With another busy month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk now behind us, we round up October 2016's hottest stories, dataBase files, and Forum threads.
Our Top Ten News Stories
1. 72-Storey Twin Towers Proposed for Yonge and Carlton
2 Carlton Street, western view, image retrieved via submission to the City of Toronto
Our biggest story from the month of October covered a development proposal for twin 72-storey towers at the northeast corner of Yonge and Carlton Streets. Our second most popular story discussed the emerging plans to redevelop the Galleria Mall at Dupont and Dufferin.
2. Application Officially Submitted for Galleria Mall Redevelopment
3. The Lights Come On at Streetcar's Restored Broadview Hotel
4. A Glimpse Into the Future: Illustrating Toronto's Skyline in 2020
5. Mirvish+Gehry Prepares for Marketing, Seeks Site Plan Approval
6. Home Prices and Sales Continue to Soar in the GTA
7. 88 Storey Towers + More Proposed to Replace Chelsea Hotel
8. Mixed-Use Redevelopment Planned for Eglinton Square
9. Yorkdale Expansion Pivots Mall Towards Experiential Retail
10. Metrolinx, Mississauga Firm Up Plans for the Hurontario LRT
Our Top Ten dataBase Files
1 Eglinton Square, image retrieved via submission to the City of Toronto
Our most popular dataBase file from October was for the newly-proposed 1 Eglinton Square development at Victoria Park and Eglinton in Scarborough. In second place, the dataBase file for the Toronto Star Lands at 1-7 Yonge Street remains quite popular, as it is currently the tallest building proposed in the city.
3. The One
4. KPMG Vaughan
7. INDX Condos
10. 88 Scott Street
Our Top Ten Forum Threads
One Bloor East, image by Forum contributor Benito
The Forum thread for Great Gulf's One Bloor East remained hot throughout October, as the ongoing installation of undulating balcony glazing is emphasizing the curves of the Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed condo. In second place, the thread for Tridel's Ten York drew in plenty of views, thanks to constant photo updates on the fast-rising South Core condominium tower.
2. Ten York
4. Sun Life Financial Tower & Harbour Plaza Residences
6. Eaton Centre (Nordstrom Rebuild)
8. Union Station Revitalization
10. YC Condos
We will be back at beginning of December for a recap of November's top news stories, dataBase files and Forum threads!