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Throwback Thursday: Simcoe Street North of Front
Numerous high-rise developments have added new life to Toronto's Entertainment District in the form of residential and commercial density, as well as new public and institutional spaces. Back in 2010,...
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Crane Raised for 5-Storey Commercial Development in Rosedale
On the western edge of Toronto's tony Rosedale, a former Yonge Street car wash location is in the process of being replaced with a new commercial building. Developer Urbacon's 1128 Yonge will rise five...
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Local Appeal Body Approved at Executive Committee
The City of Toronto's Executive Committee has recommended approval of the creation of a Local Appeal Body (LAB) to adjudicate appeals of minor variances—and consent applications—from the Committee of...
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Previewing the Interiors of Midtown's J. Davis House
Following our recent tour of the on-site presentation centre for Mattamy and Biddignton's J. Davis House, we take a closer look at the Midtown Toronto's project's interiors. A first glimpse of new...
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Photo of the Day: The Steam Canoe
There are now just a couple days remaining to view the winning entries of Winter Stations 2016. For those who haven't had the chance to visit Balmy, Kew, and Ashbridges Bay Beaches since the winning...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 18, 2016
Union Pearson Express ridership spikes after fare reduction; Cherry streetcar a ‘creative and ingenious solution’ to King St. crowding; Building public art collections in Toronto’s newest...
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Downtown Stretch of Yonge Street Designated as Heritage District
At Toronto City Council's March 10th meeting, the Yonge Street Heritage Conservation District was approved. The decision makes a 1-kilometre Downtown stretch—spanning from College to Bloor—a legally...
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Queen East Properties added to City of Toronto Heritage Register
On March 10, 2016, City Council added a large collection of turn-of-the-century commercial properties along Queen Street East between the DVP and Broadview Ave to the City of Toronto Heritage Register,...
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Work Continues to Enlarge Excavation at Zigg Condos Site
Once a row of stately century homes along St. Clair West, the future site of the 11-storey, Kirkor Architects-designed,ZIGG Condos by Madison Homes and Fieldgate Homes has been developing nicely, the...
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Plaza's Musée Condos Moves Closer to Completion on Adelaide
At the time of our most recent article covering Plaza's Musée Condos, the 17-storey Quadrangle Architects-designed condominium development in Toronto's King West neighbourhood was just shy of topping...
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The Canary District: Toronto Gains a New Neighbourhood in April
It's almost here. Toronto's Canary District will be welcoming its first residents and retailers in April, with the Cherry Street gates set to open to the public late this month. Ahead of the big...
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Photo of the Day: Storm Clouds over the City
In today’s Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Ben Roffelsen, we are shown a view of storm clouds captured from a high-rise condo tower at Spadina and Bremner in Concord...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 21, 2016
Archiving SkyDome legacy difficult because of thin budgets; TTC installing more PRESTO fare gates in subway stations; Toronto councillor asks TTC to take a closer look at fare evasion; and more...
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Tower Cranes Dismantled at First Gulf's Globe and Mail Centre
Since celebrating its official topping off ceremony back in December, construction of First Gulf's Globe and Mail Centre has continued to make progress. The 17-storey Diamond Schmitt...
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Light-Hearted Film Captures Life Inside Bjarke Ingels' 8-House
Much has been said about the transformative powers that architecture and our built environment has on our everyday lives, particularly the social impacts of what we build and how it is designed. As...
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Hariri Pontarini-Designed 7 St. Thomas Revealing its Curves
A few blocks to the west of Great Gulf's curvaceous One Bloor East, a much smaller Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed has begun to show similar curves in Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood. When...
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12-Storey Residential Proposal at Scarborough's Bridlewood Mall
At the corner of Finch and Warden, Scarborough's Bridlewood Mall could be joined by a 12-storey residential building. Proposed at the southwest corner of the mall property at 3268 Finch Avenue East...
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Growth to Watch For in 2016: Bloor-Yorkville
Once a refuge of hippies, artists, and folk singers, Yorkvillle has transformed over the last forty years to become one of the city's toniest neighbourhoods, home to the country's most expensive...
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Photo of the Day: Traffic Trails
Long exposure photographs of traffic create long streaks of white and red light while illuminating the surrounding road surfaces in a dramatic fashion. In today’s Photo of the Day, submitted to the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 22, 2016
New map shows walking times between Toronto subway stations; Winter stations dismantled in the Beach as spring arrives; Five great things happening in Toronto’s east end; and more newsNew map shows...
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