Ryerson Names Health Sciences Complex for Daphne Cockwell
In recognition of an $8 million donation from Brookfield Asset Management's Group Chairman, Jack Cockwell, and his family, Ryerson University has announced that its coming Church Street development...
View ArticleVirtual Tour Shows Off Suite Interiors at Briar Hill City Towns
Over the last few months, we've introduced Madison Homes'Briar Hill City Towns, previewing the sleek exterior aesthetic and the extensive outdoor amenities of the Kirkor Architects-designed boutique...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Dash8-400
Porter Airlines' turboprop passenger aircraft have become a familiar sight above Toronto's waterfront. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Russell Sutherland, we...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for November 13, 2015
Toronto tower residents lag behind on recycling; Island Airport runway expansion now unlikely; Heritage Conservation Designation Points to a Tale of Two Cities; and more news...Transportation minister...
View ArticleCladding Installation Under Way at Bisha Hotel and Residences
Another high-rise is beginning to impact the ever denser Entertainment District, as Lifetime Developments and Ink Entertainment's Bisha Hotel and Residences rises into the neighbourhood skyline. The...
View ArticleForever Yonge Event to Discuss Future of Toronto's Main Street
On Novemeber 19th, the Downtown Yonge BIA will host Forever Yonge, a free panel event featuring a panel of speakers coming together to discuss the future of Yonge Street, Toronto's centre line and most...
View ArticleFirst Rendering Released of Mattamy/Biddington's J. Davis House
Following last month's announcement which introduced J. Davis House—a new mid-rise development in Toronto's Davisville neighbourhood at Yonge and Belsize—the first rendering of the Mattamy and...
View ArticleWaterfront Toronto to Hold Final Port Lands Public Consultations
Since our last update on Waterfront Toronto's upcoming public meetings regarding the future of the Port Lands, new details concerning this final round of public consultations have become available....
View ArticleAt the Top of Aura: Inside Canada's Highest Penthouses
Now that Canderel's Aura at College Park is completed, residents have moved in and an eye-catching night lighting system has illuminated the top of Canada's tallest condominium. When UrbanToronto last...
View ArticleCBRE Releases Q3 2015 Office Market Report
CBRE has released their Toronto Office MarketView report for Q3 2015, showing relatively consistent market conditions in the GTA. During this period, the GTA market saw negligible net absorption, with...
View ArticleCity Seeks Public Input on Affordable Housing Strategy
As temperatures drop throughout November and December, the City of Toronto's Affordable Housing Office will host a series of public consultations as a part of a five-year review of the Affordable...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Approaching Eglinton
The outdoor section of track between Eglinton and St. Clair stations provides riders of the TTC's Line 1 Yonge branch with a few minutes of natural light during their daily commutes. In today's Photo...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for November 16, 2015
What attracts riders? For TTC, the answer is in the data; Skip the Scarborough subway and modernize the SRT, says transit expert; Large donation expected to spark Gardiner underpass transformation; and...
View ArticleWhitehaus Condos to Add to Yonge and Eglinton's Vibrancy
The skyline of the Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood is dotted by the presence of tower cranes as a handful of new condo towers add to the landscape. A new development from Lifetime Developments and...
View ArticleCladding Sealing Off Tridel's Avani at Metrogate
It has been approximately two months since Tridel's Avani topped off near Highway 401 and Kennedy Road in Scarborough. The 35-storey Graziani + Corazza Architects-designed condominium tower is the...
View ArticleConstruction Progresses on Six New GTA Subway Stations
The west leg of the Toronto Transit Commission's Line 1 is set to grow with the addition of six new subway stations in northwestern Toronto and southern Vaughan, as work continues on the Toronto York...
View ArticleFirstOntario Centre Kickstarts Cultural Rebirth of St. Catharines
It was a packed house this past Saturday as the public got its first look at the new FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines, a state-of-the-art cultural complex that forms the...
View ArticleRobert J. Sawyer Talks Cities of the Future at UWPAT Event
Created in 1989, The University of Waterloo Planning Alumni of Toronto (UWPAT) has been providing crucial support ever since to the university's cherished School of Planning. Its Planner-In-Residence...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Scarborough Bluffs
The Scarborough Bluffs are among one of the Greater Toronto Area's most impressive geological features. The chalky bluffs gave Scarborough its name, a nod to the large bluffs found in the coastal town...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for November 17, 2015
How cities have transformed spaces under elevated expressways; Ontario government wants railways to make room for GO transit; Toronto needs to look to private sector for transit construction, says John...
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