How Might the Federal Budget Help Toronto's Transit?
Increased infrastructure spending was a cornerstone of the Liberals' election platform - but how soon might help come for Toronto's transit and and how much might the city expect?What will Justin...
View ArticleA First Look at the Suite Layouts at 158 Front Condos
Replacing a parking lot that currently occupies a site east of the St. Lawrence Market, the distinct volumes of the architectsAlliance-designed 158 Front will add 26 storeys of new condominiums to this...
View ArticleUniversity Studios Introduces New Student Housing Model to GTA
With a rapidly growing student population and a vacancy rate of only 1.8% for student housing, Oshawa is enjoying an emerging identity as an education hub. Located near the University of Ontario...
View ArticleFuse & Fuse2 Condos Adding Urban Feel to Davenport Village
Work continues on Neudorfer Corporation's multi-phase redevelopment scheme transforming Davenport Village, as Fuse & Fuse2 Condos take shape at the intersection of Dupont Street and Lansdowne...
View ArticleEtobicoke General Set to Construct New Patient Care Tower
Redevelopment plans for the Etobicoke General Hospital are continuing to move forward, with the selection of a preferred proponent to design, build, finance, and maintain a new 250,000 ft² Patient Care...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Dusk in Mississauga
While subdivisions have historically made up the bulk of housing stock in Mississauga, our neighbour to the west has seen a surge in high-rise construction in recent years, creating a growing skyline...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 23, 2016
Public Works: Improving Public Consultation on City Projects; Toronto getting much needed millions for transit in 2016 budget; TTC board to address declining ridership growth; and more newsPublic...
View ArticleSonic Condos Riding Regenerating Wave near the Science Centre
The area of Don Mills and Eglinton Avenue East is in flux. A modern suburb created in the 1960s and 70s, new life has been breathed into the area with the recently built Aga Khan Museum and Ismaili...
View ArticleSeaton House Redevelopment Continues to Move Forward
"I've heard it described as hostile," Ward 27's Kristyn Wong-Tam told us late last year, characterizing the City of Toronto's troubled Seaton House as a facility structurally ill-equipped to meet its...
View ArticleNew Renderings Highlight Park and Public Piazza at Daniels' Arc
Last month we introduced the latest phase in the Daniels Erin Mills master-planned community in Mississauga, dubbed 'Arc'. Designed by Kirkor Architects Planners, Arc is the third development planned...
View ArticleToronto and GTHA Transit get a Boost in the Federal Budget
As was anticipated in the 2016 federal budget, one of its major features unveiled on Tuesday was a boost to transit spending, and Toronto and the surrounding region look set to be among the main...
View ArticleRe-Imagined Berczy Park Begins to Take Shape Downtown
Since our update in October of last year, the revitalization of Downtown Toronto's Berczy Park has continued as construction work has cleared away the fountain and paving that had long defined the...
View ArticleDupont Street Prepares for a Wave of Redevelopment
An engine for population growth in Ontario, the Greater Toronto Area is expected to reach a population of 9.4 million by 2041, compared to 6.5 million in 2013. In Toronto alone, the population is...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Concourse Building Glory
We've run several front page stories covering the construction of Oxford Properties' EY Tower in Downtown Toronto. We are paying a lot of attention to this office tower as it is not only a major new...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 24, 2016
Main station gets TTC's first new Presto fare gate; TTC to add streetcar route to congested King Street; Why Declining TTC Ridership Growth is a Problem; and more newsMain station gets TTC's first new...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Bay Street North of Queen
Most Canadians living outside of Toronto are familiar with Bay Street, through its use as a metonym for the country's economy. North of Queen Street, Bay has recently taken on a different character...
View ArticleLecture: Richard White on Planning Postwar Toronto
As part of its 'Thought Exchange' lecture series, The Toronto Reference Library will be hosting historian Richard White, who will discuss his recently published book Planning Postwar Toronto: the...
View Article29-Storey Residential Tower Proposed for Yonge North of Finch
A new proposal has surfaced for a stretch of Yonge Street immediately opposite Newtonbrook Plaza at Yonge and Cummer—itself slated for a massive redevelopment—a short distance north of Finch subway...
View ArticleBetween Nature and Architecture: Sou Fujimoto at the U of T
The Daniels Faculty of Architecture's bulthaup lecture series continues with Sou Fujimoto announced as the latest guest at the University of Toronto. The acclaimed Japanese designer will present a...
View Article1-7 Yonge Redevelopment to Include Toronto's Tallest Tower
More details have emerged of the landmark 1-7 Yonge Redevelopment on the Toronto Star Lands with a recent resubmission by Pinnacle International to the City for zoning amendments. The high-profile...
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