Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for March 27, 2017
It's time for Toronto's wealthy to step up for the city; Toronto still more than $7 billion short for transit projects even after federal budget funding; How can Ontario tame Toronto’s ‘dizzying’...
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Graywood Seeks Site Plan Approval for Scoop 2 on St. Clair
Following on the success of Graywood Developments' Scoop Condos in Toronto's Carleton Village neighbourhood, the developer is returning with the second of three phases, this one situated on the south...
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3rd Submission Continues Planning Saga at Lawrence & Midland
In 2008, an application to replace a Scarborough strip mall near the southeast corner of Lawrence and Midland with a 425-unit residential community was tabled to the City of Toronto. With heights...
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Renderings Highlight New Phase at LJM's Waterview in Grimsby
As construction nears completion for the first phase of LJM Developments' Waterview Condominiums in Grismby, new renderings are providing more insight into the second and third phases of this Icon...
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Lakeshore East Rail Corridor Expanding for GO RER, SmartTrack
On March 22, Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the addition of a third track on the Lakeshore East corridor between Beechgrove Drive (east of...
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Growth To Watch For 2017: U of T, West of Downtown
Welcome to another instalment of 2017's Growth To Watch For Series. This segment continues on from our Downtown North tour, starting off in the University of Toronto's (U of T) St. George Campus, then...
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Photo of the Day: Rainy Scene in Toronto
Today's Photo of the Day features a rainy view captured from the corner of Yonge and Carlton. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by contributor Vincent Demers, this view faces east from within a bus shelter,...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for March 28, 2017
Tory makes unsubstantiated claims in support of subway plan; TTC powers up Line 1 Yonge - University subway extension to Vaughan; How busy will the Scarborough subway extension be?; and more news:Code...
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Bisha's 'Signature Collection' Suites Released on Upper Floors
As construction winds down on Lifetime Developments and INK Entertainment's Bisha Hotel and Residences in Toronto's Entertainment District, new details have been released on the upper level units of...
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New Salvation Army Church to House Crosstown LRT Utilities
While Toronto Council debates the Scarborough Subway Extension again today, current transit infrastructure work in this city means plenty of changes for the places that will benefit from new lines,...
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Ryerson's Daphne Cockwell Complex Rising on Church Street
Since the November 2015 start of construction of Ryerson University's Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex at 270 Church Street, work on the institution's newest educational building continues to...
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New Community Centre for Concord Park Place, Bayview Village
Concord Adex's Park Place community has grown quite a bit since the fledgling neighbourhood got its mid-2000s start. Several condominium developments have been built and occupied, while construction is...
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Photo of the Day: Leuty Lifeguard Station
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to Kew Beach at the foot of Leuty Avenue for a view of the Leuty Lifeguard Station. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by contributor Phil Marion, this sunrise view...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for March 29, 2017
Council pushes Scarborough subway project forward after marathon debate; Metrolinx scraps Eglinton Crosstown gas plant for ‘innovative’ battery solution; Toronto's Corktown cubes are for sale; and more...
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Explainer: Energy Regulation With Double-Skin Façades
This week, SkyriseCities''Explainer' returns with a look at double-skin façades, which are gaining popularity as a tool to ameliorate air flow and energy performance in new buildings. Here in Toronto,...
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Scarborough Subway Extension Inches Closer To Reality
Rob Ford would be happy to know that Scarborough is a bit closer to getting "what it deserves", since Toronto City Council has again voted to proceed with a subway to Scarborough Centre. (The late...
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Yonge & St Clair: Pair of Towers Could Reshape Southeast Corner
Suddenly becoming one of the more talked-about parts of the city, Toronto's Yonge and St. Clair neighbourhood is poised to transform in the coming years, with the recent news of a Studio Gang-designed...
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Excavation in Full Swing for The Met in Vaughan
With Vaughan Metropolitan Centre subway station set to open as the new terminus of the TTC's University subway line in December, new developments are bringing increased density to Vaughan's emerging...
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Crosstown LRT: Gas Plant Reconsidered in Favour of Battery Power
The efforts of some residents in Toronto's Mount Dennis neighbourhood have resulted in a greener Eglinton Crosstown LRT line. Steven Del Duca, Ontario's Minister of Transportation and Laura Albanese,...
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Growth to Watch For 2017: Downtown Toronto Core
As we near the end of our Growth to Watch For series, we finally make it to the epicentre of the city, exploring all of the activity in Toronto's Downtown Core and Financial District. Representing one...
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