issues RFQ for Barrie GO Corridor Expansion
It's been a busy few weeks for GO and Metrolinx. Last week, they announced that all-day two-way GO Train service is coming to the Stouffville Line. Yesterday, they announced a Request for...
View ArticleA Closer Look at Amenities in "home: Power and Adelaide"
Now a few months into marketing, the countdown to construction for Great Gulf and Hullmark's home: Power and Adelaide is ticking down as buyers secure the remaining units in the 21-storey Core...
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