Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 10, 2016
John Tory’s executive endorses next steps in building transit network; Bike lane design for Bloor Street unveiled; Metrolinx slammed for bus station beside Mississauga homes; and more news...John...
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Throwback Thursday: Bay Street North of King
This week's Throwback Thursday shows the dense Financial District looking a lot more empty in 2001. Taken from Bay Street between King and Adelaide, Old City Hall's clock tower is seen receiving...
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Landing a sweet rental deal in Toronto’s competitive market is not the easiest thing to achieve, particularly if you’re searching for sizable properties and amenity-rich living environments.The good...
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Public Consultation Brings Details On Bathurst Street Rental
It is estimated that approximately 50% of Torontonians are renters. With a aging rental housing stock in need of repairs and a strong demographic growth, many privately and publicly-owned properties...
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Transit Plan Inches Towards Reality at Executive Committee
In a marathon meeting on March 9th, Mayor John Tory's Executive Committee endorsed City Planning's comprehensive 15-year transit plan, bringing an impressive web of subways, LRTs and...
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Photo of the Day: The ROM
Since its 2007 completion, the Daniel Libeskind-designed "crystal" at the Royal Ontario Museum has become one of the city's most photographed landmarks. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 11, 2016
A look at one man’s Lego tribute to TTC streetcars; What Is The TTC Policy on Fares?; Toronto’s nastiest NIMBY fights; and more newsToronto’s nastiest NIMBY fights (TorontoLife)Island TTC stops to be...
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Concourse Building Details Re-Emerging as EY Tower Progresses
The 1928-built Concourse Building at 120 Adelaide West existed in its original form until 2013, when work began on the disassembly of its Art Deco exterior and demolition of the rest of its structure....
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Mizrahi Shows Refined 'The One' at Design Review Panel
Appearing for its second pass through Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP) on March 10, Mizrahi Developments' highly-anticipated and widely-publicized proposal for The One showcased further evolutions...
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Foster + Partners' Bay + Scollard Assessed at Design Review Panel
Two Foster + Partners-designed towers were seen by the City of Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP) on Thursday, March 10th. Alongside a new review of Mizrahi's super-tall The One, Urbacon and BRL...
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Report Gives Hope for VIA Rail Connections to Montreal, Ottawa
VIA Rail President and CEO Yves Desjardins-Siciliano hopes to have major improvements funded to the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal "Corridor" in the federal budget due the 22nd, after the recent tabling of a...
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ArtHaus Brings Innovative Technologies to the Ottawa Market
After several decades of suburban growth, many North American cities are experiencing a strong demographic growth within their downtown cores, as a large swath of the population is rediscovering the...
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Rezoning Application Submitted to Allow 65 Storeys at 475 Yonge
On March 9th, a rezoning application for the site of the Marriott hotel at the northeast corner of Yonge and Wood was submitted to the City of Toronto. The pair of high-rise towers—65 and 45 storeys...
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Photo of the Day: Storm Over the Lake
The ongoing transition from winter to spring has brought us some interesting weather in the past couple of weeks. In today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Mario...
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Ontario poised to require builders to include affordable housing in new projects; City moving forward on Relief Line linking Pape Station with City Hall; Wi-Fi now available at more TTC stations; and...
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Introducing The Bennett on Bayview by First Avenue and Latch Developments
We are getting our first glimpse of renderings for First Avenue Properties and Latch Developments' The Bennett on Bayview, a condominium development featuring architecture by RAW Design. The...
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Design Review Panel Questions Davpart's 1 Eglinton East Plan
It was a busy roster at Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP) on March 10, as no less than four towers were presented to panel members for feedback. Making its case to be one of the city's next major...
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Video Provides Insight into Transformation of BMO Field
The second phase of renovation and expansion continues at BMO Field, the current home of the MLS' Toronto FC and future home of the CFL's Toronto Argonauts. The expansion project is being led by lead...
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Queen's Park to Introduce Inclusionary Zoning Legislation
Speaking at the Fred Victor Mission in Toronto's Moss Park neighbourhood this morning, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ted McMeekin announced a Provincial framework allowing municipalities to...
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First Tower Floor Taking Shape at Tridel's Ten York
The rapid ascent of Toronto's South Core skyline is primed to continue, as Tridel's Ten York Street Condos prepares to begin its climb to an eventual height of 65 storeys in the burgeoning area's...
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