Exploring the Interiors of State and Madison's 609 Avenue Road
Since late last year, UrbanToronto has followed State and Madison's 609 Avenue Road, a 19-storey condominium coming to Midtown Toronto. Located just north of the growing St. Clair West corridor, the...
View Article30-Storey Rental Tower, Artscape Hub Coming to Weston Village
Big changes are coming to a Weston Village parking lot north of Toronto's Weston Road and Lawrence Avenue intersection. The John Street site will soon be home to a 30-storey rental tower, a new public...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Lake View
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Rodney Gaviola, features an interesting take on a popular view. Captured from Centre Island, this dusk view captures some amazing...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 16, 2016
East-end residents debate downtown relief line at town hall; Gardiner Expressway to completely reopen four months ahead of schedule; How Council Likes Bike Lane Plans More than Bike Lanes; and more...
View ArticleThrowback Thursday: Fort York Boulevard
This week's Throwback Thursday takes us to Fort York Boulevard, just west of Bathurst Street in Toronto's Bathurst-Fort York neighbourhood. Back on February 27, 2006, it would have been difficult to...
View ArticleDunpar's Trafalgar Ridge Townhomes Taking Shape in Oakville
As glass condominium towers take over the skylines of Toronto and its surrounding suburbs, single-family housing stock is growing more scarce, putting pressure on developers to introduce more...
View ArticleRun This Town: Taking Toronto on Foot—and Fast
Toronto's streets have been in the news lately. From Council's recent vote to double the size of the City's cycling network to the #SitTO initiative, and the ongoing #VisionZero debate about pedestrian...
View ArticleHeritage Toronto Celebrates Imperial Oil Building
The former Imperial Oil Building at 111 St. Clair Avenue West has stood as an important landmark in Toronto's Deer Park community since it opened in 1957. Following the office building's closing in...
View ArticleInside Cityzen and Fernbrook's St. Lawrence Condos at 158 Front
Just east of Toronto's Downtown core, the architectsAlliance-designed St. Lawrence Condos at 158 Front is set to replace an existing parking lot with another high-rise presence. Joining the growing and...
View ArticleToronto's Pedestrian Safety Plan Coming Under The Microscope
The announcement of a new five-year Toronto road safety plan on Monday which would more than double the existing budget has been overshadowed by controversy over whether its objective of reducing...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: St. Mike's Helipad
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Evan Russell, takes us to the top of St. Michael's Hospital for a view of the facility's rooftop helipad. This vantage point also...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for June 17, 2016
New streetcars force months-long closure of busy St. Clair route; Putting Scarborough subway claims to the test; Can you imagine a car-free King Street?; and more newsNew streetcars force months-long...
View ArticleFollow UrbanToronto and SkyriseCities on Social Media
And now for some self-promotion. With UrbanToronto recently reaching 12,000 Facebook 'likes,' and closing in on 39,000 devoted 'followers' on Twitter, we're taking this opportunity to celebrate—and...
View ArticleSponsored Post: Dare to be Different
Lash Group launches a “Distinctly” different condominium concept.The Yonge/Eglinton neighbourhood has seen significant housing growth in recent years. Giant condominium towers now line the main...
View ArticleDesign Review Panel Digs Into BIG's Mountain on King West
Bjarke Ingels' highly-anticipated Toronto debut hit a speed bump on Thursday as BIG's proposal for 489-539 King Street West made its first pass through Toronto's Design Review Panel (DRP). The firm's...
View ArticleThe Craftsman Offering 'Suites of the Summer' Promotion
With construction activity now heating up the the Mississauga site of VANDYK group of companies' The Craftsman Condominium Residences, the 4.4-acre Clarkson Village community-to-be is offering a...
View Article59-Storey Tower Proposed on Yonge at Scollard in Bloor-Yorkville
A residential tower has been proposed by the Cityzen Development Group for the southwest corner of Yonge and Scollard Streets in Toronto's tony Bloor-Yorkville area. Designed by the highly regarded...
View ArticleTTC Starts Streetcar Service on Cherry, Updates Bus Routes
The first extension of Toronto's streetcar network in 16 years will open on Saturday, June 18th with the launch of the 514 Cherry Streetcar service.The new line runs mostly along King Street but starts...
View ArticleDRP Assesses 58-storey Rental Tower at 591 Sherbourne
Alongside Allied and Westbank's BIG proposal for 489-539 King Street West, another big project was assessed by the City's of Toronto's Design Review Panel on Thursday, June 16th. Located in north St....
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Route 514
Today's Photo of the Day, submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Randy Hoffmann, features a Bombardier Flexity Outlook ALRV being tested on Toronto's newest surface rail line. This shot captures...
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