North Addition Rising at U of T's Daniels Faculty of Architecture
After years of neglect, the former home of Knox College at 1 Spadina Crescent is being transformed into the new home of U of T's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, named to...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Bay Adelaide Centre
Tenants recently began to occupy the new 44-storey east tower of the Bay Adelaide Centre in Toronto's Financial District. The east tower and 50-storey west tower are both featured in today's Photo of...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 12, 2016
Metrolinx unveils downsized Davenport rail bridge designs; Toronto Community Housing needs $200 million from city; Canadian housing starts fall in December as condo construction plummets; and more...
View ArticleExploring Wood-Frame with Quadrangle's Marco VanderMaas
In 2014, the province announced significant changes to the Ontario Building Code (OBC), including allowing for new wood frame buildings to reach a height of up to six storeys. Since the updated...
View ArticleCladding Progresses on U of T's Jackman Law Expansion
It has been several months since we last covered the construction of the University of Toronto's new $37.5 million expansion of the Jackman Law Building, set to add 66,000 square feet of new space to...
View ArticleUnique Attractions and Amenities at Lindvest's Sonic Condos
Late last year we introduced Lindvest Properties' Sonic Condos, a new residential development that will bring 28 and 30-storey condominium towers to the intersection of Don Mills and Eglinton in...
View ArticleEtobicoke South: Growth to Watch For in 2016
Continuing our annual Growth to Watch For series, we continue west from our Entertainment District and Southwest Toronto coverage into South Etobicoke, bringing you an overview of the developments set...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Above South Core
Toronto's South Core area continues to grow as new buildings are added to the landscape. For years the area was little more than a collection of surface parking lots, though it has since grown to...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 13, 2016
Fate of Toronto’s Garden of the Greek Gods hangs in the balance; What if City Council actually talked about buses?; Metrolinx board of directors to discuss Crosstown station names; and more news...What...
View ArticleSecond Phase of Sales to Launch for The Rosedale on Bloor
Just a few months since the launch of the Rosedale on Bloor, the first phase of units have almost completely sold out and developer Gupta Group is preparing to launch SkyWatch Condos, the second phase...
View ArticleTwo-Tower Development Proposed at Don Mills and Lawrence
While the Lawrence and Don Mills area might not come to mind as one of Toronto's high-rise development hotspots, the 1960s suburban low and mid-rise neighbourhood has been seeing significant...
View ArticleTridel's Scala: North York's New Master-Planned Community
With its staggered row of terraces stepping down from its 18-storey top to meet the ravine below, Tridel's Scala immediately stands out from most of the new condos coming to the Toronto market. While...
View ArticleSpacious Model Suite Awaits at 609 Avenue Road
Just south of Toronto's prestigious Upper Canada College, the State Building Group and Madison Homes'609 Avenue Road is set to join an established community that has long been considered one of the...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Financial District Double Exposure
In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Jonathan Castellino, we are shown a unique composition of Toronto's Financial District. This double exposure photograph...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for January 14, 2016
Metrolinx Finalizes Eglinton Crosstown Station Names; Amateur photos of waterfront mark area’s transformation; Bonuses and foreign buyers boost luxury real estate market; and more news...Slowing...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Bathurst and Lake Shore
In the span of less than two decades, Concord Adex's master-planned CityPlace community has reimagined a large swath of former railway lands into a vertical community with several high-rise towers and...
View ArticleCreative Office Amenities at Daniels Waterfront—City of the Arts
As construction ramps up at Daniels Waterfront—City of the Arts, we take a closer look at some of the creatively oriented amenities set to be included in the project, one which is shaping up to be one...
View ArticlePreviewing the Presentation Centre for North Star's ConneXion
With sales now well under way for ConneXion, North Star Homes' new stacked townhome development in Etobicoke, we recently had the opportunity to tour the TACT Architecture-designed development's...
View ArticleMetrolinx Finalizes Station Names for Crosstown LRT
Aiming to avoid potentially confusing duplicates of existing station names, Metrolinx set out in 2015 to finalize station names on the new Crosstown LRT, now under construction, based on a flexible...
View ArticleConstruction Progressing on Lago and Riva del Lago
The skyline of Etobicoke's Humber Bay Shores continues to grow denser as construction progresses on a number of new high-rise developments in that area. One of the major redevelopment efforts reshaping...
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