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Toronto Providing Low-Cost Financing for Apartment Retrofits
Now in its final year, the City of Toronto's High-Rise Retrofit Improvement Support Program (Hi-RIS) pilot project incentivizes energy-efficient upgrades and retrofits for Toronto's ageing apartment...
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Construction for the Mississauga Transitway Continues
Toronto spends years debating subway versus light rail transit in Scarborough—and even more years waiting for contractors to finish building a subway to York University and Vaughan. Brampton rejects an...
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Photo of the Day: Evening on the Dock
Today's Photo of the Day features an end-of Summer scene captured from the east shore of Toronto's Humber Bay. Submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by ...Iwonttell, this shot shows a group...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 13, 2016
How Toronto’s latest mega tower got the green light; In/Future festival to transform Ontario Place; Mysterious structure in Lake Ontario part of new Ashbridge’s Bay treatment plant project; and more...
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SMASHED: Charity Table Tennis Tournament Returns Sept. 30
On Friday, September 30th, Lifetime Developments and Zancor Homes' annual Smashed Ping Pong event returns for its 5th year. This year, UrbanToronto joins the event as a sponsor, partnering with a...
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Vita on the Lake to Offer Wide Range of Unit Layouts
The rapid urban renewal of South Etobicoke's Humber Bay Shores community is showing no signs of stopping, with marketing now well underway for Mattamy Homes and Biddington Homes' Vita on the Lake....
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SMV Design Brings Mid-Rise Luxury to Avenue Road
Overlooking Robertson Davies Park, the site of Brandy Lane Homes'The Davies is part of a typologically varied stretch of Toronto's Avenue Road. With the breakaway 'Republic of Rathnelly' to its west,...
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Inclusionary Zoning Debate Continues as City Opposes Bill 204
Toronto’s affordable housing crisis is no secret. The number of families on waiting lists for subsidized housing increased by 1.6 per cent this year, the average home price increased by 18 per cent,...
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Three-Tower Mixed-Use Development Tabled for 3450 Dufferin
A major intensification has been proposed for a large site at 3450 Dufferin Street, located opposite Dufferin Street from Yorkdale Shopping Centre, just south of Highway 401. Currently occupied by a...
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Photo of the Day: Changing View
Today's Photo of the Day comes to us from Forum contributor Razz, who frequently shares views from a condominium unit in Toronto's Distillery District. Over the past few years we have witnessed the...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 14, 2016
TTC plan to remove bus stops on Sheppard Avenue leaves riders stranded; Unofficial count shows bike lanes on Bloor are boosting ridership; Toronto sees spike in house sales as Vancouver market cools;...
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Explainer: Greywater
This week's 'Explainer' tackles the topic of greywater, or sullage, which refers to most of the wastewater generated by all of us over the course of a normal day. While the generation of greywater is...
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LJM's Waterview Condominiums Progressing in Grimsby
Just over 50 kilometres southwest of Toronto's bustling central waterfront as the crow flies, competitive pricing and picturesque views are drawing condominium buyers to Grimsby, where a number of new...
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20th Kilbourn Lecture to Explore Toronto's Industrial Roots
As large tracts of brownfields and post-industrial landscapes are being re-imagined, cleaned up, and transformed into new communities, Heritage Toronto aims to open up a dialogue on our city's...
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Nuit Blanche Art Installation Calls for Participants
Toronto's contemporary art spectacle Nuit Blanche is just around the corner, and artists and residents alike are gearing up for the much-anticipated weekend. With 90 projects united under four thematic...
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Planners in Public Spaces Shine Light on Midtown in Focus
As Toronto's population continues to burgeon and diverse neighbourhoods undergo rapid urban development, City Planning has recognized the importance of participatory studies, public process, and...
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Funding Announced for Port Lands Flood Protection and 40 Other Water-Related...
As part of a $1.1 billion bilateral agreement, the Federal and Ontario Provincial governments have announced $99 million funding for 41 projects that will improve clean water and wastewater systems...
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Photo of the Day: Evening Skyline
Today's Photo of the Day shows the growing impact of a major condominium development under construction in Downtown Toronto. Submitted to the UrbanToronto Flickr Pool by Lori Whelan, this dusk view of...
View ArticleDaily Headlines: News from the Internet for September 15, 2016
Rental bidding wars heating up in Toronto's hot market; Put parking lot money toward transit, Toronto’s business lobby says; TTC still has 'big ticket items' to address when it comes to accessibility;...
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Throwback Thursday: Bay Adelaide East
While Toronto's ongoing development boom has seen more condos go up than anything else, it has included a fair share of office developments. The new office space growth is being fuelled in part by the...
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