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'Midtown in Focus' to Update Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan
Since being adopted by City Council in August 2014, the Midtown in Focus plan has been guiding planning policy and helping to prepare central Toronto for the future. On November 15th, the team behind...
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Galaxy Communities Propose Condo at Ellesmere and Brimley
A rezoning application was submitted to the City of Toronto on November 2nd by KLM Planning Partners Inc on behalf of their client, Galaxy Communities, for a proposed 15-storey mixed-use development at...
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Photo of the Day: Count the Cranes
Today's Photo of the Day comes to us from Forum contributor Razz, who captured this view of Toronto from a condominium unit in the Distillery District. A number of active projects are visible in this...
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Toronto council supports making Park Lawn GO station a priority; TTC plans to buy first electric buses, wants emissions-free fleet by 2040; Bay-Dundas bus terminal looks to recapture its ‘sense of...
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Marlin Spring Proposes Mid-Rise Condo on The Queensway
The wide suburban Etobicoke arterial road The Queensway, dominated by single-storey strip commercial buildings, some with apartments on a second floor, is in the midst of transforming into a more...
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First Look at Amenities for Tridel's Auberge on the Park
Following a series of design revisions that resulted in a scaled-back three-tower plan, marketing has begun for the first two 29 and 45-storey towers of Tridel and Rowntree Enterprises' Auberge On The...
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How the Shifting Retail Industry is Impacting Urban Spaces
No one can deny that the landscape of retail in Canada is undergoing a major shift. With high-profile closures such as Target and Sears, the expansion of online retailing, and the densification of...
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Anthony Townsend Poses Questions for Sidewalk Labs at Quayside
When Sidewalk Labs, the city-building arm of Google parent company Alphabet, announced plans to build a data-driven neighbourhood of the future on the waterfront, Torontonians were predictably...
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Toronto City Council Makes Park Lawn GO Station a Priority
At the November 7th-9th meeting of Toronto City Council, a motion was put forward by Etobicoke Lakeshore Ward 6 Councillor Mark Grimes which stated that "a new Park Lawn GO Station is a priority for...
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Photo of the Day: Sunrise Over the Lake
Today's Photo of the Day features a sunrise view captured from Toronto's St. James Town neighbourhood. Submitted to our 561 Sherbourne thread by Forum contributor 111, this view shows the new 43-storey...
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Despite Bloor bike lanes, Toronto lags on cycling infrastructure, critics say; King Street pilot project seeks to curb traffic congestion, prioritize TTC streetcars; Lyft, Uber’s ride-hailing rival,...
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Appealing Public Realm is Key for Peter and Adelaide Condo Plan
In October we had a first glimpse at the amenity offerings at Peter and Adelaide, a new 47-storey BBB Architects-designed condominium tower planned for the intersection from which it draws its name in...
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Dunpar's Streetsville Centre: Walking Distance to Streetsville GO
While much of Mississauga is undergoing a high-rise development boom, the city's Streetsville area is maintaining a small-town feel with sensitively scaled mid-rise and townhome projects. Developer...
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191 Parliament Plan Reduced Following Consultations
A proposed mixed-use building in Toronto's Corktown neighbourhood has changed several design features—including density—after the City released its Preliminary Report in March earlier this year....
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Contemporary Salon Space Proposed for 852 Adelaide West
A site plan approval has been submitted to the City of Toronto for 852 Adelaide Street West. This unique contemporary design by Thomas Payne Architect for W Lifestyle is sure to stand out in the...
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Demolition Clearing Honest Ed's for Westbank's Mirvish Village
Following the bittersweet closure of Toronto's iconic Honest Ed's store at the end of 2016 and the May 2017 removal of some of the retailer's glittering signage, structural demolition work has...
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Photo of the Day: St. James Town and Bloor-Yorkville
Today's Photo of the Day features a view of Toronto's St. James Town and Bloor-Yorkville skylines. Captured by drone from high above the Rosedale Valley by Forum contributor Jasonzed, this shows new...
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First Impressions of the King Street Pilot; Transit advocates call for two-hour transfers on TTC; Reconstruction continues on first stage of Six Points Interchange; and more news:Tory heads to New York...
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Lifetime's Panda Condominiums Hits Market with Design Tweaks
It is almost exactly three years ago now that "World's Biggest Bookstore" was torn down, just northwest of Yonge-Dundas Square in the heart of Toronto. Lifetime Developments bought the site on Edward...
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IIDEXCanada: Design + Architecture Expo Returns This Month
Touted as Canada’s largest National Design + Architecture Exposition & Conference, IIDEXCanada is returning to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) later this month. Part of a series of expos...
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