Doors Open: Previewing Walks, Talks, and Special Events
This weekend, Doors Open returns to Toronto for the 17th time. Ahead of the annual event, UrbanToronto is previewing some of this year's must-see attractions. Last week, we introduced the "Re-Used,...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Royal Bank Plaza
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by BruceK, captures workers on a swing stage cleaning the exterior of Royal Bank Plaza in Toronto's Financial District. The two...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for May 27, 2016
Residents worry Galleria Mall could 'become a Liberty Village'; TTC ridership is missing its growth targets, and no one knows why; Drake, probably, gets go-ahead for reno in Toronto’s high-end Bridle...
View ArticleSponsored Post: A Landlord's Guide to Insuring Your Rental Condo
Your investment unit's ready to go: lease signed, surfaces glowing with that special hardwood glow, property manager informed that tenants are coming in. But have you made sure you have the right...
View ArticlePlanners Weigh Options for Downtown Waterfront Transit Link
An upgraded transit network along the waterfront is among the top five transit projects Toronto's planning department would like to see funded, but much remains to be decided before a transit "reset"...
View Article25-Storey Condo Proposed for Queen and Berkeley
A redevelopment proposal submitted to the City of Toronto Planning Department earlier this week seeks a major addition of density at the southwest corner of Queen Street East and Berkeley Street. The...
View ArticleToo Big! Design Review Critiques Queen East Redevelopment
Back in February of this year, Edmonton-based WAM Development Group first made waves with its rezoning application for a three-tower development occupying nearly a full city block at Queen and...
View ArticleWomen's College: Touring Toronto's Stress-Reducing Hospital
We enter Women's College Hospital from Grenville Street, through a door that's tucked between a monolithic limestone facade and a smaller, light-filled glass frontage accented by a bright...
View ArticleDoors Open 2016: UrbanToronto's Must-Tour Buildings
With Doors Open Toronto kicking off tomorrow, Torontonians get another chance to peek inside some of the city's secrets, with over 130 buildings participating in this year's event. Yesterday, we...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Etobicoke Sunset
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Brady Baker, takes us to the Islington Avenue overpass over the Gardiner Expressway. Captured at sunset, this east-facing...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for May 30, 2016
Toronto rings in Bike Month with bike lane parking blitz; New PATH signage promises help for lost commuters; Torontonian wants TTC relics brought back to the city; and more newsToronto rings in Bike...
View ArticleAmple Retail to Anchor The Vanguard to Yonge Street in Thornhill
With registration now underway for Devron Developments' The Vanguard in Thornhill, new details have emerged about the 25-storey Kirkor Architects-designed condominium development planned for just north...
View ArticleLago and Riva del Lago Condos Add to Humber Bay Shores Skyline
Concrete forming of the 50-storey Lago at the Waterfront and 16-storey Riva del Lago condominium developments by Mattamy Homes and the Biddington Group is complete as both buildings have reached their...
View Article33-storey Mixed-Use Rental Tower Proposed at King and Victoria
New density could be coming to Toronto's King Street East. Immediately east of the Financial District and on the north side of the street between Victoria and Toronto streets, is the site of a proposed...
View ArticleHeritage Restoration Underway at 728 Yonge Shoppers
South of the prominent Yonge and Bloor intersection, the "Historic Yonge Street" corridor was recently adopted as a Heritage Conservation District by Toronto City Council. Stretching from Bloor to...
View ArticleColours of Emerald City Rises Above Grade in North York
Developer ELAD Canada continues to build out Toronto's dense Emerald City community at Don Mills and Sheppard, with a full new block of developments under construction on a site bounded by George Henry...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: 4401
With the 17th annual Doors Open Toronto now in the books, a number of photos from various locations around the city are streaming in to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool. One of the most popular sites this...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for May 31, 2016
Who will save Toronto’s old streetcars?; TTC letter warns homeowners their houses might be expropriated for Scarborough subway; Mayor John Tory wants pause on study of bike lanes on major streets; and...
View ArticleTridel's Islington Terrace Phase 1 Ready to Build, Phase 2 Selling
With a Grand Opening now underway, sales have begun for the second phase of Tridel’s three-tower master planned Islington Terrace community, situated immediately to the northwest of Islington Station...
View Article#PATH360: New Wayfinding System Launches Pilot Project
"Take a right, then a left, then go about 500 feet down, and turn diagonally to your right. It'll be straight in front of you, but if you hit a set of stairs, you've gone to far. Got that?" For many of...
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