Mid-Rise Residential Development Proposed in Parkdale
Toronto's Parkdale community is an eclectic mix mostly made up of Victorian homes and mid-century apartments. Some of it is rough-around-the-edges, but the area is also a magnet for gentrifiers....
View ArticleTREB Releases Q2 2016 Condo and Rental Figures
The Greater Toronto area's condominium housing market continues to show signs of strength, evidenced by today's release of Q2 2016 market figures from the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB). A total of...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Centre Island Pier
One of the most popular attractions on the Toronto Islands, the large Centre Island Pier juts out almost 100 metres over Lake Ontario from the south side of the island. Submitted to our Forum by...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 22, 2016
Open Streets TO expands its car-free pedestrian paradise this summer; How Don Mills changed city building; StopGap founder wins Jane Jacobs prize; and more newsOpen Streets TO expands its car-free...
View ArticleGround Breaking Celebrates Construction at Fifth on the Park
Construction is well underway for the second grouping of condominium towers in ELAD Canada's Emerald City community at Don Mills and Sheppard. Immediately south of the first three phases, the...
View ArticleDaniels' The Wyatt Newest Condos in Regent Park
The ongoing mixed-income rebuild of Toronto's Regent Park community has kicked into high gear, with a number new of projects already underway within the boundaries of the community's third phase. Now,...
View ArticleInfill Rental Proposed for Scarborough Tower-in-the-Park Site
A sizeable percentage of the rental housing stock in the Greater Toronto Area is in the form of the "tower in the park" typology, a style that was widely built in the region through the latter half of...
View ArticleStylish DUKE Condos by TAS Coming Together in The Junction
Much work has been done in the West End Toronto neighbourhood of The Junction where TAS' DUKE Condos has been coming together. In the 21 months since the project's late-2014 ground breaking ceremony,...
View ArticleÁlvaro Siza: A Gateway to the Alhambra Opens at the Aga Khan
The Alhambra in southern Spain is one of the great sites in this world. A fortified complex of Moorish and Renaissance palaces and gardens which date from the 13th through 16th centuries, the UNESCO...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: TD Centre Restoration
The TD Centre is one of the most beloved landmarks in Toronto's Financial District, and an ongoing revitalization project is restoring the complex's original Ludwig Mies van der Rohe-designed office...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 25, 2016
TTC faces perfect storm with rising costs and slumping ridership; Poll shows Toronto still divided on Scarborough subway plan; New frontier of development underway on Bloor Street East; and more...
View ArticleCompleting the Cladding Next Step at Fuse and Fuse2 Condos
We have been closely following the work on Neudorfer Corporation's Fuse and Fuse2 Condos, returning with monthly updates to map the construction timeline of the two-phased residential development in...
View ArticleTall Building Setback Changes Proposed for Downtown Toronto
The Planning Department's ongoing TOcore initiative is studying a wide range of issues currently facing our rapidly growing city, and could bring about sweeping changes to design and planning in...
View ArticleDiamond on Yonge: Previewing the One-Bedroom Suites
Since the turn of the millennium, Toronto's development boom has brought an influx of one-bedroom condominiums to the city. Many of the city's recently built high-rises are dominated by smaller...
View ArticleFall Construction Start Announced For 609 Avenue Road
Launched last year, Madison Homes and State Building Group's 609 Avenue Road is poised to begin construction this Fall, with the 19-storey condominium joining the dense corridor just south of Toronto's...
View ArticleBuild Toronto Assembles Redevelopment Site in Scarborough
Since its establishment in 2008 as a means to maximize the value of City-owned lands, Build Toronto has spurred development plans for a handful of high-profile sites, including Ten York Street and 4050...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Ship Channel
Stretching 2.8 kilometres into Toronto's Port Lands from the harbour, the 700-metre wide ship channel allows shipping traffic to reach the interior of the large industrial area. In today's Photo of the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News From the Internet for July 26, 2016
Bloor bike lane construction begins next week; Michael Ford wins Toronto byelection to take over his late uncle Rob Ford’s council seat; John Tory commits to protecting anti-poverty plan investments;...
View ArticleMid-Rise With Some Affordable Housing Proposed in West End
Though 2016’s provincial Promoting Affordable Housing Act has yet to pass and bring with it a new age of inclusionary zoning in Toronto, it appears that a handful of new proposals are taking the...
View Article59-Storey Mixed-Use Tower Proposed at 100 Simcoe Street
Another high-rise tower has been proposed for Toronto's Entertainment District, with a rezoning application submitted to the City to allow a 59-storey building at 100 Simcoe Street. Situated on the...
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