New Public Space Takes Shape at Ivory on Adelaide
offWith Ivory on Adelaide's first residents already calling the Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed development home, the project's exterior features are now continuing to shape the 22-storey...
View ArticleFuse Condominiums Taking Shape in Davenport Village
offLike many other streets in Toronto, Dupont Street has started its transformation from a post-industrial thoroughfare to a more urban and pedestrian-friendly avenue to live, work, and play. At the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Month: Foggy Days Ahead
offIt's time again for our Photo of the Month, where we bring back the highest rated Photo of the Day selection of the previous 4 weeks, along with the runner up, based on combined Facebook shares and...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for October 1, 2015
offAs Toronto’s city council argues over Uber’s fate, the ride-sharing service carries on as usual; Toronto’s Old City Hall should have a use that fits its grandness; Students who couldn't move into...
View ArticleTopping Off September 2015: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
offTime to round up another month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk in Toronto, with a look at our hottest news stories, dataBase files, and Forum threads from the month of...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Market Square Skyline
offThe growth of Toronto's skyline over the past decade has created some impressive opportunities for comparison with years past. About ten years ago, the view from the rooftop amenity level at Market...
View ArticleDundas Square Gardens Celebrates Ground Breaking Ceremony
offPerhaps one of Toronto's most dramatic neighbourhood transitions in progress is that of the Dundas and Jarvis area. A part of the city recently considered somewhat undesirable, the area surrounding...
View ArticleConstruction Under Way at Enigma on the Park
offThe recent arrival of shoring equipment has marked the official start of construction for Aragon Properties' Enigma on the Park, a boldly designed mixed-use development from Quadrangle Architects...
View ArticlePublic Input Sought on Options for Toronto's Ward Boundaries
offAs Toronto's population continues to grow at a torrid pace, the need to reassess the current ward divisions has become a top priority for the city, to ensure that citizens have equitable...
View ArticleOpearl's Sail Condos Celebrates Official Launch with Grand Opening
offWith Opearl Developments' inaugural Canadian project,Sail Condominiums, now launched, an aesthetically distinct project is set to add new density to a quickly growing part of the city. Located...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Walker Court at the AGO
offFrank Gehry's 2008 transformation of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) gave a bold new look to an established Toronto institution. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for October 2, 2015
offToronto sold on private-sector plan to speed Gardiner work; Metrolinx Proposes Revised Names For Crosstown Stations; Explaining the City of Toronto Act; and more news...Toronto sold on...
View ArticleMassive Redevelopment Planned for Eaton Chelsea Hotel
offThe recently-rebranded Eaton Chelsea Hotel, the largest hotel property in Canada, could soon be redeveloped into a massive mixed-use project that would replace the existing building with four new...
View ArticleWinter Stations Design Competition Returns for Winter 2016
offAs the temperature drops and the warmth of summer fades into a distant memory, Torontonians will at least have one thing to look forward to this winter. The Winter Stations Design Competition is...
View ArticleNew Environmental Protections Proposed by City Planning
offAs part of a comprehensive 5-Year review of the City of Toronto's Official Plan, the City's Planning Department has released a series of recommendations outlining the new and revised environmental...
View ArticleMetrolinx Reveals a Cohesive Aesthetic for the Crosstown LRT
offAt the October 1st meeting of the City of Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP), the Crosstown LRT's architectural aesthetic was thoroughly laid out by representatives of Metrolinx and by the IBI...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for October 9, 2015
offWhat’s down the line for Eglinton Crosstown; Toronto’s Old City Hall deserves more respect than to become a mall; Will the dream of Toronto’s Green Line ever become a reality?; and more...
View ArticleAbacus Lofts Creates the Unconventional from the Ordinary
offAbacus Lofts, the dramatic mid-rise condo building that has risen on Dundas West near Ossington, was recently completed and occupied this year to much fanfare. The 8-storey, 39-unit DAZ development,...
View ArticleThe Bond Ascends into the Entertainment District Skyline
offIt has been a few months since our last update on the construction of Lifetime Developments' The Bond, a 42-storey condominium development now rising in Toronto's vibrant Entertainment District....
View ArticleOne6Nine Jones Launches with Virtual-Reality Model Suite
offAs Lifetyle Custom Homes'One6Nine Jones Townhomes launched to the public, prospective buyers gathered to peruse the floorplans, learn about the amenities, and walk through the model suite of the...
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