9-Storey Condo Proposed at Marlee and Glencairn
Glencairn Station's ranking among the least-used stations on the TTC's Line 1 subway makes the surrounding area a prime target for new intensification. About 200 metres west of the station, a new...
View ArticleRat Film: Urban Dystopia Screens at the Bloor Hot Docs Cinema
If you missed it at Hot Docs this spring, you have another chance to walk the dystopia blocks of Baltimore in Rat Film, a documentary playing the Ted Rogers Hot Docs Cinema on Bloor at Bathurst...
View ArticleCatch TimberFever at Ryerson Design-Build Competition
A number of factors are driving interest in wood-frame construction in the Greater Toronto Area, with changes to the Ontario Building Code now allowing taller wood-frame buildings, and a growing...
View ArticleSmart House Tops Out at 25 Storeys on Queen Street West
Another condominium tower has topped out in Downtown Toronto, with Urban Capital and Malibu Investments' Smart House now reaching its full 25-storey height above Queen Street a few doors west of...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Humber Treatment Plant
Today's Photo of the Day features an aerial view of the Humber Treatment Plant in Etobicoke, near the mouth of the Humber River. The second largest wastewater treatment facility in Toronto after the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 22, 2017
Toronto Community Housing CEO says she’s ready for the challenges ahead; Dundas West TTC station to finally be connected to UP Express station; The top five intersections for condo resales in Toronto:...
View ArticleThe One Gears-up for Sales Centre as Site Prep Continues
Anticipation is building as preliminary activity continues at the site of what will soon become Canada's tallest building, at the southwest corner of Toronto's Yonge and Bloor intersection. Mizrahi...
View ArticleOccupancy Underway at One Bloor East as Finishing Continues
Right across the street from the coming development in today's first story, Great Gulf's 76-storey One Bloor East has now been a highlight of Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville skyline since late 2015. While...
View ArticleJoin the UrbanToronto Team: Internship Positions Available
Got a knack for writing and a passion for buildings? We're looking for urban-savvy and enthusiastic interns who have an excellent command of the written word, strong familiarity with social media, and...
View ArticleClark Centre for the Arts Proposed at Guild Inn Site
The recent conversion of Scarborough's Guild Inn site from a disused hotel into a modern event venue has brought increased traffic to the picturesque Guild Park and Gardens to the south of the...
View ArticleYonge Sheppard Centre Upgrading North York's Crossroads
Demolition and reconstruction have been ongoing at the Yonge Sheppard Centre in North York since early 2016. The extensive RioCan REIT and KingSett Capital project involves a thorough reworking of the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Lower River Street
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to Lower River Street, south of King Street East. Submitted to the River City 3 Forum thread by contributor skycandy, this view faces south from River in front of the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 25, 2017
On the Toronto sign, read six-word stories about the Six for Canada 150; Proposals to link Queens Quay and Union Station include a moving sidewalk, a cable car or more streetcars; Where is the Extra...
View ArticleWaterfront Transit 'Reset' Consultation Reveals New Details
In November 2015, Toronto City Council directed City Staff, the TTC, and Waterfront Toronto to work together on a unified vision for Toronto's waterfront. Unlike previous attempts at a transit solution...
View ArticlePlaza's Mississauga Square at 85% Sold with Handful of Units Left
Sales success means that a new high-rise development planned for Mississauga's Hurontario Street can advance. Located just north of Eglinton at Nahani Way, Plaza's Mississauga Square is now...
View ArticleHot-Button Midtown Proposal Scaled Back with Resubmission
Toronto's Yonge-Eglinton area is bursting at the seams with new development as the neighbourhood gears up for the 2021 opening of the Crosstown LRT. Among the many projects currently working their way...
View ArticleLotus Condos Rises Above Bayview Station on Sheppard
In the just over 9 months since we last visited the North York site of Chestnut Hill Developments and Fortress Real Developments' Lotus Condos, plenty of work has been accomplished on the new...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: The Kip District
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to Dundas Street West in Etobicoke, near Kipling subway station, for a view of a new development under construction. Captured via drone by Forum contributor Jasonzed,...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 26, 2017
More than $2 billion in capital projects unfunded; Ontario pledges $1M investment in bike parking at province's tourist attractions; Markham's cow statue on stilts to get new home; and more news:More...
View ArticleExterior Expression Coming Together at 101 Erskine
Following the recent topping out of Tridel and Beaux Properties' 101 Erskine Condos, the new 32-storey CS&P Architects-designed condominium tower continues to make its mark on Toronto's Yonge and...
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