Final Release of Suites Announced for The Winthorpe Modern
On either side of the scenic Glen Stewart Park, Toronto's established Upper Beaches neighbourhood is gradually taking on greater density, as a wave of mid-rise projects bring new multi-unit residential...
View ArticlePumps Keep Excavation Pit Dry for Lakeside Tower at Pier 27
In the roughly three months since our last visit to Cityzen Development Group and Fernbrook Homes' Tower at Pier 27, crews from TMG Builders and Progreen Demolition have made significant progress at...
View ArticleHot Docs 2017: Wrapped for Another Year, Awards Announced
Hot Docs has come and gone for another year. The 2017 edition of the event featured 228 films from across the planet, and we hope you had a chance to see at least some of the ones that interested you....
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: McCaul Street
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to the top of OCAD U's Sharp Centre for Design for a view down McCaul Street. Submitted to the Form Condos Forum thread by Momin Ahmad, this view faces south over the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for May 9, 2017
Gardiner neighbours upset with overnight construction noise; When the mayor and premier get along, they can produce great things; NDP vows to pay third of Toronto’s community housing repair bill; and...
View ArticleRyerson's Jarvis Street Residence Reaches Final Height
We have been closely tracking the growth of Ryerson University's new Jarvis Street Residence since construction commenced in the summer of 2015. The MPI Group-developed 30-storey tower has been...
View ArticleThe Davies' Sales Centre Closes In Advance of Construction
The start of construction is drawing close for a new mid-rise boutique condominium development on Avenue Road, just north of Dupont in Midtown Toronto. With the bulk of the 36 luxury units sold at...
View ArticleOntario Unlocks Downtown Toronto Land for Affordable Housing
This morning, Ontario Housing Minister Chris Ballard announced that the Province will be "leveraging Provincial lands to build more affordable and rental housing" in Toronto. In a small room past a...
View ArticleShoring Commences for 88 North at Shuter and Mutual
Last month, we updated you on the progress that St Thomas Developments'88 North has made since its formal announcement. Located at Mutual and Shuter streets on the east side of Downtown Toronto, 88...
View ArticleNobu Toronto: Heritage Recommendation Advances Design
Amidst the myriad upcoming high-rise developments packed into the Entertainment District, Nobu Residences Toronto is easily among the most highly anticipated. While news of the Madison Group and...
View ArticleToronto's Port Lands Part 2: Villiers Island, The Area's New Heart
Last week, we explored the proposed planning framework that detailed the preferred plan for the future development of Toronto's Port Lands. Concurrent to the drafting of this framework, a Villiers...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: AGO Staircase
Led by architect Frank Gehry, the 2004-2008 renovation of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) transformed the aesthetic of the institution while creating new gallery space. Submitted to our Flickr Pool by...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for May 10, 2017
Mayor John Tory threatens to block subway extension unless province pays for relief line; RBC building in downtown Toronto to be closed for six months; ROM to reopen revitalized Queen’s Park entrance;...
View ArticleSite Plan Approval Sought for Davisville School Replacement
An application for Site Plan Approval has put the wheels in motion for the replacement of Davisville Jr. Public School and Spectrum Alternative School, just east of Yonge Street and a short walk from...
View ArticleNew Office Development Progressing Near Finch West Station
With the Toronto-York Spadina Subway Extension (TYSSE) project on track to open this December, a handful of new developments are being built in northwestern Toronto and southern Vaughan in anticipation...
View ArticleRe-Imagined Grange Park Approaches Sesquicentennial Unveiling
It has been a couple of months since we last updated on the ongoing construction on the revitalization of Toronto's Grange Park. Scheduled to re-open on July 1 to mark Canada's Sesquicentennial, the...
View ArticleThe One Approved at OMB, Now 2 Storeys Taller
The One, a Foster + Partners and Core Architects-designed skyscraper planned for the southwest corner of Bloor and Yonge streets in Downtown Toronto, now has the green light from the Ontario Municipal...
View ArticleLong Anticipated Gardiner Off-Ramp Teardown Making Progress
A patch of dirt and gravel that has spent over half a century in the shadow of the Gardiner Expressway's York-Bay-Yonge off-ramp is now seeing its first sunlight since the mid-1960s. The spiral ramp...
View ArticleThe Well: Retailers and Offices to Anchor Mixed-Use Community
Just over a month ago, UrbanToronto published a story on the phasing strategy for construction at The Well, a massive new mixed-use and master-planned project for Downtown Toronto at the northwest...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: View from Humber Bay Park
Humber Bay Park remains a popular spot for photographers to capture the Toronto skyline, offering unobstructed city views across Humber Bay. Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to our Flickr Pool by...
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