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New Office Tower Stacking Plan Shows What's Available in Toronto

Ashlar, CBRE, RBC, Adelaide, Globe & Mail, Deloitte, QRC, EY Tower, MaRS, One
February 6, 2014 5:25 pm | by Matthew Lavoie | Comments
Ashlar Urban Realty, a local commercial real estate firm, has compiled an interesting stacking plan that focuses on who is moving into Toronto’s 10 newest office buildings, and what space remains ... read more
infrastructure

Toronto Port Lands Master Plan Public Meeting Coming Up

February 6, 2014 1:00 pm | by Matthew Lavoie | Comments
On Thursday February 13, Waterfront Toronto and the City of Toronto is inviting citizens to attend a public meeting about the Port Lands Planning Framework & Transportation and Servicing ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For February 6, 2014

February 6, 2014 11:01 am | by Matthew Lavoie | Comments
Lots of news on the Gardiner Expressway takedown proposal; new streetcars are put to the test; cleric probed for hate crimes; and more news. Gardiner Expressway removal would increase commute ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: Snowy Cabbagetown

Cabbagetown neighbourhood, Toronto
February 6, 2014 1:00 am | by Editor | Comments
This evocative image of Toronto's Cabbagetown was posted by Forum member krooj. The snowy snapshot situates us on Carlton Street, looking east towards Parliament. Snowy Cabbagetown, image by krooj read more
development

Toronto Hydro Releases Video on Building of Transformer Station

February 5, 2014 6:05 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Toronto's infrastructure needs are growing as the city does, so along with hoardings and closed lanes for new office and condo construction, it's not unheard of to be detoured around watermain and ... read more
design

Bone Structure Brings Innovative Home Design to the GTA

February 5, 2014 1:15 pm | by Rami Kozman | Comments
Somewhere outside Erin, Ontario, about an hour’s drive from Toronto, and surrounded on all sides by farmland, a house like no other in Ontario has almost finished being constructed, or to put it ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For February 5, 2014

February 5, 2014 11:16 am | by Editor | Comments
Toronto home prices surge, again 'outpacing family incomes'; Union Station has earned the right to keep its name; Council split over the next step for the crumbling Gardiner Expressway; and more ... read more
photos

PSR's Photo Of The Day: End Of The Line

Dead End Sheppard Subway Line Toronto LRT TTC
February 5, 2014 1:00 am | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Today's photo of the day was posted by UrbanToronto Forum member Jack Landau. This spectacular shot was captured at Don Mills Station, which lies on the east end of the Sheppard Subway line. The ... read more
development

A Hard-Hat Tour of The Ryerson Student Learning Centre

Ryerson Student Learning Centre, Toronto by Zeidler Partnership, Snøhetta Design
February 4, 2014 5:45 pm | by Bryan Bonnici | Comments
The new Ryerson Student Learning Centre at Yonge and Gould is probably my favourite project under construction. It creates a meaningful addition of space for Ryerson’s tens-of-thousands ... read more
development

The Taylor Continues Transformation of Dundas and Carlaw

The Taylor Dundas Carlaw Toronto Leslieville Downtown East End
February 4, 2014 3:00 pm | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Torontonians and newcomers alike are finding Leslieville to be an intriguing area in which to reside. The funky neighbourhood has a 'small city feel' that rivals Queen West, with the ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From the Internet for February 4, 2014

February 4, 2014 11:22 am | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Group petitioning for city to redesign Bathurst intersection; Presto 'fare gate' prototype unveiled; Torontonians prefer Scarborough LRT over Subway; more snow expected for Toronto; and ... read more
photos

PSR's Photo of the Day: Entertainment District

Queen Street West, Entertainment District, Toronto
February 4, 2014 1:00 am | by Editor | Comments
This photo, from UrbanToronto Forum member AlbertC, provides a snapshot of all the development going on in the Entertainment District. Here we have a nice view of a low-rise replacement project ... read more
real estate

CentreCourt Developments' Core Condos Sells Out in 3 Weeks

Core Condos CentreCourt Developments Page+Steele/IBI Group
February 3, 2014 4:15 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
In Toronto, a lot can change in a very short period of time, especially in the world of real estate and development. When we last covered CentreCourt Developments’ Core Condos a few weeks back, ... read more
development

Topping Off January 2014: What's Hot on UrbanToronto

Office Tower at The Well, Toronto, Pickard Chilton, image from Diamond Corp
February 3, 2014 2:30 pm | by Craig White | Comments
On UrbanToronto, January was a month of taking stock of what happened in our city over the course of 2013, and looking forward across the next twelve months. Meanwhile, there were some new ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For February 3, 2014

February 3, 2014 11:00 am | by Editor | Comments
Rob Ford admits jaywalking ticket in Vancouver; Toronto's mixed-use boom coming to a 'hood near you; fighting against the condo tide along Restaurant Row; and more news. Fire damage to former ... read more
photos

PSR's Photo of the Day: Electric City

Bay Street, Toronto
February 3, 2014 1:00 am | by Michael Harris | Comments
Nighttime photography can be tricky but Forum member Empty Quarter shows his chops with this shot looking south down Bay Street to the core. Bay Street looking south, image by Empty ... read more
design

Green Building Goal Within Reach of More Builders and Developers

DCL Healthcare Properties Inc., DCL Niagara Medical Centre
January 31, 2014 8:30 pm | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
We all know that going green is good for the environment, our health, and hopefully our pocketbooks. As much as it's important for us all as individuals to consider what kind of an environmental ... read more
development

Nest Condos Adds Density and Vibrancy to St. Clair W

RAW Design, The Rockport Group, Nest Condos
January 31, 2014 6:55 pm | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
The rising demand for urban life calls for increasing residential density. In Toronto, the Official Plan calls for much of the new development to be built along our main thoroughfares; it's called ... read more
development

Downtown Toronto: Growth to Watch For in 2014

Ïce Condominiums, image by Indrid Cold
January 31, 2014 6:15 pm | by Rami Kozman | Comments
Over the past few weeks, Urban Toronto has brought you a series of articles cataloguing the major areas of growth to watch for in Toronto in 2014. read more
development

Spadina Subway Extension Spurs Redevelopment at Finch West

University Heights Professional Centre, image courtesy of the Real Wealth Group
January 31, 2014 2:00 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Finch West subway station. Sound familiar? It's not one of the better-known stations on Toronto's system, but that will change soon enough; it just has to open first! Finch West Subway Station, ... read more

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