Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 16, 2015
offTake a tour inside the Toronto Pan Am Games athletes’ village; Ontario, Ottawa at odds over funding for Scarborough subway; TTC to offer 10-minute service on 47 surface routes; and more news...TTC...
View ArticleSponsored Post: 6 Slideshows That Highlight Toronto’s Growth in Recent Years
offToronto is known as the North American city with the biggest number of highrises under construction, surpassing New York City by almost 50%.The real estate listings portal Point2 Homes has compiled...
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Tridel's SQ2 At Alexandra Park Following on Success of SQ Condos
offConstruction is already well under way at the site of Tridel's SQ Condos, the first market condominium development to be built in the large-scale redevelopment of Toronto's Alexandra Park community....
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Planners in Public Spaces Launches Re-Vamped 2015 Season
offSince 2013, the City of Toronto Planning Division has held an annual, month-long public outreach program called Planners in Public Spaces (PiPS). With a municipal bureaucracy that, at times, feels...
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Introducing Spice Urban Towns in Scarborough
offToronto's growing empty-nester demographic is fueling the demand for condominium-style living, in areas traditionally built out with single family dwellings, like the quiet Oakridge community in...
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Checking out the Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletes Village
offIn 24 days, over 10,000 athletes and coaches from around the world will flood the Greater Toronto Area for the 2015 Toronto Pan Am and Parapan Am Games. Hosting such a large scale international...
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Photo of the Day: Metro Hall and the CN Tower
offConstructed in 1992 to house employees of the pre-amalgamation Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, the 27-storey Metro Hall stands tall on John Street, between King and Wellington. In today's...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 17, 2015
offTTC doubts Bombardier will meet revised streetcar order schedule; Jennifer Keesmaat walks away from interview when asked about rift with John Tory; East Side Icon Project Celebrates Lighting the...
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Projexity: A Platform for Grassroots Urban Initiatives
offSome years ago, on Christie Street south of St. Clair, a mural was painted onto the low brick wall beside the sidewalk. It features a small portrait and a big quote, and, to the right of Jane...
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Cellular Service Launched at TTC Subway Stations
offThe Toronto Transit Commission and BAI Canada announced the first cellular carrier to offer mobile service on the subway system today. WIND Mobile customers will now have cellular connectivity on...
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The Ravine introducing beautiful Brookbanks Park through Yoga
offThe natural setting of Brookbanks Park and Deerlick Creek are among the many factors driving sales at Urban Capital and ALIT Developments' The Ravine, a new master-planned community that will...
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National Report on Canadian Housing Vacancies
offThis week the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) reported a Spring primary apartment vacancy rate of 2.9% for Canada’s 35 major centres; the trend is relatively unchanged from last...
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City Seeks Public Engagement on 'TOcore' Downtown Study
offFor the first time in over 40 years, the City of Toronto is conducting a study to better understand how Downtown Toronto can best continue to grow and develop in the coming decades. Since the...
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Photo of the Day: Skyline from the West
offWe see plenty of Toronto skyline photos submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool, showing off the immense growth our city has experienced in recent years. As new development continues to fill out...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 18, 2015
offToronto moves to expand downtown bike lanes in push to increase safety; Wind Mobile customers will have full data service on certain Toronto subway platforms; TTC upgrading some streetcars, crushing...
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Throwback Thursday: 288 King Street East
offIn 2006, the former Ritchie's Auctioneers and Appraisals location at 288 King Street East was picked up by Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) from Context Developments, who had plans to...
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Restored National Hotel Facade Anchors King + Condos to Street
offAs construction work continues at King Plus Development's King + Condos, new finishing details are bringing the building's exterior closer and closer to completion. Since topping off at the...
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Plaza's Musée Condos Progresses as Podium Taking Shape
offIn our last update of Musée Condos—a new development by Plaza located near the corner of Bathurst and Adelaide West—the footprint of the future park was revealed as the structure began to rise above...
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Expansive Toronto Views from atop Picasso Condos
offDespite stormy Toronto skies last Friday, UrbanToronto captured a series of expansive cityscape views from the top floor of Monarch Group's Picasso Condos, currently under construction between Queen...
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Queens Quay Revitalization Opens Friday, June 19 at 6 PM
offAfter three years of work, Queens Quay will be officially reopened tomorrow. The kilometre-long project, designed by Rotterdam's West 8 and Toronto's DTAH after winning a design competition held by...
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