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Westinghouse Building Facades Cut from Surrounding Structure
It has been almost three months since the first signs of structural bracing were spotted on the north and west facades of the Canadian Westinghouse Building, a 6-storey, 1927-built warehouse building...
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New Urbanism Film Festival Coming to Toronto This Spring
What would have been the 100th birthday of urban activist Jane Jacobs is approaching, and the Toronto of today is a far cry from the city she moved to in 1968. To celebrate Jacobs' legacy and the city...
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29-Storey Tower Proposed at 219 Dundas East
Just south of Filmore's Hotel and Gentlemen's Club, and just north of the l'École Gabrielle Roy French-Language elementary school, a 29-storey condo has been proposed at 219-231 Dundas Street East....
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Photo of the Day: Ten York
Today's Photo of the Day features an aerial view of the construction site for Tridel's Ten York Street. Submitted to the project's Forum thread by contributor UrbanOptic, this shot highlights the first...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 15, 2016
Lyft talks Toronto expansion as Uber debate gets underway at city hall; Seventeenth new TTC streetcar on the streets, April 8; Toronto voters prefer ranked balloting; and more newsLyft talks Toronto...
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Introducing Impressions Group's 'The Brownstones of Leaside'
New density is being proposed in several neighbourhoods along the path of the under-construction Crosstown LRT, and while high-density towers have become increasingly common in Midtown Toronto over the...
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Private Garden a Centrepiece of Diamante's Diamond on Yonge
More details of Diamante's Diamond Condominiums on Yonge are emerging as marketing of the 30-storey tower continues. While our previous editorial provided a first glimpse into the amenity spaces and...
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Site Being Cleared for Barbara Ann Scott Park Revitalization
Last June, we reported that plans to revitalize Barbara Ann Scott Park were moving forward. The project, which will be realized using $3 million from Section 37 and 45(9) agreements between the City...
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Explore the History of Transit at Two Toronto Exhibitions
George Santayana said, "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", and those interested in current Toronto transit debates should head to the Toronto Archives and the Market...
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8-Storey Mixed-Use Proposed for Dundas and Prince Edward
Etobicoke's intersection of Dundas and Prince Edward could be the site of new mid-rise development, with an 8-storey building proposed for the southwest corner at 4195 Dundas Street West. Last month, a...
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Ryerson City Building Institute Students Retrofit the Suburbs
With a population expected to reach 10 million in the early 2040s compared to 6.6 million in 2011, the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area is experiencing a tremendous demographic growth. While parts of...
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Could the Toronto Port Lands become host to Expo 2025?
Thirty years after the last monorail and geodesic dome fell silent in Vancouver, and a full half-century since the legendary Expo 67 in Montreal, Canada could once again be awarded the privilege of...
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Photo of the Day: Bloor-Yorkville Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the Forum by contributor G.L.17, features two major new condominium towers, now at their final heights in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood. Great Gulf Homes'...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 18, 2016
Union Pearson Express can’t break even at lower fare, report finds; A $1-million home is not the luxury it used to be in Toronto; Mississauga wants out, but saving Peel is the most appealing option;...
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A First Look at the Floorplans for 609 Avenue Road
Just south of Toronto's Upper Canada College, State and Madison's 609 Avenue Road is set to add a new residential presence to the corridor. Since the project was introduced in October last year, we've...
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Contra-flow: Waterfront Trail in Etobicoke Could be Improved
Dating back to 2012, plans have been in the works to improve cycling conditions along the Waterfront Trail which spans the Toronto waterfront from Etobicoke to Scarborough. While the central, Queens...
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The Hearn: Luminato Turns On Toronto's Sleeping Giant
Outside, it felt like Toronto's first real day of Spring, but stepping into the Hearn Generating Station meant stepping out of the warm April afternoon. Inside, it felt like another world. Such is the...
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Mississauga Looking for Public Input on Dundas Corridor Plan
The Mississauga Official Plan identifies Dundas Street as an Intensification Corridor, Higher Order Transit Corridor, and, west of Confederation Parkway, a Primary On-Road/Boulevard Cycling Route. It's...
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Terrace and Street-Level POPS a Centrepiece of Sonic Condos
With two towers rising to heights of 30 and 28 storeys, Lindvest's Sonic Condos will bring a new urban presence to the Eglinton and Don Mills area. Anticipating the improved transit connections...
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Heritage Toronto Announces Launch of 22nd Year of Tours
For over two decades, Heritage Toronto has drawn communities together with a series of tours and walks celebrating some of the many culturally and historically significant locations and personalities...
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