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Lanterra Collaborates With Neighbourhood Working Group on 501 Yonge St

Lanterra Developments, architectsAlliance, 501 Yonge St.
March 25, 2013 1:10 pm | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
Lanterra Developments and architectsAlliance have been collaborating with the City and a neighbourhood Working Group towards a condo proposal for 501 Yonge Street that is acceptable ... read more
culture

Then and Now: Gula's Matza Factory and The Mascot Coffee Shop

Gula's Matza Factory, Toronto, 1948
March 25, 2013 9:58 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
A Very Happy Passover to UT's Jewish audience. A matzo ball factory becomes a trendy Parkdale coffee shop - 'The Mascot‏'. Then. '1267 Queen W. Gula's Matza Factory. 1948.' Picture sent to us ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 25, 2013

March 25, 2013 9:56 am | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says GTA transit plan needs public's support; Flaherty’s 2013 Economic Action Plan calls for $8 million to refurbish Massey Hall; the GTA gets two new area codes; ... read more
culture

Photo of the Day: The Changing Face of Old Town Toronto

March 25, 2013 12:00 am | by Anthony Galloro | Comments
Old Town Toronto, a neighbourhood that remembers the city's past with its red brick, quaint light posts, and village charm, has managed to tame the enveloping towers of the nearby city. Instead, ... read more
design

OAA Announces 2013 Award Winners and Looks For Public's Favourite

Regent Park Aquatic Centre Toronto, ON MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects Ltd
March 22, 2013 5:40 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
The winners of the 2013 Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) Awards have been announced. Representing some of Ontario’s most acclaimed architecture firms, the 15 recipients of the 2013 Design ... read more
development

Carttera Seeking to Build Condos on Four Points Sheraton Site

1926 Lake Shore Blvd W condo by Graziani + Corazza for Carttera, Toronto
March 22, 2013 4:45 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Carttera Private Equities, a Canadian boutique real estate fund manager who has worked with well-known developers Freed, Harhay, Lash, and others in Toronto, has applied for a zoning amendment to ... read more
development

Lanterra Buys 11 Wellesley West For Future Development

Image by Lanterra Developments of potential condo development at 11 Wellesley
March 22, 2013 3:57 pm | by Jason Allen | Comments
There are new developments in a downtown plot of land that has long been the subject of speculation. The Ontario Government has sold the site of 11 Wellesley Street West to Lanterra ... read more
infrastructure

City Seeks Public Input on Downtown Surface Transport Study

March 22, 2013 12:45 pm | by Craig White | Comments
The City of Toronto is hosting a drop-in event next week to obtain public input as part of a study the City is undertaking on transportation operations in the downtown core. The purpose of the ... read more
culture

Then and Now: Otis-Fensom Elevator Company & Royal Bank Plaza

Otis-Fensom Elevator Company, 50 Bay St, Toronto, circa 1914
March 22, 2013 9:56 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. Otis-Fensom* Elevator Company Building. 50 Bay Street, circa 1914. Note the location of the fire hydrant. We will use that as a reference point. Now. September 2012. Note the location of ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 22, 2013

March 22, 2013 9:45 am | by Anthony Galloro | Comments
How dense is too dense downtown?; restoring historic Massey Hall; Toronto gets a possible downtown relief subway line; chronicling Toronto's past and more news. Is Toronto’s condo boom causing too ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: View of Yonge From Eaton Centre

View from Eaton Centre parking garage, Toronto
March 22, 2013 12:00 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Toronto's main drag has seen a lot of change over the past 100 years and in another 100 it may look completely different yet again. We can only hope that some of the architecture that our ... read more
development

City Receives Application to Double Height of Hotel Victoria

Hotel Victoria amongst larger neighbours on Yonge Street, from Google Streetview
March 21, 2013 5:10 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Hotel Victoria is a venerable 8-storey, 56-room boutique hotel at 56 Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto. The red-brick and stone trimmed building is moving towards a makeover now though, with an ... read more
development

Minto30Roe Begins Construction Near Yonge and Eglinton

Minto30Roe, Toronto
March 21, 2013 2:47 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Downtown is not the only neighbourhood whose parking lots are going out of fashion these days. The ever-growing urban node centred around Yonge and Eglinton has certainly seen its fair share of ... read more
development

BILD Announces People's Choice Award Nominations: Vote Now

Toronto skyline viewed from the east
March 21, 2013 1:32 pm | by Editor | Comments
The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) has announced the nominations for its second annual People's Choice Award. Here's your chance to weigh in on which project you think ... read more
culture

Then and Now: 36 Mutual Street

36 Mutual Street, Toronto, circa 1923
March 21, 2013 9:56 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. 36 Mutual Street. Appliance warehouse, meter repair shop and garage, circa 1923. Picture sourced by wwwebster. Now. September 2012. This city block has been a parking lot for going on 40 ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 21, 2013

March 21, 2013 9:44 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Ford pushes for cut on land transfer tax; More green space coming to Yonge and Wellesley; Wynne changes odds of a casino; Sutton Place Condos meets resistance and and more news. ‘Absolutely’ ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: View From Yorkville

Aura Condo rising, Toronto
March 21, 2013 12:00 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
It's easy to forget, when considering Toronto's skyline, that our downtown extends much deeper into the city than the wall of of towers along the lake would visually imply. There is a new and ... read more
development

Design of E Condos Evolving Into Future Yonge & Eglinton Landmark

E Condos Roy Varacalli Metropia Riocan Bazis International Toronto
March 20, 2013 5:30 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Midtown’s de-facto capital is growing exponentially. With five active construction sites and up to a dozen high-rise proposals in the immediate vicinity, Yonge and Eglinton has become a ... read more
development

Market Wharf Nearing Completion; Public Art Renderings Released

Market Wharf by Context Development
March 20, 2013 4:40 pm | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Market Wharf, developed by Context Development and designed by architectsAlliance, has started occupancies in the tower. This 33-storey condo located in the St. Lawrence Market neighborhood is ... read more
development

Work is Underway on the Market Street Makeover

Work gets underway on fixing up Market Street, Toronto
March 20, 2013 4:00 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
The pedestrianization of our streets has been a long, uphill battle in our car-centric city for along time now, but  the past few years have seen some modest progress. Partial closures of ... read more

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