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Take the Survey: Planning a New PATH Wayfinding System
The Toronto Financial District BIA has announced the #PATH360 public survey to help inform the creation of an improved PATH wayfinding network. Used by 200,000 people each day, the PATH system is...
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Renderings Reveal Amenity Offerings at Tridel's SQ2 Condos
The rebuild of Toronto's Alexandra Park community into a mixed-income neighbourhood is well underway just northwest of the Spadina and Queen intersection. Part of Alexandra Park's transformation will...
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Toronto Planning Opens Information Outpost on UrbanToronto
UrbanToronto is known for its extensive coverage of new planning initiatives and developments in this quickly growing city, and now we are happy to announce a collaboration with the City of Toronto's...
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Revamped Mixed-Use Proposal Surfaces for 840 Dupont
A new proposal for an 11-storey mixed-use building at 840 Dupont Street has recently come to light via the City of Toronto's development applications website. The predominantly residential project west...
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Construction of Great Gulf's Monde Mapped-Out in 3D Video
Excavation is now in full swing at the waterfront site of Great Gulf Homes' Monde Condominiums, a new 44-storey condominium tower featuring a design by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie with...
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Photo of the Day: Modern Backdrop
We are presented with an interesting mash-up of architectural styles in today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Vik Pahwa. Facing south from Camden Street just...
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Metrolinx to explore all options to save struggling Union-Pearson Express; How the City plans to pay for services in the future; Disappointing GO-TTC co-fare program has lessons for SmartTrack; and...
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19 Storey Office Proposal Tabled for 65 - 75 King Street East
Redevelopment notions for the south side of King Street East at Leader Lane have changed. The block, on the east side of Downtown Toronto, is currently home to a number of low-rise heritage commercial...
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Construction Progressing at Daniels Waterfront: City of the Arts
In our last construction update for Daniels Waterfront: City of the Arts, excavation on the site had reached its final depth, a crane had been erected and the first concrete footings had been poured....
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26-Storey Condo-Hotel Proposal at 99 Sudbury Revisited
Initially proposed in 2014, plans for a 26-storey tower at 99 Sudbury Street in Toronto's West Queen West neighbourhood are back in motion this year, with a recent community meeting bringing to light a...
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Public Input Sought on Changes to Toronto's Noise Bylaw
Construction schedules in Toronto are all affected by a Noise Bylaw (Chapter 591, City of Toronto Municipal Code), which permits construction noise only from Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM,...
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Hill and Dale Residences: Fine-Grained Urbanism in Summerhill
As much of Yonge Street continues to be re-made into a high-rise corridor, Toronto's Summerhill and Rosedale neighbourhoods are welcoming new development on a much more modest scale. Along Yonge Street...
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Midtown Toronto: Growth to Watch For in 2016
Today, UrbanToronto's annual Growth to Watch For series ventures further north into Midtown Toronto with an overview of construction happening at Yonge and Eglinton and the surrounding areas. With the...
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Photo of the Day: Terrence Donnelly Centre
The University of Toronto has constructed a number of notable institutional facilities over the past several years, including the 2005-built Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular...
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Ryerson makes moves to restore Sam the Record Man sign; Mayor and minister offer show of unity on SmartTrack and GO expansion; At ground level, Toronto’s soaring skyline is a dud; and more...
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A First Look at University Studios' Space-Saving Interiors
Located near the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) and Durham College, Podium Developments and Building Capital's University Studios is introducing a new student living typology to...
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Heartwood The Beach: Sustainable Features, Natural Design
Toronto's ongoing building boom has been typified by concrete construction, becoming the de facto building medium for new development. While concrete and steel will remain the preferred methods for...
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Metrolinx Studies Options for GO RER / SmartTrack Integration
In advance of Metrolinx's February 10th Board of Directors meeting, the provincial transit agency released a report outlining the options for integration of the GO RER network with SmartTrack. Working...
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Greenery and Outdoor Amenities a Focal Point for Sonic Condos
Located just southeast of Don Mills and Eglinton, Lindvest Properties'Sonic Condos is joining one of Toronto's up and coming development nodes, with the 30 and 28-storey towers poised to add new urban...
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BioSteel Centre Officially Opens Ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend
Since the team's inception in 1995, the NBA's Toronto Raptors haven’t had an official purpose-built training facility to call their own. With the clock ticking down to the NBA All-Star Weekend, and...
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