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Design Review Panel Digs Into BIG's Mountain on King West
Bjarke Ingels' highly-anticipated Toronto debut hit a speed bump on Thursday as BIG's proposal for 489-539 King Street WestĀ made its first pass through Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP). The firm's...
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The Craftsman Offering 'Suites of the Summer' Promotion
With construction activity now heating up the the Mississauga site ofĀ VANDYK group of companies'Ā The Craftsman Condominium Residences,Ā the 4.4-acre Clarkson Village community-to-be is offering a...
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59-Storey Tower Proposed on Yonge at Scollard in Bloor-Yorkville
A residential tower has been proposed by the Cityzen Development Group for the southwest corner of Yonge and Scollard Streets in Toronto's tony Bloor-Yorkville area. Designed by the highly regarded...
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TTC Starts Streetcar Service on Cherry, Updates Bus Routes
The first extension of Toronto's streetcar network in 16 years will open on Saturday, June 18th with the launch of the 514 Cherry Streetcar service.The new line runs mostly along King Street but starts...
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DRP Assesses 58-storey Rental Tower at 591 Sherbourne
Alongside Allied and Westbank's BIG proposal for 489-539 King Street West, another big project was assessed by the City's of Toronto's Design Review Panel on Thursday, June 16th. Located in north St....
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Photo of the Day: Route 514
Today's Photo of the Day, submittedĀ to theĀ UrbanToronto Flickr PoolĀ by Randy Hoffmann, features a Bombardier Flexity Outlook ALRV being tested on Toronto's newest surface rail line. This shot captures...
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TORONTOĀ sign could fall victim to lack of council funding;Ā IncreasedĀ Scarborough subway cost should kill this project;Ā CherryĀ Street Day One; and more newsTORONTOĀ sign could fall victim to lack of...
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Below Grade Levels Rising Rapidly at ZIGG Condos
The St. Clair Avenue West site ofĀ Madison HomesĀ andĀ Fieldgate Urban'sĀ ZIGG CondosĀ is abuzz with activity, as forming continues for the below-grade structure of the 11-storey,Ā Kirkor Architects-designed...
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City Staff Recommend Dominus for TCHC CityPlace Development
Following Mayor John Tory's November 2015 announcement of new incentives to promote the development of affordable housing in Toronto, plans for the very plot where the announcement took place have...
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46-Storey Mixed-Use Tower Proposed at Charlotte and Adelaide
The Charlotte and Adelaide site of the cancelled 13-storey āLangston Hallā residential development is back in play in Torontoās Entertainment District. Since being purchased by Fortress Real...
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GO Lakeshore East Line to Extend from Oshawa to Bowmanville
Earlier today,Ā Premier Kathleen Wynne appeared in Bowmanville to announce the expansion of GO Tranit's Lakeshore East corridor from the line's current terminus in Oshawa, 20 kilometres to the east to a...
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Ottawa: Mixed-Use Arthaus Complex Making its Mark Downtown
Now starting to rise well above grade, DevMcGill's Arthaus Residences at Arts Court is bringing a unique mixed-use presence to Ottawa's Downtown. Housing an art gallery, a black box theatre, a boutique...
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Touring CentreCourt's About-To-Top-Off Core Condos
In late 2013, CentreCourt Developments purchased property at the northeast corner of Shuter and Dalhousie in Downtown Toronto and by January of 2014, sales for Core Condos were underway. By early...
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Photo of the Day: South Core Fisheye
Several new condominium and office towers have transformedĀ Toronto's South Core area into a lively mixed-use district.Ā Today's Photo of the Day, submittedĀ to theĀ UrbanToronto Flickr PoolĀ byĀ Kevin B....
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TorontoĀ ferries to carry 200 more passengers per ride;Ā ArchitectsĀ ordered to add their names to Toronto buildings;Ā 407Ā East to give drivers a free ride ā for now; and more newsTorontoĀ ferries to carry...
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The Met Offers a Range of Suites in Vaughan's Developing Core
As construction progresses on the 8.6 kilometre extension of the TTC's University Line to Vaughan, a number of developments promise to form a new downtown around the new terminus. The blocks...
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Province Announces Four New GO Stations in West Toronto
This morning, the Province of Ontario and the City of Toronto announced intentions to buildĀ four new GO stations in west Toronto. As part of the SmartTrack and GO RER initiatives, Metrolinx's new...
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East Bayfront Community Abuzz with Construction Activity
Toronto's waterfront of today is a far cry from theĀ once heavily industrialized south edge of the city. Following the successful redevelopment of the central waterfront in the last quarter of the 20th...
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Focus Shifts to King Street Redesign as Visioning Study Kicks Off
"This is our moment, this is our opportunity to envision King Street as something fundamentally different!": these were the impassioned words of Toronto's chief city planner, Jennifer Keesmaat, at the...
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The Foot of Yonge: Pier 27 Tower Joins Downtown Waterfront
For visitors to Toronto, the foot of Yonge Street is a surprisingly inauspicious place. While the nexus of our main street and the waterfront is a locus of activity in many cities, Toronto's Queens...
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