Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for December 24, 2015
Uber, SmartTrack remain issues for John Tory heading into 2016; A European expert's take on the TTC; Retailers look to jam more living into smaller homes; and more news...A European expert's take on...
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Happy Holidays From UrbanToronto!
We wish all our readers a safe and happy holiday season! Our offices will be closed until January 4th as our team takes a well-deserved break from tracking the countless developments reshaping our...
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Massive Roof Structures Taking Shape above BMO Field
Major renovation work is continuing on the current home of the MLS's Toronto FC and future home of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts, BMO Field. Led by Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment, builder PCL...
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Photo of the Day: U Condos
In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Giulio Cosmo Calisse, we are taken up to the top of U Condominiums' 56-storey for a dizzying view down towards the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 6, 2016
What is the city’s most iconic building, Toronto?; Your 2016 Metropasses are now a collector’s item; Mystery hockey rink appears atop Bay St. office tower; and more news...What is the city’s most...
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Madison's Briar Hill City Towns Scale Model Offers Interior Views
With Madison Homes' Briar Hill City Towns now over 80% sold out, we recently got the opportunity to tour the presentation centre for the Dufferin and Briar Hill stacked townhome development. In our...
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Construction Promises More Vitality in Ottawa's Core at ArtHaus
As attested to by the number of daily flights and trains between the two cities, Ottawa is the next best known and visited major Canadian city by Torontonians after Montreal. As the nation's capital,...
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Quadrangle-Designed Mid-Rises Proposed on Bathurst south of Eglinton
Despite an abundance of new investor condominium units coming online, rental units in Toronto remain in high demand. At the northwest corner of Bathurst and Dewbourne, a block south of Eglinton Avenue...
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Entertainment District: Growth to Watch For in 2016
With another year of fast-paced development now behind us, Toronto's skyline has continued to grow taller and more dense. At the end of last year, we published an overview of 2015's completed...
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Photo of the Day: Snow on the Danforth
Though much of December was unseasonably mild, the month closed out with a blast of wintery weather, blanketing the GTA in snow on the evening of December 28th. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 7, 2016
Greater Toronto Area’s home sales surge to record heights in 2015; From a sweat lodge to a mini-putt course, what’s on the roofs over Toronto heads; How a Forest Hill teardown became an eco-friendly...
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Throwback Thursday: Sherbourne and Adelaide
Our Throwback Thursday series usually doesn't need to delve too far into the past to uncover major changes to Toronto's streetscapes. While most of these articles highlight recent additions to the...
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Spatially Efficient Living Coming to Oshawa's University Studios
When approached to design University Studios, a student residence directly adjoining the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College, Wallman Architects principal Rudy...
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2016 Budget: Public Consultations Inviting Residents' Input
Following the presentation of the City of Toronto's Preliminary Operating Budget on December 15th, the City has now announced a series of public consultations to allow residents an opportunity to share...
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Site for Streetcar's The Southwood Cleared on Kingston Road
While many areas of the Greater Toronto Area are being intensified with increasingly lofty condominium towers, arterial roads in lower-density neighbourhoods such as the East End's Upper Beach are...
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Rising EY Tower Adds Angles to Downtown Toronto Skyline
An exciting new addition to the Financial District is nearing its full height as Oxford Properties' 40-storey EY Tower is quickly taking shape. The dramatic angular tower, designed by Kohn Pederson Fox...
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Photo of the Day: Pink Hour
Our city's changing skyline continues to attract the attention of professional and amateur photographers alike. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Giulio Cosmo...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 8, 2016
Details of Toronto’s mysterious rooftop rink revealed; Toronto's Bike Share program to get new equipment this spring; New York Times tells us what's so great about Toronto; and more news...New York...
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Ontario Government Selling Seaton Lands to Fund Infrastructure
Some long-awaited news was delivered by the Ontario government on January 7 when the sale of the Seaton lands in central Pickering was announced. The expansive swath of land encompassing nearly 3,000...
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Amenities Abound at Streetcar and Dream's Riverside Square
As more and more greenfield redevelopments and intensification projects fill up prime developable land in Toronto, a number of developers are now looking to reimagine some of the many current and...
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