Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for July 12, 2017
Boom time for Toronto parks was years in the making; Councillors challenging new Toronto ward boundaries that would achieve voter parity; Parents save Guildwood school, but Toronto board loses bid to...
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Touring Two Model Suites in Plaza's Musée Condos
A few suites remain available for purchase at Plaza's Musée, the newest condominium development to open in Toronto's King West neighbourhood. As residents continue to populate the 17-storey...
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The Addington: New Mid-Rise Proposed for Sheppard West
A new proposal in North York is building off of a previous plan for a 6-storey, 42-unit development at 258-262 Sheppard Avenue West, which was recommended for approval in 2012. In the time since, seven...
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Q2 2017 Transactions Decline in Tight GTA Commercial Market
Hot on the heels of a report from CBRE which noted that office vacancy rates have reached a record low in Toronto, new figures have been released by the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), showing...
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New Hariri Pontarini Design Proposed at Shops at Don Mills
Southwest of Don Mills and Lawrence, a new residential development is being proposed at 169 The Donway West. Building on a rezoning and OPA submission to the City of Toronto that dates to 2015,...
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Mid-Rise Condo Proposed for Queen East Beer Store Site
New proposals continue to pop up for various Beer Store locations around Toronto. Following on proposals submitted for Beer Store locations at 1580 Avenue Road, 227 Gerrard Street East, 784 The...
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Fall of the House of Lancaster: Townhomes To Replace Strip Club
In May of this year, South Etobicoke residents were met with the news that the long-established—and lately infamous—House of Lancaster was slated to close its location on The Queensway. The site of at...
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Photo of the Day: R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant
Designed by architect Thomas Canfield Pomphrey and constructed between 1932 and 1941, the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant remains an iconic landmark on the eastern Toronto waterfront. Submitted to...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for July 13, 2017
Mapping the flood vulnerability of the Toronto Islands; Bombardier admits it may miss 2017 TTC streetcar delivery target; How the replacement for Pam McConnell's seat will be chosen; and more...
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Throwback Thursday: Yonge Eglinton Centre
This week's Throwback Thursday covers a significant retail and commercial addition to RioCan's Yonge Eglinton Centre, a mixed-use complex at the heart of Midtown Toronto. Back in the summer of 2013,...
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Podium Takes Shape for Ryerson's Daphne Cockwell Complex
Since permits were issued at the close of 2015, work has been progressing at the site of Ryerson University's new Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex. In the year and a half since construction...
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The Point: New WZMH-Designed Tower Joins ELAD's Emerald City
Just east of Don Mills Road, ELAD Canada's master-planned Emerald City community is continuing to introduce new density—and a more urban character—to its corner of North York. Following the instantly...
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Mid-Rise Proposal Evolves at Dundas and Prince Edward
A mid-rise condominium, proposed for a site at Prince Edward at Dundas Street in Etobicoke, is evolving with a new Site Plan application that has been recently submitted to the City of Toronto. Dunpar...
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Kingsway by the River Phase 2 Advances in Site Plan Application
With an Official Plan Amendment (OPA) and rezoning application first submitted to Toronto's Planning Department in 2014, plans for the redevelopment of a commercial site at 4210 Dundas St West have...
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Photo of the Day: Esplanade Colonnade
Today's Photo of the Day features a long exposure view of The Esplanade in Downtown Toronto. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by lejano (Fernando A ), this shot shows streaks of light from passing cars,...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for July 14, 2017
Chicago artists to paint Roncesvalles footbridge - with primary colours; This heritage building on Queen Street is shedding its skin; St. Clair next Toronto transit route to get new streetcars; and...
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Site Plan Filed for Crown Communities' Clanton Park Towns
Last September, developer Crown Communities submitted plans with the City of Toronto, seeking rezoning for a five-storey building containing 51 stacked townhomes on a block of Sheppard Avenue West,...
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Flythrough Video Highlights LJM's Tower Residences in Grimsby
With a first phase practically complete, sales are well underway for Tower Residences at Waterview, the third phase of LJM Developments' Waterview Condominiums community in Grimsby. Tower Residences...
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Tower Floors Rising at Beacon Condos at North York Centre
Since starting construction in late 2015, Sorbara Group's Beacon Condos has been transformed from a block of low-rise retail into a lively work site. Designed by Wallman Architects and Rafael +...
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UTM: Perkins + Will Design Taking Shape on Mississauga Campus
Now rising to its full six-storey height, the second phase of the reconstructed 'North Building' at the University of Toronto's Mississauga campus has become a highly prominent part of the built...
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