Daily Headlines: News from the Internet for July 21, 2017
Network of Toronto laneways could help bridge gaps in cycling infrastructure, advocates say; Eight amazing sketches by the urban artists secretly drawing people on the TTC; It’s Not Me, It’s You,...
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Shifting Black and White Exterior Taking Shape at River City 3
Saucier + Perrotte Architects are building upon their track record in Toronto's West Don Lands, as construction of Urban Capital Property Group's River City Condos Phase 3 adds to the avant garde first...
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Uno Prii Tower-in-the-Park Infill Proposal on Spadina Evolves
A tower-in-the-park infill project at 666 Spadina Avenue has evolved in the recent months following concerns from the City of Toronto's Heritage Preservation Services. The tower was designed by the...
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Wider Dufferin Overpass Opens, Ready for Rail Path & GO RER
EllisDon has completed the construction of a widened overpass across Dufferin Street just north of Queen in Toronto's West End. The immediate result of completion of the $8.4 million contract is that...
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Updated Volume Gives New Life to Toronto's Architecture Guide
Every once in a while, I find myself confronted by the complexity of understanding 21st century Toronto. After settling into my own ideas of what this place is, a conversation with fellow Torontonians...
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Excavation Continues For Church Street's Neighbouring Condos
Immediately east of Toronto's iconic Maple Leaf Gardens, construction is well underway at Axis and at Stanley Condominiums on Church Street, between Wood and Carlton. Both condos are being built on a...
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Race For The Sky: The Quest For Toronto's First Supertall Tower
Toronto is certainly no stranger to height. Home to the iconic CN Tower, we proudly laid claim to the tallest freestanding structure in the world for 32 years from 1975 to 2007. Rising side-by-side...
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Photo of the Day: Island Airport Ferry Window Seat
Today's Photo of the Day offers a view from the Billy Bishop Airport ferry, which remains a popular alternative to the recently-opened fixed-link tunnel that now connects the airport and mainland....
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Metrolinx drops appeal of Bombardier court decision; CN Tower bucks trend with new mascot; Four Toronto builders and how their iconic names impacted future generations; and more news:Canada Post has...
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Shoring Begins for Tridel's Form Condos on McCaul Street
Just south of the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and east of the recently-reopened Grange Park, work is heating up at the site of Tridel's Form Condos, a 14-storey, architectsAlliance-designed...
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Skylights, Eateries, Shops Highlights of Union Station Work
Years of construction have brought great change to the way commuters and travellers have moved through Toronto's Union Station, with trips through and around the station still being rerouted and...
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Construction Progressing on New Gardiner Expressway Off-Ramp
The Gardiner Expressway's Yonge-Bay-York off-ramp has been demolished, and as traffic lines up to exit at Spadina or Jarvis, quick work is being made of the new replacement ramp that will carry...
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Final Suites Remain at Stafford Developments' Avenue & Park
Set to reach a modest height of seven storeys, the Page + Steele / IBI Group-designed Avenue & Park will introduce 36 luxury units to Toronto's Avenue Road, just north of Lawrence. On the back of a...
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Condo Market Shows Resiliency as Overall Home Sales Decline
2017 has been a turbulent year for the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) housing market, with the Ontario government's Fair Housing Plan ushering in a frenzied wave of transactions, now being followed by a...
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Excavation Underway for Timber-Frame Office in Liberty Village
Construction is well underway for 80 Atlantic Avenue in Liberty Village. The 5-storey office building is being developed by Hullmark, the same company behind the revitalization of the adjacent 60...
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Photo of the Day: Rush Hour
Today's Photo of the Day captures the start of the afternoon rush hour in Downtown Toronto, captured from an upper level at the Bisha Hotel and Residences. Submitted by Marcus Mitanis, this aerial view...
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Organization turning vacant Toronto properties into mobile urban farms; Seeking wider recognition, Metrolinx spending $250,000 to design a new brand; For safer streets, getting an Ontario driver's...
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10 Storey Infill Proposed to Wrap Around 100 Wellesley East
Intensification proposals for Tower-in-the-Park apartment sites is the latest development trend in Toronto, as property owners seek to infill under-utilized greenspaces with new density. The latest in...
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88 Queen: Revised Concept Tabled for Landmark Development
Just four blocks east of Yonge, the massive full-block parking lot that stretches all the way from Queen to Shuter is gradually making way for redevelopment. With the north end of the Downtown Toronto...
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Scarborough Life-Lease Residential Tower Proposal Evolves
The site plan application for a faith-related development in Scarborough by Global Kingdom Ministries has been resubmitted for Trinity Ravine Towers - a life lease development consisting of two towers...
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