Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 22, 2016
Average new GTA house tops $1M for the first time; Bombardier delays new streetcars — again; What’s festering beneath the surface in Toronto?; and more newsAverage new GTA house tops $1M for the first...
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MOD's Massey Tower Reaches Grade on Yonge Street
Construction has reached a milestone for an upcoming towering addition to Toronto's skyline, as work recently hit grade level at the site of MOD Developments' Massey Tower, a 60-storey, Hariri...
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Ryerson Constructing Buildings on Church and Jarvis Streets
Progress on two new Ryerson University developments, the Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex at 270 Church, and a residence at 186-188 Jarvis, have been moving along nicely, the Spring weather...
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Final Suites Remain at Briar Hill City Towns by Madison Homes
Bringing 124 new homes to Toronto's Dufferin Street and Briar Hill Avenue, Madison Homes' Briar Hill City Towns is now almost sold out, with only 10 units remaining for theKirkor Architects-designed...
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Cladding Installation Making Impact at Gairloch's 383 Sorauren
architectsAlliance is known to Toronto architecture buffs primarily for their soaring glass-clad contributions to the city's skyline, but the local firm is also responsible for a growing portfolio of...
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Poll Confirms Relief Line as Torontonians' First Transit Priority
A new poll released by the Toronto Relief Line Alliance reveals the breadth of support for the TTC's Relief Line among Torontonians. Not only do more than half favour it over the Scarborough subway or...
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Bjarke Ingels Group's King Street Vision Detailed at Consultation
Of the hundreds of development proposals that have come to light in Toronto over the past year, arguably none has garnered as much excitement as the Bjarke Ingels Group's (BIG) design for 489-539 King...
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Photo of the Day: Puente de Luz Bridge
Today's Photo of the Day features the Puente de Luz Bridge, a 2011-built pedestrian bridge designed by Chilean artist Francisco Gazitua, connecting the Concord CityPlace neighbourhood and Front Street...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 25, 2016
The housing market that just won’t stop; After 40 years, is Toronto ready for bike lanes on Bloor Street?; The curious origin of the original low-floor streetcar; and more newsThe housing market that...
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Demolition Work Returns to Daniels Waterfront - City of the Arts
Approximately one year after the The Guvernment/Kool Haus was leveled, more demolition is now taking place on the site of Daniels Waterfront - City of the Arts. This time the industrial building on the...
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49-Storey Rental Tower Proposed at Church and Lombard
In 2007, the architectsAlliance-designed Spire Condos brought a conspicuous new high-rise presence to the Downtown Toronto corner of Church and Adelaide. Now, almost a decade later, the area's...
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Giant Mobile Crane Removes Tower Crane at The Madison
Madison Homes' eponymous condominium development, The Madison, has come a long way since the project got underway on Eglinton Avenue east of Yonge Street in Midtown Toronto. Work started in 2012 with...
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Oben Flats Condo Coming to Gerrard and Sherbourne
Long a neglected brownfield site, where once stood a gas station on the southeast corner of Gerrard and Sherbourne will soon be transformed by an addition to the Oben Flats collection of mid-rise...
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North York's Sail Condos Highlights Family-Friendly Suites
Following the launch of Opearl's Sail Condos late last year, various sales promotions and events have highlighted many of the 18-storey building's units, with the continuing 'Suite of the Month'...
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No Recommendation for Council on Bloor Street Bike Lane Pilot
Toronto's Public Works and Infrastructure committee split on recommending a pilot project to put bike lanes on Bloor Street West between Shaw Street (east of Ossington Avenue) and Avenue Road today....
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Photo of the Day: Flaire
Today's Photo of the Day highlights one of the two 11-storey towers of Cadillac Fairview and Fram Building Group's Flaire, a Giannone Petricone Associates-designed condominium development under...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for April 26, 2016
Groups hope to make biking in the ‘burbs more appealing; Bombardier halves promised TTC streetcar delivery in latest delay; Committee split on Bloor bike lane pilot ahead of council vote; and more...
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Sponsored Post: Toronto Condos under $300K with Irresistible Views
One of the great things about the more recently-built Toronto condos is that many of them—whether expensive or more affordable—come with a view, which adds more value to their other features and...
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Subdivision Proposed for Former Hospital Site on Keele Street
Humber River Hospital (HRH) was formed in the late 1990s with the merger of three hospitals in Toronto's former boroughs of York and North York: York-Finch Hospital, Northwestern Hospital, and Humber...
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Janette Sadik-Khan: Bike Lane Notes for a "New Road Order"
On Monday afternoon, the City of Toronto's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee issued no recommendation on the Bloor bike lane pilot project. To the frustration of many, an uncharacteristically...
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