Oxford Proposes WZMH/+VG-Led Reno of Heritage Office Tower
A proposal from Oxford Properties Group seeks Site Plan Approval for the restoration, renovation, and enlargement of an early-20th century office building at 85 Richmond Street West in Toronto's...
View ArticleDunpar Offering Family-Sized Townhomes Near Streetsville GO
As new condominium towers continue to populate Mississauga's Downtown, for those who would like something closer to the ground in our neighbouring city to the west, there is the occasional townhome...
View ArticleBazis and Plaza's 58-Storey 1 Yorkville Rising Above Grade
Construction of Bazis and Plaza's 1 Yorkville turned a major corner this past June, when the 58-storey, Roy Varacalli-designed condominium development reached grade in Toronto's posh Yorkville...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: View Down Spadina
Today's Photo of the Day features a south-facing view from the U of T's new John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design at 1 Spadina Crescent. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for August 31, 2017
Woodbine bike lanes here to stay but traffic management may be tweaked; Observers taken aback by Margaret Atwood condo controversy in Toronto; What's a better name for the arena formerly known as the...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Residences at the RCMI
This week's Throwback Thursday covers a recent transformation on the west side of University Avenue, south of Dundas in Downtown Toronto. Back in 2010, the Royal Canadian Military Institute (RCMI) had...
View ArticleAmenities Promote Active Lifestyle at Daniels' Wesley Tower
Last month, we got our first glimpse of the amenities being offered at Wesley Tower at Daniels City Centre, a new 43-storey Rafael + Bigauskas Architects-designed condominium tower coming to City...
View ArticleTTC's Five New Express Bus Routes Are A Hit With Riders
In March 2016 the TTC introduced five new express bus routes along major corridors across Toronto, adding to the six already in operation. The ridership numbers are in, and four of the five routes have...
View ArticlePlans Refined for Tricon's 57 Spadina Avenue Rental Tower
Redevelopment plans for 57 Spadina Avenue have been evolving for almost five years now. A Diamond Schmitt Architects-designed condominium proposal was initially submitted to the City of Toronto back in...
View ArticleStep Inside the Mind of Rem Koolhaas at Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
The architectural profession has a habit of taking a select few game-changers—those individuals and offices that have had a profound impact on architecture and our built environment—and elevating them...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Above the CNE
Today's Photo of the Day features an aerial view of the CNE at Exhibition Place. Captured at night by Flickr contributor lucas anthony, this view shows the brightly illuminated midway, with the The...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 1, 2017
Yorkville faces another wave of change; Yonge St. businesses to get reduced property tax bills; When is it heritage and when is it hiding from the city’s evolution and growth?; and more news:New...
View ArticleTopping Off August 2017: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
With another busy month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk now behind us, we round up August 2017's hottest stories, Database files, and Forum threads.Our Top Ten News Stories1....
View ArticlePreviewing Interior Spaces for One Wellington in Brantford
Earlier this summer we got our first glimpse at Angil Development Group Inc.'s One Wellington, a new mid-rise condominium development in Downtown Brantford, a short walk from Wilfrid Laurier...
View Article29-Storey Rental Tower Proposed on Balliol in Midtown
A wave of proposed infill intensification continues for Toronto's plentiful Tower-in-the-Park style rental complexes. The latest such proposal submitted to the City of Toronto seeks rezoning to permit...
View ArticleAge Appropriate: Heritage Care at the Base of the Massey Tower
Across Yonge Street from the Eaton Centre, one of Downtown Toronto's most modern condo skyscrapers‚ The Massey Tower, is now rising. The slender 60-storey building from MOD Developments has an...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Berczy Park Fountain
Today's Photo of the Day comes to us from Jason Paris via Instagram, and features a view of the new dog-themed fountain at Toronto's Berczy Park. Part of the recent Claude Cormier + Associés-led...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 6, 2017
Toronto-area average home price falls for 4th month; Spadina Subway extension from Toronto to York Region to open on December 17; TTC to spend $500K to measure subway air quality; and more...
View ArticleTrend of Declining Sales and Housing Prices Continues in Toronto
The term "soft landing" has been getting its fair share of airplay as the trend of declining housing prices and overall sales continues through summer in the Greater Toronto Area. According to the...
View ArticleGraywood's 250 Lawrence West Proposal Resubmitted to City
Plans continue to advance for the proposed redevelopment of 250 Lawrence West, currently home to a Peter Dickinson-designed medical building. Revised documents were recently submitted to the City of...
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