Huge Expansion Coming for Fast Electric Car Charging Points
The Ontario government has announced that by March 2017 it will have funded the installation of around 200 of the fastest electric car charging points in a network across the province, enabling drivers...
View ArticleTower Crane at Plaza's Musée Condos Comes Down in Timelapse
Plaza's Musée Condos has achieved a major milestone in its construction, with the recent disassembly and removal of the tower crane used to build the 17-storey condominium development in Toronto's King...
View ArticleDevelopment Adding Affordable Units to Wilson Station Community
Last week, UrbanToronto reported on the large-scale redevelopment plans for the Wilson Station area. While a master plan for the area immediately northwest of the Allen Road / Highway 401 interchange...
View ArticleEdilcan Proposal Adds More Residential Density Along 427 Corridor
Details of a new major residential development along Highway 427 at Bloor Street West have been revealed through a rezoning application recently submitted by Edilcan for a 2.6-hectare lot at 2 Gibbs...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Bay Adelaide East Signage
Last week, a major detail was added to the minimalist exterior of the Bay Adelaide Centre's new east tower, as roofline signage for anchor tenant Deloitte was put in place on the building's east...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for May 2, 2016
Erosion could cause Gibraltar Point to split in two; Will TREB ruling lead to Uberization of real estate industry?; Concept of 'Night Mayor' promotes peace between night and day interests; and more...
View ArticleTopping Off April 2016: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
Time to round up another month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk in Toronto, with a look at our hottest news stories, dataBase files, and Forum threads from the month of April. Our...
View ArticleCladding Seals Off LJM's Appleby Gardens in Burlington
Strong residential demand continues to support the construction of new condominium developments in the Hamilton-Burlington area, many of which are shedding the established suburban built form and...
View ArticleArc Condominiums to be the Crown Jewel of Daniels Erin Mills
Soon to become what the Daniels Corporation refers to as the crown jewel of Daniels Erin Mills—a master-planned mixed-use community sprouting up at the southwest corner of Eglinton and Erin Mills in...
View ArticleLong-Awaited Crane Removal Underway at L Tower
Since topping out a final height of 58 storeys back in 2013, the curving profile of the Studio Daniel Libeskind-designed L-Tower has been marked by the presence of a tower crane fixed to the building's...
View ArticleWinners Announced for the 36th Annual BILD Awards
Since 1980, the annual BILD Awards have honoured the best of the best in new home construction in the GTA. The awards recently returned for their 36th year, awarding recipients in a number of...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Gardiner Sunrise
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by contributor ...Iwonttell, takes us to Etobicoke for an early morning city view. Captured from Islington Avenue's overpass above...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for May 3, 2016
Fate of Uber in Toronto hangs in the balance; Toronto art exhibit shines a spotlight on safer streets; Should Busking Be Banned at Yonge and Dundas?; and more newsFate of Uber in Toronto hangs in the...
View Article33 Avenue Road's 'Vertical Forest' Evolves Again
Continuing its long-running design saga, the proposal for Toronto's 33 Avenue Road development has changed once again. With documentation for a site plan approval submitted to the City of Toronto in...
View ArticleU of T: Jackman Institute of Child Study Undergoing Redevelopment
Thanks in large part to generous donations from Dr. Eric Jackman and Margaret and Wallace McCain, the Jackman Institute of Child Study—part of the University of Toronto's Ontario Institute for Studies...
View ArticleU of T: Jackman Law Faculty Takes Shape on Queens Park Crescent
Embracing the curve of Queens Park Crescent as it rounds the corner northwest of Ontario's parliament, the University of Toronto Faculty of Law is taking on a more prominent presence as the $37.5...
View ArticleBelow Grade Levels Rising at GWL's 43 Gerrard West
While condominium towers remain the major player in Toronto's continuing housing boom, an increasing number of rental towers are being pushed forward around the city. One such tower—GWL Realty...
View ArticleCities Breathe Life into Hot Docs 2016 Offerings
Toronto’s 2016 Hot Docs Festival is approaching its halfway point, and a number of films have played—and will play again—that in one way or another cover urban issues, and will transport the urban...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Into the Skyline
Another condominium tower is rising into the Toronto skyline, as construction progresses on Concert Properties' 88 Scott. The Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects-designed 58-storey tower has reached...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for May 4, 2016
TTC rolls out buses with Presto card readers; Uber still alive in Toronto as council approves compromise deal to regulate ridesharing services; Suburban Etobicoke councillor changes vote on Bloor bike...
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