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Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for February 11, 2015

February 11, 2015 9:25 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Markham arena details stay under wraps; Tory secures money to study feasibility of SmartTrack; Mementoes of ‘Maple Leaf Forever’ tree to go on display at Toronto City ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: Above Front Street

Photo of the Day, Toronto, Front Street
February 11, 2015 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Front Street is easily among the most important streets running through Toronto's Financial District. Between Yonge and York Streets, Front has been a hive of construction activity for several ... read more
real estate

A Piece of the Sky: Trump Toronto's Super Penthouse

February 10, 2015 8:30 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Ever wonder what it looks like inside the tip of Trump Toronto, under the quarter onion dome that tops one of Toronto's tallest buildings? It's still a raw space, awaiting just the right buyer ... read more
development

Demolition Clears the Way for Symmetry's Origami on Bathurst

Origami Condos, Teeple Architects, Symmetry Developments, Toronto
February 10, 2015 5:06 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Work on a modestly sized yet strikingly designed mid-rise condominium development got under way earlier this month as a two-storey brick building at 202-204 Bathurst Street—a short distance north ... read more
development

Below-Grade Floors Progressing at Concert's 88 Scott Street

88 Scott Street condos, Toronto, Concert Properties, Page + Steele / IBI Group
February 10, 2015 3:15 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Below-grade construction is progressing at the site of Concert Properties' 88 Scott, with concrete and steel quickly working its way up to street level. The 58-storey Page + Steele ... read more
development

Initial Glimpse into The Future of Two Yonge Street Proposals

St. Charles Tavern, Fire Hall, Toronto, Yonge Street, Toronto Archives,
February 10, 2015 12:33 pm | by Brandon Leal | Comments
In a city undergoing massive transformation like Toronto, old landmarks which have found a place in our civic minds are always subject to the winds of change. Yonge Street and its eclectic mix of ... read more
design

Ryerson Architecture Lecture: Nanne de Ru of Powerhouse Company

Ryerson, Architecture, Nanne de Ru, Powerhouse Company
February 10, 2015 11:48 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Ryerson's 2014-2015 Architecture Lecture Series continues this week with a lecture titled The Good Life, led by Nanne de Ru, co-founder of Rotterdam-based architecture firm Powerhouse Company ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for February 10, 2015

February 10, 2015 8:56 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Canada’s big-city mayors lack leverage in pitch for more federal funding; What should TDSB do with underused properties?; Metrolinx starts shopping for electric trains; ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: Game Time

Photo of the Day, Toronto, Air Canada Centre, Raptors
February 10, 2015 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
The banners hanging from the rafter in the Air Canada Centre give insight into Toronto's long-standing love affair with the sport of hockey. The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs remain one of the ... read more
development

A First Look at Plans for the 47-Storey 55 Eglinton East

55 Eglinton Avenue East, Kirkor Architects, State Building Group, Toronto
February 9, 2015 4:55 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Redevelopment plans for 55 Eglinton Avenue East have been posted on the City of Toronto website coinciding with the release of the City's preliminary report on the rezoning application, and ... read more
design

Daniels Faculty of Architecture Fora Series: Architecture Inside Out

Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Architecture Inside Out
February 9, 2015 3:39 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
The Daniels Faculty of Architecture is set to continue its ongoing 'Fora' series with an upcoming lecture on Thursday, February 12th at the Isabel Bader Theatre, titled @home: Architecture ... read more
infrastructure

Mississauga Transitway and GO Transit Terminal Progressing

GO transit, Mississauga, Square One, bus, transitway
February 9, 2015 1:50 pm | by Cale Vanderveen | Comments
The City of Mississauga and Metrolinx are making progress on two bus-related transit projects in the city to the west of Toronto. The City of Mississauga is progressing work on the second phase of ... read more
development

Plaza's 30 Widmer to Feature Design by Quadrangle Architects

30 Widmer Street, 313 Adelaide, Quadrangle Architects, Plaza
February 9, 2015 12:05 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Toronto's booming Entertainment District remains a hotbed of condominium construction activity, and new development proposals are filling in the last of the once plentiful gaps in the local urban ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015 9:25 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Big-city mayors glad Tory, Toronto are back to lobby for federal funds; Waterfront Toronto’s ‘innovation centre’ plans unveiled; Majority of schools on TDSB hit list in ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: Warden Station

Photo of the Day, Toronto, Warden Station, subway
February 9, 2015 12:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Warden Station opened back in May of 1968, and served as the eastern terminus of the Bloor Danforth Line until Kennedy Station opened to the east in 1980. Located at the southeast corner ... read more
development

Design Revealed for Menkes' Waterfront Innovation Centre

Looking east at the proposed Waterfront Innovation Centre, image by Menkes
February 6, 2015 4:30 pm | by Marcus Mitanis | Comments
Change is once again coming to the East Bayfront after Waterfront Toronto and Menkes Developments officially announced today the addition of a 350,000 square foot office complex. Located just ... read more
development

New Urbanist Town of Queensville Prepares for Construction

Queensville, new urbanism, east gwillimbury, toronto, sprawl
February 6, 2015 3:33 pm | by Cale Vanderveen | Comments
The long planned, expanded town of Queensville is finally set for ground breaking. The new community that is to eventually house 30,000 people to the north of Newmarket is advancing to ... read more
real estate

The Bond's 'Connect and Capture' Photo Contest A Big Success

The Bond, Lifetime Developments, Core Architects, Toronto, Connect and Capture
February 6, 2015 3:00 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
As construction continues on The Bond, developer Lifetime Developments has been celebrating the vibrancy and culture of Toronto's Entertainment District with a social media ... read more
development

Our First Glimpse at Hariri Pontarini's Design for 1 Eglinton East

1 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Davpart, Hariri Pontarini Architects
February 6, 2015 2:06 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
It was only six weeks ago when we broke the news of a 68-storey proposal for the southeast corner of Yonge and Eglinton. The initial rezoning application was light on details, but the proposed ... read more
real estate

BILD Hosting Panel at The GTA Home + Reno Show February 14th

BILD, Toronto, GTA Home + Reno Show
February 6, 2015 1:00 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
From February 13th through February 16th, Mississauga's International Centre will be transformed into a home-improvement mecca for the GTA Home + Reno Show. The show will bring together some ... read more

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