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Photo of the Day: Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence
Today’s Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by dtstuff9, captures York University's new Bergeron Centre for Engineering Excellence. Opened in 2015, the striking ZAS...
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Bloor St. merchants taking bike lane installation in stride – so far; Bombardier Inc clinches $428 million rail order from Ontario’s Metrolinx despite ongoing delays; New elevators, not old, could be...
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Explainer: Official Plan
This week, UrbanToronto's 'Explainer' series continues with another look at a term often used on our site. This time, it's the 'Official Plan.' The City of Toronto's Official Plan is frequently...
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Retail Space Taking Shape at King + Condos
It was November 2015 when we last looked at the King and Sherbourne site of King + Condos, a new 17-storey condominium tower by King Plus Development on Toronto's east side. At the time hoarding was...
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Monde Condominium Construction Approaches Grade Level
The once industrial stretch of Toronto's waterfront now being reborn as the East Bayfront district will soon be home to thousands of residents, adding a round-the-clock population to an area that...
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Street Artist Phlegm Completes Huge Work at Yonge and St. Clair
Almost exactly three years since public arts organization 'The STEPS Initiative' unveiled plans for the since-realized "World's Tallest Mural" at 200 Wellesley Street East, the organization is...
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Tory Announces Plan for 21-Acre "Rail Deck Park" Downtown
Standing at the northwestern edge of Concord CityPlace's Block 36 North, Mayor John Tory announced a plan to create a 21-acre park above the rail corridor that cuts through an area that has quickly...
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Photo of the Day: Rotman School of Management
The 2012 expansion of the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management by KPMB Architects added a new $93 million building to the university's fast-changing main campus. Today's Photo of the...
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TTC chief won’t endorse ‘unpalatable’ budget cuts; The skinny on Toronto's new extra skinny condos; ‘Troubling trend’ seen as Toronto posts record July home sales; and more newsTTC chief won’t endorse...
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Throwback Thursday: Fashion House
This week's Throwback Thursday covers a recent heritage restoration in Toronto's King West neighbourhood. Over three years ago, construction was well underway at the site of Freed Developments' Fashion...
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Berczy Park: Fountain Installed as Fall Completion Targeted
Though the one-of-a-kind park's planned summer opening has been pushed back to October 31st, there has been plenty of construction progress at Toronto's Berczy Park in recent weeks. With the 'dog days'...
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Major Residential Development Proposed Near Wilson Subway
The area east of Wilson subway station on TTC Line 1 has been in a state of flux for some time. Recent developments such as Gramercy Park and The Station Condos have added new life to the area, while...
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Exhibit Residences' Shifting Design Shapes Up on Bloor West
Directly across the street from the jagged form of the ROM's Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the Rosario Varacalli-designed Exhibit Residences is now in the latter stages of construction on Toronto's Bloor...
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Terraced Mid-Rise Rental Proposed on Dundas at the Humber
A recent proposal tabled for a site on Dundas Street immediately west of the Humber River aims to create an appropriate transition between the medium density developments to the west and the...
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Photo of the Day: Rosedale Valley Bridge
The prescient inclusion of a rail deck below the main expanse of the Prince Edward Viaduct—decades before the construction of the Bloor-Danforth subway line—is a well known bit of Toronto trivia. Fewer...
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Why the Proposed Rail Deck Park Should Make Toronto Hopeful; Byford says TTC’s pinching pennies, would not oppose task force; Toronto drivers are already parking in the Bloor Street bike lanes; and...
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Habitat for Humanity Breaks Ground on Scarborough Build
Yesterday morning, members of the Toronto Foundation board of directors and Habitat for Humanity Greater Toronto Area (Habitat GTA) were joined by Mayor John Tory to celebrate the ground breaking of a...
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Province Announces New Funding for Hospital Repairs, Upgrades
To meet the needs of a gradually increasing population in Ontario, the provincial government has announced a new round of funding for hospitals around the province, including notable Toronto...
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Cluster of High-Rises Remaking the Church Street Corridor
Long Toronto's main north-south artery—and most famous street—Downtown Yonge Street has recently also become a poster child for the impacts of new development. As a wave of ongoing and proposed...
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Scale Model Highlights Design of Plaza and Berkeley's 'The Met'
We recently paid a visit to the presentation centre for Plaza and Berkeley's The Met, giving us a more complete look at the high-rise condominium development in Vaughan's emerging downtown. Building on...
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