Scale Model Reveals Details of Aragon's Eighty One Wellesley
Earlier this year, we were provided a sneak peek at the presentation centre for Aragon's Eighty One Wellesley, a 28-storey, Core Architects-designed condominium tower in Toronto's Church-Wellesley...
View ArticleTarion Warranty Corporation Launches Redesigned Website
Since being founded by the provincial government back in 1976, Tarion Warranty Corporation has been Ontario’s official home building industry regulator, protecting new home buyers’ purchases with...
View ArticleEntertainment District Site Identified for new Ward 20 Park
No, it's probably not going to be a condo. Following weeks of speculation, the vacant lot at 229 Richmond Street West has been identified as the potential site of a new Toronto Ward 20 park. Stretching...
View ArticleUpper Beach Club Condo Proposed on Kingston Road
Following a November 2015 site plan application, a recent re-submission to the City of Toronto Planning Department along with new marketing material is providing a look at a proposed mid-rise...
View ArticleExplainer: Office Space Classifications
This week's edition of Explainer discusses the three different classifications for office space as designated by The Building Owners and Managers Association. The highest classification available—Class...
View ArticlePride of Canada Carousel Spins Up in Downtown Markham
Two weeks ago—just before Canada Day—a new community centrepiece powered up for the first time in the heart of Markham’s emerging Downtown, on Birchmount Road north of Enterprise Boulevard. Designed by...
View ArticleAlexandra Park: SQ Takes Shape with Sales Underway for SQ2
As Regent Park's high-profile transformation continues to the east of Downtown Toronto, the rebuild of Alexandra Park is quickly progressing to the west of Downtown. Just northwest of the Queen and...
View Article49-Storey Tower Proposed for the Distillery District
Following the first addition of residential density in the late 1990s and the subsequent early-2000s revitalization of Toronto's Distillery District, the National Historic Site has been populated with...
View Article80-Storey Residential Tower Proposed at 8 Elm Street
UPDATE: A more detailed report is now available here.As reported by City of Toronto planner David Oikawa via Twitter, a rezoning application has been tabled to allow an 80-storey residential tower on...
View ArticleToronto Council Backs Key Aspects of City's 15 Year Transit Plan
After an at-times rancorous day-long debate dominated by debate over the Scarborough subway, Toronto's Council voted by sizeable majorities for several of the key planks of the City's transit plan...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: 425 Avenue Road
Estonian born architect Uno Prii designed some of the most well known residential buildings in Toronto. Known for his bold interpretation of Modernism, Prii's designs still capture the attention of...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 14, 2016
TTC installing new PRESTO fare gates at two more stations; City council votes down motion to build Scarborough LRT network; Digital billboard plan has Leaside opponents seeing red; and more newsTTC...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Yonge and Dundas
Sometimes called the "Times Square of Canada" for better or for worse, the Yonge-Dundas intersection and the adjacent public square are marked by a constantly evolving tapestry of glittering...
View ArticleFurther Details Emerge For 80-Storey Proposal at 8 Elm Street
Following yesterday's first glimpse at the 80-storey tower proposed for 8 Elm Street, official submission documents have now come online, giving us a more complete overview of the project. Planned on a...
View ArticleMajor Residential Development Proposed for 350 Adelaide West
UPDATE:A new rendering has been supplied by the developer and architect to reflect the latest plans for the development.Several months after the first look at renderings for a major development in...
View ArticleToronto City Council Plays 'Fantasy Transit Network' Once Again
Yesterday, Toronto City Councillors voted for a transit network plan that would have much to recommend it—if there were any likelihood that it would be built. The Mayor and City Staff did not ask...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Centre Island View
Centre Island offers some of the most famous views of the Toronto skyline, a view that changes a little more each year. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Empty...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 15, 2016
Ride-sharing legal Friday, but the Uber-taxi war rages on; Wider sidewalks coming to Yonge; Cash shift might revive Sheppard subway extension; and more newsRide-sharing legal Friday, but the Uber-taxi...
View ArticleThe Davies Offers Limited Supply of Luxury Custom Suites
Located just north of Dupont, The Davies is in some ways a rarity among Toronto's new-build condominiums. While many of the city's recent point towers abound in investor-friendly one-bedroom suites,...
View ArticleConstruction Progressing On Two Ryerson University Buildings
As part of the ongoing expansion of Ryerson University, the institution is currently involved in the construction of two major new structures to the east side of Downtown Toronto; the Daphne Cockwell...
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