Photo of the Day: Morning Mist
Today's Photo of the Day presents a dramatic aerial view of Toronto captured from an airplane. Submitted to the Toronto Skyline photo thread by Forum contributor G.L.17, this sunrise shot looks over...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 5, 2016
Bike Share Toronto rolls into the big time with major expansion; Why Toronto Needs a Low-Income Metropass Program; How transit hubs can spur dense development; and more newsOrganization wants to...
View Article383 Sorauren Design Reflects Area's Century-Old Industrial Roots
A new condominium development is fast revealing its exterior envelope at the meeting point between the Parkdale, Brockton Village, and Roncesvalles neighbourhoods. Gairloch Developments and Centrestone...
View ArticleBoutique Templar Hotel Up For Sale in Entertainment District
Toronto's Templar Hotel is now up for sale under a power of sale, as the young luxury boutique hotel looks for a new owner to continue its growing success in the heart of the Entertainment District....
View ArticleAmenities at Central Park Ajax Cater to a Range of Lifestyles
Toronto's red-hot housing market remains out of reach to many, while other suburban markets are offering competitive prices and easy commutes to the Downtown Core. In Ajax—just a 35 minute train ride...
View ArticleMayor Tory Challenges Multi-Unit Buildings to Reduce Waste
Mayor John Tory has challenged Toronto's apartment and condo buildings to go greener, with his Mayor's Towering Challenge. The voluntary competition is aimed at encouraging Torontonians—particularly...
View ArticleIntroducing ELAD's The Park Club in Emerald City
ELAD Canada's master-planned Emerald City community continues to grow, with construction now well underway at the Don Mills and Sheppard site of fourth phase 'The Colours of Emerald City' and aptly...
View ArticleEY Tower Roof: Unique Presence Joins Financial District Skyline
Stepping off the hoist elevator, we're high above the streets of Toronto's Financial District, with Nathan Phillips Square a miniature diorama to the north. We're on the 40th floor of the EY Tower,...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Canada Day Fireworks
With the Canada Day long weekend now in the books, several photos capturing fireworks displays are appearing in our Flickr Pool. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 6, 2016
Ontario to renovate massive Bay St. office complex; York Region Wants a Subway, Overstates Available Capacity; John Tory ‘ready’ to support new taxes to pay for Toronto transit; and more newsOntario to...
View ArticleExplainer: Tetraphobia
Continuing our weekly 'Explainer' series, today's SkyriseCities crosspost provides an overview of the term 'tetraphobia.' Although the fear of the number four may seem like a bit of a departure from...
View ArticleGrid's Sunday School Lofts Offering Family-Sized Layouts
Last month, we introduced Grid Developments' Sunday School Lofts, a new four-storey condominium development planned for Dewhurst Boulevard, just north of Danforth Avenue between Pape and Donlands...
View ArticleMetrolinx Takes First Steps Towards Stouffville GO Line Upgrades
Metrolinx is looking for contractors to design and build infrastructure for improved GO service on the Stouffville rail corridor, Ontario has announced.The projects include the following changes and...
View ArticleNew Phases Proposed for Daniels Erin Mills in Mississauga
The Daniels Corporation's new community at Erin Mills Parkway and Eglinton Avenue West in Mississauga continues to grow. The first three towers at the Kirkor Architects-designed development are found...
View ArticleGalleria Mall Redevelopment Assessed at Design Review Panel
There is no proposal, and there is no application, yet the planned Galleria Mall redevelopment is in some ways already more evolved than many of the submissions that come before the City of Toronto....
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: City Hall and the TORONTO Sign
Since being installed prior to the 2015 Pan Am and Para Pan Am Games, the TORONTO sign in Nathan Phillips Square has become a favourite for photographers. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 7, 2016
Lower TTC ridership leaves $25 million budget gap; The Dwindling Capacity of the Yonge Subway; Toronto home prices surge 20% as buyers face ‘uphill battle’; and more newsLower TTC ridership leaves $25...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Yonge and Eglinton
Toronto's Yonge and Eglinton area has been in a continuous state of transformation for a few years now, as new condominium towers populate the area surrounding the bustling Midtown intersection. Back...
View ArticleIntroducing Mattamy and Biddington's Vita on the Lake
It has been three and a half years since the very last of the shabby motels on Etobicoke's waterfront bit the dust, and the high-density Humber Bay Shores area that has replaced them over the last...
View ArticleIntroducing Alterra's 159SW Condos at Sherbourne and Wellesley
Since being purchased by Alterra Group of Companies last year, plans have been put in motion to redevelop the site of a former gas station and donut shop at the southwest corner of Toronto's Sherbourne...
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