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Quadrangle to design Artscape Launchpad at Daniels Waterfront
Scheduled to open in 2018 as part of the Daniels Waterfront - City of the Arts complex, the Artscape Launchpad will add a 30,000 ft² creative hub to Toronto's waterfront. Designed to help nurture...
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Photo of the Day: Rubble
The ongoing demolition of a historic Loblaws warehouse at Bathurst and Lake Shore is turning the heads of passersby and motorists. Before the structure can be rebuilt and incorporated into a major...
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Tory digs in on Scarborough subway despite consultant concerns; TTC to receive four streetcars a month starting in April; New Ontario affordable housing laws could mean big choices for big cities; and...
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Registration Underway for Aragon's Eighty One Wellesley
It has been roughly three months since we last reported on plans for a 28-storey residential tower in Toronto's Church-Wellesley neighbourhood, and in the time since developer Aragon Properties has...
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Reimagining Toronto's Roads With Complete Streets Guidelines
What makes a good street? It's a question that's often overlooked when we discuss the numerous high-rise condo towers plugging into the city's vast network. Not to be ignored, Toronto's streets...
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Lago at the Waterfront & Riva del Lago Both Close to Topping Off
The side-by-side construction sites of Lago at the Waterfront and Riva del Lago are now both approaching their final heights in Etobicoke's Humber Bay Shores area. Developed by Mattamy Homes and the...
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Great Gulf and Hullmark's 48 Power Street Evaluated at DRP
Great Gulf and Hullmark's proposed condominium development at 48 Power Street was seen for the first time by the City of Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP) on March 10th, 2016. While significant...
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Growth to Watch For in 2016: The Jarvis and Church Corridors
This edition of our Growth to Watch For series explores development at the eastern edge of Downtown Toronto along the Church and Jarvis Street corridors between Bloor Street and The Esplanade. With...
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Photo of the Day: Gardiner in Long Exposure
A long exposure view of the Gardiner Expressway, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Andrew Young, is featured in today's Photo of the Day. Captured at night from Quartz at Concord CityPlace,...
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Toronto studying road toll technology for Gardiner, DVP; Secret subway sketcher captures TTC riders’ candid moments; A History of Toronto’s Subway; and more newsToronto studying road toll technology...
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Building a New Burlington: An Interview with LJM's Liaquat Mian
Driving north on Burlington's Appleby Line, plots of undeveloped land dotted with low-rise structures meet the eye north of the QEW. Continuing north, however, a more urban landscape becomes visible in...
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Sierra Building Group Proposes Mid-Rise for 492 Eglinton East
Earlier this month, planning firm Hunter & Associates submitted a rezoning application on behalf of Sierra Building Group that would see a series of single and semi-detatched homes at 492-498...
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Brandy Lane Homes' The Davies Coming to 281 Avenue Road
Near the foot of Avenue Road north of Toronto's Yorkville neighbourhood, Brandy Lane Homes' 9-storey The Davies has now launched, with a sales centre open on site ahead of construction. Designed by SMV...
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Tribute's 37-Storey Stanley Condos to Rise at Church and Carlton
For the first time since 1967, Stanley is returning to the storied Church and Carlton intersection, but this time around, it'll be Tribute Communities—not the Toronto Maple Leafs—raising him up....
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Teeple-Designed SIX25BV Condo Announced at Bayview Village
More new density is on the way for Toronto's Bayview Village neighbourhood, where Haven Developments are poised to announce a new mid-rise condo project called SIX25BV. Designed by Teeple Architects,...
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Photo of the Day: Uno Prii's Americana
Some of the best examples of mid 20th-century rental housing in Toronto were designed by the Estonian-born Canadian architect Uno Prii in the Mid century expressionist style. While many of Uno Prii's...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for March 17, 2016
Councillors pushing for GO stop at Etobicoke Lakeshore area; TTC on track for $30 million deficit as ridership sags; New Service for the Waterfront and King Street; and more news'Traffic nightmare':...
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Throwback Thursday: Simcoe Street North of Front
Numerous high-rise developments have added new life to Toronto's Entertainment District in the form of residential and commercial density, as well as new public and institutional spaces. Back in 2010,...
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Crane Raised for 5-Storey Commercial Development in Rosedale
On the western edge of Toronto's tony Rosedale, a former Yonge Street car wash location is in the process of being replaced with a new commercial building. Developer Urbacon's 1128 Yonge will rise five...
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Local Appeal Body Approved at Executive Committee
The City of Toronto's Executive Committee has recommended approval of the creation of a Local Appeal Body (LAB) to adjudicate appeals of minor variances—and consent applications—from the Committee of...
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