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Reviewing the Status of The Big Move's 15-Year Plan
As UrbanToronto covered last week, Metrolinx officially released the draft version of its 2041 Regional Transportation Plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, which serves as an update to the...
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Photo of the Day: St. James Town Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day shows a sunrise view of the St. James Town skyline. Submitted to The Selby's Forum thread by contributor 111, this east-facing view shows The Selby rising above neighbouring...
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City of Toronto considers $1.64M glass viewing feature for 1831 drain; Metrolinx blames Bombardier for latest Finch West LRT delay; City urged to try dockless bike sharing; and more news:City of...
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Infill Project Plans Updated for Rental Tower at 3636 Bathurst
One of the latest development trends in Toronto is the intensification of Tower-in-the-Park style housing developments with new infill, as property owners look to maximize land use by replacing green...
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Below Grade Forming in Full Swing for Tower at Pier 27
It was the middle of May when we last checked in on the construction site of Cityzen Development Group and Fernbrook Homes' Tower at Pier 27, a 35-storey, architectsAlliance-designed condominium tower...
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YC Condos' Geometric Exterior Emerging at Yonge and College
In the almost four months since our last construction update on Canderel's YC Condos, plenty of progress has been recorded for the 66-storey, Graziani + Corazza Architects-designed condominium tower at...
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Behind the Hoarding: Union Station Construction Progress
In a city full of construction projects, there are always a few that stand out from the crowd, and in Toronto right now, one of the most meaningful for the city's future is the ongoing transformation...
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Photo of the Day: Globe and Mail Centre Aerial View
Today's Photo of the Day takes us high above Toronto's King Street East for a view of First Gulf's new Globe and Mail Centre office building. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by Michael Muraz, this view...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 21, 2017
Sorry Toronto, data shows Calgary and Denver are in a horse race to win Amazon’s HQ2; ‘Find a better way,’ Tory says of $1.64M drain feature at St. Lawrence Market; Plan unveiled for Toronto’s own...
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Throwback Thursday: Skyline from the Port Lands
Our weekly Throwback Thursday features usually zeroes in on a specific Toronto streetscape, but this week's feature is pulling way back for a look at a bigger picture: a view from Polson Pier in June...
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Tezuka Architects Awarded Moriyama RAIC International Prize
The 2017 edition of the prestigious Moriyama RAIC International Prize was awarded Tuesday evening to Tezuka Architects for their Fuji Kindergarten project in Tokyo, Japan, receiving a standing ovation...
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9-Storey Condo Proposed at Marlee and Glencairn
Glencairn Station's ranking among the least-used stations on the TTC's Line 1 subway makes the surrounding area a prime target for new intensification. About 200 metres west of the station, a new...
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Rat Film: Urban Dystopia Screens at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
If you missed it at Hot Docs this spring, you have another chance to walk the dystopia blocks of Baltimore in Rat Film, a documentary playing the Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema on Bloor at Bathurst...
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Catch TimberFever at Ryerson Design-Build Competition
A number of factors are driving interest in wood-frame construction in the Greater Toronto Area, with changes to the Ontario Building Code now allowing taller wood-frame buildings, and a growing...
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Smart House Tops Out at 25 Storeys on Queen Street West
Another condominium tower has topped out in Downtown Toronto, with Urban Capital and Malibu Investments' Smart House now reaching its full 25-storey height above Queen Street a few doors west of...
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Photo of the Day: Humber Treatment Plant
Today's Photo of the Day features an aerial view of the Humber Treatment Plant in Etobicoke, near the mouth of the Humber River. The second largest wastewater treatment facility in Toronto after the...
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Toronto Community Housing CEO says she’s ready for the challenges ahead; Dundas West TTC station to finally be connected to UP Express station; The top five intersections for condo resales in Toronto:...
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The One Gears-up for Sales Centre as Site Prep Continues
Anticipation is building as preliminary activity continues at the site of what will soon become Canada's tallest building, at the southwest corner of Toronto's Yonge and Bloor intersection. Mizrahi...
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Occupancy Underway at One Bloor East as Finishing Continues
Right across the street from the coming development in today's first story, Great Gulf's 76-storey One Bloor East has now been a highlight of Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville skyline since late 2015. While...
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Join the UrbanToronto Team: Internship Positions Available
Got a knack for writing and a passion for buildings? We're looking for urban-savvy and enthusiastic interns who have an excellent command of the written word, strong familiarity with social media, and...
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