City Planning Recommending Tower Renewal Program Changes
offSeeking to supplement the City of Toronto's ongoing Tower Renewal Program, the City's Planning Department has recommended new guidelines to improve quality of life in Toronto's high-rise communities...
View ArticleACO NextGen Design Charrette to Re-Envision Christie Pits Park
offArchitectural Conservancy Ontario’s (ACO) NextGen group—a resource for students and emerging professionals in the fields of architecture, planning, landscape architecture, built history, and...
View ArticleEY Tower's Unique Aesthetic Takes Shape on Adelaide West
offIn the month since our last construction update, the impressive progress of Oxford Properties'EY Tower has begun transforming the streetscape of Adelaide West in the Financial District, and is now...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Spadina Textures
offSpadina is one of the most interesting stations on the TTC's rapid transit network, with the Line 1 and Line 2 platforms located 150 metres apart and sporting entirely different styles. The Line 1...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for September 15, 2015
off2024 Olympics: Toronto won't enter a bid, sources say; Deciding the Future of Toronto’s Hard-Working Wetlands; Tolls on Toronto expressways could ease congestion; and more news...2024 Olympics:...
View ArticleTridel's Avani at Metrogate Tops Off in Scarborough
offConstruction of Tridel's Avani has reached a major milestone, as the first of the project's twin Graziani + Corazza Architects-designed condominium towers has topped off at its final height of 35...
View ArticlePublic Meetings Announced for Toronto Ward Boundary Review
offAs Toronto continues to experience a surge of population growth and high-density development throughout parts of the city, the population of many of wards has been changing at drastically different...
View ArticleiKore's Avenue on 7 to Hold September 19th Grand Opening
offThis coming weekend will mark the official launch of iKore Developments' Avenue on 7 Condominium, a new HCA Architecture-designed development coming to Highway 7 between Islington Avenue and Pine...
View ArticleShoring Begins for King Blue Condos in the Entertainment District
offThe ongoing 40th annual Toronto International Film Festival is bringing a tremendous amount of buzz and excitement to the Entertainment District, as stargazers and film buffs flock to King Street...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Picasso Condos
offToronto's ongoing development boom has produced some notable architectural landmarks. Among the developments receiving praise for its design is Monarch Group and Goldman Group's Picasso Condos. In...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for September 16, 2015
offNew Gardiner proposals would nearly double upgrade costs; Another Shiny Streetcar Arrives; Even without the Games, Toronto needs Olympic-sized ambitions; and more news...New Gardiner proposals would...
View ArticleConstruction of ZIGG Condos to Commence this Fall
offWith approximately 70% of the 166 units spoken for at Madison Homes and Fieldgate Homes' ZIGG Condos, construction of the 11-storey, Kirkor Architects-designed condominium development is slated to...
View ArticleSite of W Towns Cleared in Advance of Construction
offThe start of shoring and excavation is imminent at the Weston and Lawrence site of First Avenue Properties’ W Towns. Now 75% sold, the pml.A-designed project will be adding 48 3-storey, 3 and 3.5...
View ArticlePreviewing Sail Condominiums with Opearl's Ray Mao
offLast month, we introduced Opearl Developments'Sail Condominiums, a distinctively designed 18-storey project that is soon to bring further density to the quickly growing Sheppard Avenue East corridor...
View ArticleCity Considering Revised Options for Gardiner's 'Hybrid' Future
offFollowing the much-publicized and highly controversial City Council vote to retain the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway through a 'hybrid-option' reconfiguration, City of Toronto staff...
View ArticleConstruction of Paradigm Condos in Full Swing at Burlington GO
offDecades of subdivision development has swallowed up much of the City of Burlington's former farmland, and though the well has yet to run completely dry, Burlington's central areas are seeing more...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Rogers Centre at Dusk
offThe Rogers Centre has been getting plenty of airplay in the media lately. With the Blue Jays among the top contenders in Major League Baseball right now and talks of major stadium renovations in the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for September 17, 2015
off'Next generation' of city builders competing to shape a future Toronto; New Gardiner Expressway 'hybrid' options free land, cost more; Toronto’s public libraries featured in new adult colouring...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Phoebe Street
offLarge-scale high-rise developments receive a fair amount of attention for their contributions to our growing skyline, as well as the associated intensification of downtown land. While much attention...
View ArticleSQ Condos Approaches Grade in Alexandra Park
offLong considered one of Toronto's hippest and most desirable neighborhoods, Queen West maintains a different type of cachet than many of our city's other development hot spots. Eclectic rather than...
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