North Yonge and Sheppard East: Growth to Watch For in 2016
Moving north of Midtown and across the 401, this edition of our Growth to Watch Forseries takes you to North York Centre—a busy urban hub that continues to build upon the dream of former Mayor Mel...
View ArticleToronto Unveils 6 and 15 Year TTC and GO RER/SmartTrack Plans
As the City of Toronto, TTC, and Metrolinx roll out their public consultations across the Greater Toronto Area starting tonight, the details of the combined "wish list" for transit are becoming...
View ArticleOur 'BIG' Contest: See Bjarke Ingels Live in Toronto!
Together with our sister site, SkyriseCities, we're giving our community the chance to see globally renowned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels in Toronto! Along with our friends at Westbank and Allied...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Cold Morning
It was a busy long weekend of events in Toronto, though frigid winter temperatures kept many Torontonians indoors. In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for February 17, 2016
Interactive art brings the wintry Toronto beaches to life; Concert hall first step in major Woodbine revitalization; Toronto needs SmartTrack, relief line to avoid overcapacity; and more...
View ArticleFirst Glimpse at Suite Interiors at Whitehaus Condos
We are learning more about Lifetime Developments and Knightstone's Whitehaus Condos as more information emerges about the 29-storey Diamond Schmitt-designed condominium tower planned for Yonge Street,...
View ArticleDemolition Progressing at Heritage Loblaws Warehouse
The disassembly and demolition of a well-known heritage warehouse continues at the northeast corner of Bathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard in Downtown Toronto, part of the preliminary site prep...
View ArticleUnder Gardiner: A Look at What Is Now and What Could Be
In November 2015, the City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto announced the creation of a new public space underneath the Gardiner Expressway, thanks to a donation of $25 million from Judy and Wil...
View ArticleWinter Stations Creates a Forum to Appreciate the Cold
Canada in the winter conjures up a multitude of feelings and thoughts. Beauty, although certainly on that list, is usually directed toward the bottom of that after all the practical emotions related to...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Yonge and King
In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Andrew Young, we are shown a view overlooking the Yonge and King intersection. This photo was captured from the...
View ArticleMaking the Case for a Multi-Modal Hub at Pearson Airport
With a working population of nearly half a million, Toronto's burgeoning Downtown is the premier economic region in Canada, with the greatest output of prosperity generated in the heart of the...
View ArticleOntario Association of Architects Reveals 2016 Awards Finalists
Over 200 submissions from some of Ontario's brightest young minds and established architectural firms alike have been narrowed down to just 20 finalists for the 2016 Ontario Association of Architects...
View ArticleReclaim the Name: Giving the 'Under Gardiner' Plan a Moniker
The late-2015 unveiling of a massive plan to improve the underside of the aging Gardiner Expressway, made possible through a generous philanthropic donation from Judy and Wil Matthews, has garnered...
View ArticleMenkes Proposes 49-Storey Tower at 771 Yonge Street
In recent years, the intersection of Yonge and Bloor has been the site of some of Toronto's tallest proposals and construction projects, with the 76-storey 1 Bloor East—now topped off—potentially set...
View ArticleToronto East of the Don: Growth to Watch for in 2016
East of the Don River, to Leslieville, The Beach, and beyond—to neighbourhoods that until recently were among the last stalwart holdouts of Toronto's early 1900s mix of single-family residential...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Toronto in Blue
In today's Photo of the Day, which was submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Empty Quarter, we are shown a view of Toronto captured from a plane on approach to Billy Bishop airport. In addition...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 2, 2016
Power outage sounds alarm bells over Toronto’s failing transit infrastructure; When Is a GO Train not a GO Train? When It’s UPX!; Ryerson light installation a beacon for the homeless; and more...
View ArticleExterior Finishes Taking Shape as 88 Scott Grows Taller
It has been a few months since we last provided an update on the construction of Concert Properties' 88 Scott, a 58-storey, Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects-designed condominium development...
View ArticleA Tour Through Ivory on Adelaide's Luxury Penthouse Suite
As one of the most popular new buildings among UrbanToronto's readers in recent years, Plaza's Ivory on Adelaide—voted one of 2014's best projects in our year-end poll—has brought a new urban presence...
View ArticleBrown Group Proposes Mid-Rise Condo Development on Bayview
As construction continues on the Crosstown LRT, many of the communities along the transit line are seeing new investment from developers seeking to capitalize on the major improvement coming from...
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