Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 12, 2016
Toronto’s Bike-Sharing Network Set to Double; New Union Station bus terminal still a long way off; Millennials struggle to save home ownership dream; and more newsToronto’s Bike-Sharing Network Set to...
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MEC Store and Townhomes Rising at Bessarion Station
The Sheppard subway line in North York has been noted as the primary catalyst for the increasing number of redevelopment projects built along its path. While high-rise and mid-rise developments have...
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Two-Building Condo Development Proposed at Bay and Edward
A proposal has been submitted to the City by developer Conservatory Group seeking the redevelopment of one of the last surface parking lots in Downtown Toronto. The development, which we are referring...
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Civic Thought Leaders Come Together to Launch TOcore Phase 2
On Wednesday, April 6th, a series of small presentations introduced the big ideas that could shape Downtown Toronto in years to come. Hosted by CBC Radio One's Mary Wiems, phase 2 of the City of...
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Faith-Based Seniors Community to Launch in Scarborough
60 years since Reverend Roy E. Upton began hosting drive-in Sunday church services to crowds of about 100 cars in a Dominion Store parking lot, his legacy has grown into the current Global Kingdom...
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University Studios Sells Out Quickly in Oshawa
As a testament to the pressing demand for student housing in proximity to the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College in Oshawa, units have completely sold out for...
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OCAD University to Expand and Renovate on McCaul Street
The Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U), is embarking upon an expansion and renovation of some of their main buildings on McCaul Street south of Dundas in Downtown Toronto. The plans...
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Photo of the Day: Teardown
Plans are evolving for Great Gulf and Hullmark's redevelopment of 48 Power Street, with the latest iteration of the project having appeared at the City of Toronto's Design Review Panel last month. The...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 13, 2016
Toronto's curb enthusiasm: The city's big battle for its smallest spaces; Ontario announces $27-million for rebuild of Toronto’s OCAD University; Councillors want a touring version of the Toronto sign?...
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Toronto's Low-Carbon Future Focus of TransformTO Discussion
The City of Toronto's TransformTO initiative is set to continue this spring with a series of community discussions focusing on Toronto's future as a low-carbon city, to be held later this month and...
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More Public Consultations Coming For GO Viaduct in Ward 18
Following a presentation by Metrolinx of its latest designs for a $570m bridge through Toronto's Davenport neighbourhood to the city's Design Review Panel on Tuesday, April 5, (they were audio recorded...
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New Rendering Highlights Evolved Design of 75 on The Esplanade
Five months after a public consultation provided new details about Harhay Developments and Carttera Private Equities' redevelopment of the southwest corner of Church Street and The Esplanade, a new...
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Denmark's 3XN Designs Next Phase of Tridel's Bayside Community
The next phase of Tridel and Hines' nascent Bayside Toronto community was revealed today. Just east of the Aqualina and Aquavista construction sites—where cranes are beginning to lift the waterfront...
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Dramatic Transformation of 488 University Avenue Progressing
It has been just over three months since our last update on the construction of Amexon Development Corporation's Residences of 488 University Avenue, a 55-storey Core Architects-designed tower that...
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Could the Toronto Zoo Really Get a Levitating Train?
The Toronto Zoo's management board has unanimously opened the door to a magnetic levitation (maglev) train proposal that would run around the park along the 5km route a monorail once took.Examples of...
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Photo of the Day: Harbord Towns
In today’s Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Lori Whelan, we are looking at the striking exterior of developer Oben Flats' newly built Harbord Towns project. The...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 14, 2016
Toronto’s proposed Uber rules to face hurdle at committee meeting; Two-thirds of millennials expect to afford a Toronto-area home; Air pollution poses a risk to Toronto cyclists; and more newsToronto’s...
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Throwback Thursday: John Street and Renfrew Place
John Street south of Adelaide has taken on a predominantly high-rise built form over the past decade, while the stretch north of it has maintained a much more intimate scale. This week's Throwback...
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5468796 Meets Oakville: Lake & East Like No Other Condo
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article ran briefly at the end of March 2016 with unofficial renderings. It has now been republished with modifications and official renderings.Winnipeg's 5468796 Architecture is...
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