Mississauga Site of The Craftsman Primed for Foundation Work
Site preparation work is under way for The Craftsman Condominium Residences, a four-storey, SMV Architects-designed condominium community by the VANDYK group of companies. Located in Mississauga's...
View ArticleWhitehaus Condos Brings Creative Amenities to Yonge & Eglinton
While the exterior of the 29-storey Diamond Schmitt-designed Toronto tower makes a strong aesthetic statement in its own right, our first look at the interiors reveals a bold collection of amenities....
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Home Court
With just a few weeks left until the much-anticipated 2016 NBA All Star Weekend in Toronto, excitement is building among sports fans. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 29, 2016
One-stop Scarborough subway extension plan clears committee; Raise the roof? Union Station reno runs into problem, New trains won't fit; Toronto's iconic El Mocambo sign is getting a 'makeover'; and...
View ArticleFoundations in Place for Dunpar's Trafalgar Ridge in Oakville
A wealth of housing options are on offer across the vast landmass of the Greater Toronto Area, yet it can still be hard to find just the right combination of features in a new home that suit your...
View ArticleSponsored Post: 3+Bedroom Condos in Toronto for Under $350K
Reasonably priced 3+ bedroom-apartments are not a very common find on the Toronto real estate market. Although the city asks that a small percentage of the total number of units in a building be...
View ArticleBelow Grade Levels Rising for Forward at Concord CityPlace
Months after the completion of excavation and an archaeological dig at the site of Concord Adex's Forward and Newton condos at CityPlace, the pace of work has sped up considerably at the site bounded...
View ArticleU of T Residence Proposed for Corner of Spadina and Sussex
By 2020, as reported by the University of Toronto, there will be the need for an additional 2,300 residence spots in order to maintain their first-year housing guarantee. To stay ahead of the upcoming...
View ArticleSail Condos Celebrates Chinese New Year in North York
As Opearl Developments' first Canadian project, Toronto's Sail Condos is set to declare the Chinese company's presence in a new market. With a highly recognizable design evoking the eponymous shape—the...
View ArticleIs Toronto's Real Estate Market Healthy for Entrepreneurs?
The role that real estate plays in shaping the look and feel of cities is an obvious one. The built form of urban centres has a profound impact on the way people use the city. The designs of individual...
View ArticleAltus Group Releases Results of 2015 Real Estate Review
At the end of January, Altus Group Limited (Altus Group; TSX: AIF), a leading provider of commercial real estate services, software, and data solutions, released results of its 2015 Real Estate Review...
View ArticleDiamond Schmitt Design Captures Imagination—and Earth's Energy—at UTSC
Last week's announcement of renewed plans for a Scarborough LRT was met with praise and celebration by residents and transit advocates throughout Toronto. Proposed to terminate at the University of...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: GO Willowbrook Yard
GO Transit's Willowbrook Yard is a large storage and maintenance facility located in Etobicoke, just west of Mimico GO Station. Several GO Transit bilevel trains can be seen at the large train yard in...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for February 1, 2016
Queen Street Route Proposed For Downtown Relief Line; Subway touted as a way to awaken Scarborough’s downtown dream; ‘Green’ Gardiner proposal includes a park over the eastern end of the highway; and...
View ArticleTopping Off January 2016: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
Time 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 Article128 Hazelton: Updated Design Emerges at Public Consultation
A January 28th community consultation brought to light a slightly tailored design for Mizrahi Developments' 21-unit luxury condominium at 128 Hazelton, just to the east of the intersection of Avenue...
View ArticleDemolition Clearing Site for Riverside Square Development
Demolition of existing buildings has begun at the 4.5 acre Queen Street East site of Riverside Square, an ambitious mixed-use development from Streetcar Developments and Dream set to bring new...
View ArticleScale Model Provides Insight into Design of 609 Avenue Road
Last month we visited the presentation centre for 609 Avenue Road, a new 19-storey Richmond Architects-designed development by State Building Group and Madison Homes planned to join a stretch of...
View Article33 Avenue Road Redesigned as Toronto's First 'Vertical Forest'
Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood could become the site of the city's first 'vertical forest.' New renderings for the long-awaited 33 Avenue Road project bring to light a new design aesthetic for the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: The 509
Today's colourful Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Ronaldo Wanyou, takes us to Queens Quay, facing west at Rees Street. Captured after dark, this long exposure shot...
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