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View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Kings Club
Today's Photo of the Day takes us to Toronto's King Street West, for a view of First Capital Realty's Kings Club. Captured by Craig White, this shot shows the structurally complete rental development...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for December 1, 2017
Late for work? The TTC can give you a note for your boss; Toronto relying on strong real-estate market to balance budget; Neighbours take street safety into their own hands; and more news:Late for...
View ArticleTopping Off November 2017: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
With another busy month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk now behind us, we round up November 2017's hottest stories, projects, and Forum discussions.Our Top Ten News Stories1. TTC...
View ArticleRevamped East Harbour Plan Makes First Appearance at DRP
It is being heralded as the new Downtown East: a brand new neighbourhood built from scratch complete with a concentration of jobs rivalling the Financial District, a multi-modal transit hub equivalent...
View ArticleExcavation Begins for Daniels' Wesley Tower in Mississauga
Roughly a month ago the first shoring rig was spotted at the site of Wesley Tower at Daniels City Centre, a 43-storey Rafael + Bigauskas Architects-designed condominium tower now under construction at...
View ArticleFitzrovia Capital Proposes 64 Storeys at Yonge and Wellesley
November was a busy month for new proposals in Toronto, including a plan submitted late in the month by Fitzrovia Capital seeking rezoning to permit a high-rise condominium development at 10 Wellesley...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Harbour Street Canyon
Today's Photo of the Day features a view of Harbour Street's growing urban canyon in Toronto's South Core. Captured from the upper level of the 200 Queens Quay West parking garage by Forum contributor...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for December 4, 2017
King St. pilot project has slashed streetcar travel times, statistics show; Udder confusion surrounds fate of cow-on-stilts; It’s time to brace for the day Toronto’s real estate luck runs out; and more...
View ArticleScale Model Shows Off Ground Realm at Solmar's Edge Towers
Last month marked the official launch of Solmar Development Corporation's Edge Towers, a trio of 35, 40, and 55-storey towers coming to Hurontario at Elm Drive in Downtown Mississauga. During the...
View ArticleTridel's Ten York Topping Out on South Core Skyline
The skyline of Toronto's relatively young South Core area has been growing denser and taller by the year, the latest addition now topping out at the intersection of York and Harbour Streets. On a...
View ArticleOMB-Approved Retirement Residence Coming to 146 Laird Drive
Redevelopment plans are advancing for a block of Laird Drive in Toronto's Leaside neighbourhood. Originally proposed in 2014, a plan by V!VA Retirement Communities to redevelop 146-150 Laird Drive was...
View ArticleShoring in Full Swing for Whitehaus Condos on Yonge Street
Toronto's Yonge and Eglinton neighbourhood is experiencing a wave of high-rise redevelopment, with the latest project to begin construction in the area set to rise 29 storeys above Yonge Street, two...
View ArticleIIDEXCanada 2017 Offers First-Look at New Products and Designs
Described as Canada’s largest development industry networking and educational event of 2017, the 32nd annual IIDEXCanada exposition returned to Toronto last week as part of The Buildings Show. The...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Foggy Skyline
Dramatic fog has engulfed the city for the last couple of mornings, allowing for some impressive shots of Toronto's skycrapers rising above the low cloud layer. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for December 5, 2017
What’s on the agenda for December’s Toronto City Council meeting?; Province to give Toronto $25.6 million for bicycle infrastructure; Great Streets project could create a downtown Toronto worth getting...
View ArticleRyerson's City Building Institute Supports Rail Deck Park
Well-maintained and accessible green space is necessary for the health of a city’s downtown core, but this essential component is more often than not given second thought as a city densifies. Toronto...
View ArticleHome Sales Stabilize in November as Prices, New Listings Surge
The latest monthly report from the Toronto Real Estate Board President (TREB) is showing that a steady demand remains for homes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). During the month of November, a total...
View ArticleConcrete Ontario Hands Out 2017 Concrete Awards
Last week at The Buildings Show in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre—an industry event that brings together a number of design, architecture, and construction expos under one roof—at the Concrete...
View ArticleTransfer Slab Supporting First Tower Level at 488 University
Complex engineering, and a prominent location at University and Dundas in Downtown Toronto are keeping interest high for Amexon Development Corporation's Residences of 488 University Avenue. The Core...
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