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Dramatic Eaton Centre Skybridge Installed Above Queen Street

Even as the skeleton for the WilkinsonEyre and Zeidler-designed pedestrian bridge sat moored on James Street, Toronto's future Eaton Centre skybridge captured the public attention. Beginning to take...

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Photo of the Day: Tower Automotive Building

Submitted to our Flickr Pool by Lori Whelan, today's Photo of the Day shows a view of the ongoing restoration of Toronto's Tower Automotive Building on Sterling Road. The historic 1919-built industrial...

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Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for July 11, 2017

Toronto’s million-dollar condo sales are multiplying, Sotheby’s report finds; Office development scarce along Toronto's new LRT route; How flowers keep cyclists safe on some downtown Toronto streets;...

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Avenue 151 at Davenport Advances in Planning Process

The past few weeks have seen a number of developments across Toronto advance in both the rezoning and Site Plan Approval (SPA) process. One of the projects to move forward is Dash Developments' Avenue...

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Wide Array of Amenities Planned for Plaza's Mississauga Square

Last month gave us our first glimpse at Plaza's Mississauga Square, a 33-storey Turner Fleischer Architects-designed condominium and townhome development, coming to the Hurontario and Eglinton area of...

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Mid Rise Condo Set to Infill Eglinton Tower-in-the-Park Site

A zoning by-law amendment application has been submitted to the City of Toronto for an 11 storey residential rental tower on Eglinton Avenue, east of Mount Pleasant, which would infill an under...

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Going Up: How Will New Elevator Technology Change Cities?

Each day, over 7 billion elevator journeys are made in tall buildings throughout the world. It's a staggering fact, but one that goes unnoticed amidst the longer journeys that define urban life. While...

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Distinctive Red Brick Cladding Shapes The Selby on Sherbourne

Amidst Toronto's sea of glass, steel, and back-painted spandrel, a very different high-rise aesthetic is taking shape on Sherbourne south of Bloor. At 592 Sherbourne Street, Mod Developments, OP Trust,...

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Photo of the Day: Old Eastern Avenue Bridge

Today's Photo of the Day features a disused relic of infrastructure in Toronto's West Don Lands area. Submitted by Forum contributor Jasonzed, this drone-captured aerial faces west over the Don River...

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Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for July 12, 2017

Boom time for Toronto parks was years in the making; Councillors challenging new Toronto ward boundaries that would achieve voter parity; Parents save Guildwood school, but Toronto board loses bid to...

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Touring Two Model Suites in Plaza's Musée Condos

A few suites remain available for purchase at Plaza's Musée, the newest condominium development to open in Toronto's King West neighbourhood. As residents continue to populate the 17-storey...

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The Addington: New Mid-Rise Proposed for Sheppard West

A new proposal in North York is building off of a previous plan for a 6-storey, 42-unit development at 258-262 Sheppard Avenue West, which was recommended for approval in 2012. In the time since, seven...

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Q2 2017 Transactions Decline in Tight GTA Commercial Market

Hot on the heels of a report from CBRE which noted that office vacancy rates have reached a record low in Toronto, new figures have been released by the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB), showing...

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New Hariri Pontarini Design Proposed at Shops at Don Mills

Southwest of Don Mills and Lawrence, a new residential development is being proposed at 169 The Donway West. Building on a rezoning and OPA submission to the City of Toronto that dates to 2015,...

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Mid-Rise Condo Proposed for Queen East Beer Store Site

New proposals continue to pop up for various Beer Store locations around Toronto. Following on proposals submitted for Beer Store locations at 1580 Avenue Road, 227 Gerrard Street East, 784 The...

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Fall of the House of Lancaster: Townhomes To Replace Strip Club

In May of this year, South Etobicoke residents were met with the news that the long-established—and lately infamous—House of Lancaster was slated to close its location on The Queensway. The site of at...

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Photo of the Day: R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant

Designed by architect Thomas Canfield Pomphrey and constructed between 1932 and 1941, the R.C. Harris Water Treatment Plant remains an iconic landmark on the eastern Toronto waterfront. Submitted to...

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Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for July 13, 2017

Mapping the flood vulnerability of the Toronto Islands; Bombardier admits it may miss 2017 TTC streetcar delivery target; How the replacement for Pam McConnell's seat will be chosen; and more...

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Throwback Thursday: Yonge Eglinton Centre

This week's Throwback Thursday covers a significant retail and commercial addition to RioCan's Yonge Eglinton Centre, a mixed-use complex at the heart of Midtown Toronto. Back in the summer of 2013,...

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Podium Takes Shape for Ryerson's Daphne Cockwell Complex

Since permits were issued at the close of 2015, work has been progressing at the site of Ryerson University's new Daphne Cockwell Health Sciences Complex. In the year and a half since construction...

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