Photo of the Day: Picasso Condos
offToronto's ongoing development boom has produced some notable architectural landmarks. Among the developments receiving praise for its design is Monarch Group and Goldman Group's Picasso Condos. In...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for September 16, 2015
offNew Gardiner proposals would nearly double upgrade costs; Another Shiny Streetcar Arrives; Even without the Games, Toronto needs Olympic-sized ambitions; and more news...New Gardiner proposals would...
View ArticleConstruction of ZIGG Condos to Commence this Fall
offWith approximately 70% of the 166 units spoken for at Madison Homes and Fieldgate Homes' ZIGG Condos, construction of the 11-storey, Kirkor Architects-designed condominium development is slated to...
View ArticleSite of W Towns Cleared in Advance of Construction
offThe start of shoring and excavation is imminent at the Weston and Lawrence site of First Avenue Properties’ W Towns. Now 75% sold, the pml.A-designed project will be adding 48 3-storey, 3 and 3.5...
View ArticlePreviewing Sail Condominiums with Opearl's Ray Mao
offLast month, we introduced Opearl Developments'Sail Condominiums, a distinctively designed 18-storey project that is soon to bring further density to the quickly growing Sheppard Avenue East corridor...
View ArticleCity Considering Revised Options for Gardiner's 'Hybrid' Future
offFollowing the much-publicized and highly controversial City Council vote to retain the eastern portion of the Gardiner Expressway through a 'hybrid-option' reconfiguration, City of Toronto staff...
View ArticleConstruction of Paradigm Condos in Full Swing at Burlington GO
offDecades of subdivision development has swallowed up much of the City of Burlington's former farmland, and though the well has yet to run completely dry, Burlington's central areas are seeing more...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Rogers Centre at Dusk
offThe Rogers Centre has been getting plenty of airplay in the media lately. With the Blue Jays among the top contenders in Major League Baseball right now and talks of major stadium renovations in the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for September 17, 2015
off'Next generation' of city builders competing to shape a future Toronto; New Gardiner Expressway 'hybrid' options free land, cost more; Toronto’s public libraries featured in new adult colouring...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Phoebe Street
offLarge-scale high-rise developments receive a fair amount of attention for their contributions to our growing skyline, as well as the associated intensification of downtown land. While much attention...
View ArticleSQ Condos Approaches Grade in Alexandra Park
offLong considered one of Toronto's hippest and most desirable neighborhoods, Queen West maintains a different type of cachet than many of our city's other development hot spots. Eclectic rather than...
View ArticleExploring the Untapped Potential of Toronto's Port Lands
offThe Port Lands, which have long inhabited the far peripheries of our civic imagination—existing as some place many Torontonians vaguely knew about, or even "went to that one time...maybe"—are now...
View ArticleTouring the Archaeological Finds at St. Lawrence Market North
offLast week, it was announced that the remains of previous structures built at the St. Lawrence Market North site had been discovered in advance of construction to replace the aging building. With...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Down University
offThe views from University Avenue are growing more impressive every year as new structures add to the surrounding urban fabric. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for September 18, 2015
offRevisiting the Past Lives of St. Lawrence Market; Waterfront Toronto’s city-building CEO steps down; Restored townhouses keep Corktown quirky despite gentrification; and more news...Revisiting the...
View ArticleWinners Announced for the 2015 Toronto Urban Design Awards
offThere was an air of pride and optimism in the room at this year's Toronto Urban Design Awards gala, as the winners of the biennial award were announced and proudly took to the stage to accept their...
View ArticlePinnacle on Adelaide's Public Realm Surges To Life
offOver the span of the last month, the southeast corner of Adelaide and John Streets has transformed from a construction zone into a lively public piazza, as new food retailing, landscaping, and...
View ArticleA Look Inside of Trump Toronto's Ruby Collection Suites
offUpon opening its doors back in 2012, The Trump International Hotel and Tower added hundreds of new homes in the sky in the heart of Toronto's fast-paced Financial District. Now, a number of suites...
View ArticleDevelopment Proposed on Sheppard in North York City Centre
offA recently submitted Zoning By-Law Amendment Application for the proposed redevelopment of a site at 53-63 Sheppard Avenue West and 62-68 Bogert Avenue contains new details on a site just steps away...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: The Dome
offAlmost 26 years since opening, the retractable roof of the Rogers Centre still manages to impress. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Freaktography,...
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