Gardiner East Hybrid Design Concepts to be Presented
Several months after a June 2015 City Council session voted in favour of recommending the controversial ‘Hybrid' option for the east Gardiner Expressway, co-proponents the City of Toronto and...
View ArticleTridel's Wedge-Shaped Ten York Podium Rising Beside Gardiner
Rising from a narrow wedge-shaped footprint in Toronto's burgeoning South Core, the wedge-shaped podium of Tridel's Ten York Street Condos is now catching the eyes of passing motorists on the Gardiner...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Rink in the Sky
Photos of a hockey rink atop 120 Adelaide Street West in Toronto's Financial District generated buzz earlier this month, eventually revealed as part of Molson Canadian’s 2016 #anythingforhockey...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 19, 2016
Two studies produce different SmartTrack projections on ridership; Real estate board predicts ‘policy ceiling’ will curb Toronto homes prices; Tory's budget plan asks for spending cuts, draws from city...
View ArticleBMO Field Renovations Progressing at Exhibition Place
The ongoing renovation and expansion of BMO Field continues to progress in Exhibition Place. Led by Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment, builder PCL Constructors, and architects Gensler, the project's...
View ArticleTrinity Ravine Towers Puts Seniors in Heart of the Community
"For the first time in its history, Statscan has reported that Canada's over-65 population outnumbers our under-15 population," Kern Kalideen, Executive Pastor of Scarborough's Global Kingdom...
View ArticleShoring Under Way for Bazis and Plaza's 1 Yorkville
Last month, crews from TMG Builders were in the process of preparing a block of heritage building frontages at the site of Bazis and Plaza's 1 Yorkville, a 58-storey condominium tower designed by...
View ArticleCity Releases SmartTrack Ridership Projections
Ridership projections released today by the City and the University of Toronto Transportation Research Institute suggest one of Mayor John Tory's key platform planks, SmartTrack, could have a bright...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: One King West
Completed in 2005, One King West Hotel & Residence stands 51 storeys over King Street, just west of Yonge. The condominium and hotel development is featured in today's Photo of the Day, which was...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 20, 2016
Toronto's rooftop hockey rink now open for bookings; City staff likely to recommend $1-billion Gardiner replacement; Next steps on SmartTrack are crucial; and more news...Tory admits parts of his...
View ArticleFoundation Levels Underway at GWL's 43 Gerrard West
Several months after excavation began last summer at the site of GWL Realty Advisors' 43 Gerrard West, the first work to head back up to the surface is now under way on the 43-storey, IBI Group...
View ArticleA Contentious Meeting: Metrolinx's Davenport Diamond Bridge
By 6:30 PM on the evening of January 18, 2015, the main hall at the Davenport Perth Community Centre was mostly a standing room, and, soon after, an overflow of attendees had to be accommodated in the...
View ArticleDiller Scofidio + Renfro and aA to Design U of T's Redevelopment of...
16 months after the University of Toronto announced their intention to construct a new academic and cultural complex at 90 Queen’s Park Crescent—the site of the long-shuttered McLaughlin Planetarium—...
View ArticleBelow-Grade Levels Progressing at MOD's Massey Tower
It has been just under six weeks since we last looked in on construction work at MOD Developments' Massey Tower, a slim, 60-storey condominium designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects located behind the...
View ArticleFuse Condos Now Topped Out in Davenport Village
Fuse & Fuse2 Condos, currently under construction at the intersection of Lansdowne and Dupont, is transforming the skyline of a formerly fully industrial area of Toronto that is now becoming known...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Fiery Skyline
The popular view of the Toronto skyline from Centre Island makes an appearance in today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Sanjay Chauhan. Captured on a foggy...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 21, 2016
Mayor John Tory confirms new Scarborough subway-LRT plan; Toronto real estate listings start 2016 in a deep freeze; Condo development builds sales centre out of shipping containers; and more...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Residences of the World Trade Centre
Completed in 1990, the Residences of the World Trade Centre condo complex at the northwest corner of Yonge and Queens Quay was among the first modern developments to be constructed south of the...
View ArticleSponsored Post: Stunning Townhomes for Sale in the GTA
When looking for housing in the Greater Toronto Area, families have plenty of viable options. Townhomes are a great place to start. They offer all the elements that are essential for families: ample...
View ArticleWestinghouse Building Disassembly Underway at King Blue Site
Two months after preliminary prep work began on the 6-storey Canadian Westinghouse Building at the southeast corner of King Street and Blue Jays Way, crews have begun the delicate task of disassembling...
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