If recent plans for Bloor and Yonge are not enough, we now hear that plans to redevelop 2 Bloor West are on their way. 2 Bloor currently encompasses a 34 storey office tower (CIBC logo on top), and the Cumberland Terrace Mall that sits underneath and extends along Cumberland Street from Yonge all the way to Bay Street. One of the first malls to start the transformation of Yorkville from hippie enclave to high end retail, it has, in recent years fallen into decline. You are more likely to find a dollar store here than a Birks. ...
Quebecor, the company that owns the Toronto Sun, has sold the building that houses the media operation. It has been bought by First Gulf, the retail arm of Great Gulf. The building occupies most of the block bounded by King, Princess, Front and Berkeley. The site contains office usage along King and a now closed printing plant along the Front Street frontage. First Gulf has launched a website for the project. ...
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Last week we did a little update on the new Bell Lightbox/Festival Tower. One of the concerns some people have about this tower is how out of context it seems with the short buildings on the south side of King. Here's another way of looking at it. ...
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Photo Of The Day: Rosedale Valley
Photo By tomms
February 9, 2010
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There's a new condo coming to the St Lawrence Market area and it is getting a lot of attention. Called The Berczy, it will be located at the prime corner of Front and Church directly south of the Flatiron Building. Developed by Concert Properties and designed by IBI Group it will rise 13 storeys. Sales centre is being prepared, website is up and sales will be starting shortly. ...
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In the spirit of the Than & Now thread, I'm impelled to post some pics of Cedarvale, my childhood neighbourhood. Bounded by Eglinton to the north, Bathurst to the east and the Cedarvale Ravine to the south (and west), Cedarvale was conceived as an upscale subdivision by none other than Sir Henry Pellatt, builder of Casa Loma, just before World War I. The gates at Claxton Blvd. were part of his vi ...
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Here's some views from Montage in Cityplace. Located at Spadina and Fort York Blvd., this building certainly has some... ...
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Photo Of The Day: We Stand On Guard For Thee
Photo By androiduk
February 8, 2010
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After the success of our 2009 exhibit, Building Storeys 2010 returns in February 2010 for a longer stay at the... ...
Today we are looking at the Bell Lightbox/Festival Tower. Developed by Daniels, and designed by KPMB, it will rise 42 storeys when completed. Located at King and John, it features a massive podium that will be the new home to the Toronto Film Festival. Above the podium the tower will be occupied by condos. To some the podium and tower overwhelm the cool restaurant strip on the south side of King. To others it helps cover up the Hyatt Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn) next door. We'll wait until the project is completed to say whether is does stick out or not. ...
Toronto Community Housing Corporation (TCHC) continues to hit home runs when it come to the design of their buildings. Last week we took a look at 60 Richmond E which was designed by Teeple Architects. Today we look at 288 King E/501 Adelaide E. Designed by architectsAlliance, this block spanning project just opened a few months back. ...
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The Rare Metro Toronto Police Ford Pinto.
Photo By colbyb
February 5, 2010
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Hasbro is having a competition to pick cities for the Monopoly Canada Edition. As of right now Calgary is #1, while Toronto is ...
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Photo Of The Day: Uptown Residences From Yonge And Bloor
Photo By Parkdalian
February 5, 2010
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After more than a decade of drought Toronto has, in the past five years, seen some major construction of office space. New buildings put up during this period include RBC Dexia, Telus, Corus and Bay Adelaide. The fifth, and probably final for a while due to the economy, is 18 York Street. Developed by GWL Realty Advisors for bcIMC it will rise 26 storeys at the northwest corner of York and Bremner. The KPMB designed tower is going to be the new home of PricewaterhouseCoopers. ...
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Yonge and Elmwood in North York, looking northwest.
Then: Sometime in the 1960s.
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Bye Bye Old St George's Church - Hello New Church And Condo Photo By Carter February 4, 2010 St George's Church,... ...
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The Number One Bloor East thread is abuzz about the plans for the corner. Bruce Freeman, vice-president of Great Gulf, is quoted in today's Globe And Mail as saying: "“We'll be going to sale within the next 60 days,”
Excellent news. This brought the following response from forum member CityPlaceN1.
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The Yonge Street valley continues to develop. Yonge remains mostly low-rise but the side streets are quickly going... ...
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The condo boom continues to expand into the suburbs and we're all for it. Renaissance Condos, situated in downtown... ...
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