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Photo of the Day: Yonge and Dundas
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Bryan Bonnici, takes us to the busy Yonge and Dundas intersection in Downtown Toronto. A 1.6-second exposure creates a dramatic...
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$1 billion funding gap for Scarborough transit a question of ‘priorities’; Why cities are cracking down on Airbnb; Sales of new high-rise homes boom while low-rise inventory continues to shrink; and...
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Undulating Glazing Grabs Eyeballs at 7 St. Thomas Development
It has only been a few weeks since we last checked in on the construction progress of St. Thomas Commercial Developments' 7 St. Thomas, though we can barely keep away from the striking new office...
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Union Station Revitalization Continues at Bay and Front
Almost exactly six years since the start of Toronto's Union Station revitalization, work continues on several remaining elements of the highly complex project. Since our last update on the project in...
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Explainer: Architect of Record
This week, UrbanToronto is introducing a new feature cross-posted from our sister site, SkyriseCities. The weekly "Explainer" series provides an overview of the terms used in the architecture, design,...
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Claude Cormier + Associés' Berczy Park Rebuild Progressing
The ongoing rebuilding of Toronto's Berczy Park has made a fair amount of progress since our most recent update in May. Designed by landscape architects Claude Cormier + Associés, the reimagined public...
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City-Builders Break Ground on Weston Village Artscape Hub
Squinting in the June sun, a diverse group of politicians, artists, developers, and students gathered in a Weston Village parking lot. Gathered next to Mayor Tory, Councillors Frances Nunziata and...
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Four New SmartTrack Stations Announced for Toronto's East End
Today, it's the east end's turn. Following Yesterday's introduction of four new GO stations in Toronto's west end, new transit was announced for the city's east end earlier today. Joined by Mayor John...
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Photo of the Day: Skyline from Mimico
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Brady Baker, takes us to the GO Transit Willowbrook Yard in Mimico. Captured on a cloudy Sunday afternoon in October 2015, this...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 23, 2016
‘Toronto’ sign will shine on in square until at least fall; Toronto Bike Share outage drags on as staff feels the heat; Does Your City Councillor Support Bike Lanes?; and more news ‘Toronto’ sign will...
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Throwback Thursday: South Core's Growing Sea of Glass
Toronto's emerging South Core area has come a long way in just a few short years. Back in the Spring of 2013, the view west from a condominium at 33 Bay Street overlooked three major construction...
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Podium Levels Taking Shape at MOD's Massey Tower
Two months since the pouring of the ground floor at MOD Developments' Massey Tower, more progress is apparent at the Downtown Toronto site of the 60-storey, Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed...
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Liberty Village: Exploring the Location of a SmartTrack Station
As part of Tuesday, June 21st's GO Transit announcement, the Province of Ontario and City of Toronto revealed that a new SmartTrack / GO RER station is planned for Liberty Village. Of the eight...
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Hot Docs Lands Permanent Home with Purchase of Bloor Theatre
One of Toronto's most unique cinemas has now made it official that they are sticking around on Bloor Street for the foreseeable future. Following a generous $4-million gift from the Rogers Foundation,...
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SmartTrack: What Will It Cost To Build, Operate, and Ride?
Three new reports released on Tuesday are making the shape of SmartTrack clearer. Metrolinx' SmartTrack GO-RER business case endorses the least ambitious of the four options for development that had...
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Steel Rising as 135 Yorkville's Glass Envelope Takes Shape
Developer Camrost-Felcorp continues to bring major changes to Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood. Immediately east of the developer's Residences of Yorkville Plaza on Avenue Road—a condominium...
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Photo of the Day: PCC at Distillery Loop
Last week, Toronto gained its first new streetcar extension in over 15 years with the opening of the new Route 514. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Randy...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 24, 2016
$1 billion spike in subway cost may not be the end of it; Five things you probably didn't know about the CN Tower; Don’t blame foreign buyers for Canada’s housing boom; and more news$1 billion spike in...
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An Enhanced Public Realm Is Emerging at Plaza's Musée Condos
Following crane removal in April, work to complete Plaza's Musée Condos has been making steady progress in Toronto's King West neighbourhood. With cladding now all but finished on the 17-storey...
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Demolition Clearing King Portland Centre Site as Shoring Begins
Following April's announcement that Shopify would be its anchor tenant, the construction site of King Portland Centre has become a hive of activity. In Toronto's King West area, the Hariri Pontarini...
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