April 2012 was a busy month at UrbanToronto: the finishing touches were put on Trump Tower, a proposal for Canada's tallest residential tower was made for 50 Bloor Street West, Ïce Condos continued to grow ever skyward, and our Forum was brimming with stunning user-submitted photos. We haven't missed a beat, so let's recap on April's most-read UrbanToronto articles, Forum pages, and dataBase projects.
Top 10 News Stories:
Trump Tower was completed and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Concord Adex launched Lumen Condos, and Massey Tower will reinvigorate the Canadian Bank of Commerce at 197 Yonge Street.
- Development Proposal for 50 Bloor Street West is for the Tallest Residential Tower in Canada
- Tridel's Ten York Condos Makes Its Public Consultation Debut
- Lumen Condos Launched at Concord CityPlace
- Full House for Trump Toronto Ribbon Cutting
- Photo of the Day: Yonge Street Set For Change
- Putting The Finishing Touches on Trump International as Official Launch Date Arrives
- Details Emerge on Yonge & Eglinton's E Condos
- The Canary District Set to Launch in Toronto's West Don Lands
- Heritage Property at 197 Yonge Being Restored for Massey Tower's Lobby
- Photo of the Day: Ice Returns to Maple Leaf Gardens
Top 10 Forum Threads:
There was a lot of activity on our Forum in the past month with Ïce Condos, L Tower, and One Bloor East getting the most traffic, but each thread has some terrific images of major developments in Toronto and if you have something to say about them, this is the place for you.
- Ïce Condos/York Centre (16 York St., CadFair/Lanterra, 67 + 57 + 31s, aA)
- L Tower + Sony Centre (Castlepoint/Fernbrook/Cityzen, 58s, Libeskind/P+S)
- One Bloor East (1 Bloor East, Great Gulf Homes, 70s, Hariri Pontarini)
- Trump Tower Toronto (Talon, 57s, Zeidler)
- 50 Bloor St. W (?, 83s, ?)
- Pure/Clear Spirit, Gooderham Condos (Distillery, Cityscape, 32 + 40 + 35s, aA)
- Ten York (@120-130 Harbour, Tridel, 75s, Wallman)
- INDX Condos (70 Temperance, Lifetime/CentreCourt, 54s, P+S) was Canada Tower
- Massey Tower (197-201 Yonge, MOD Developments, 60s, Hariri Pontarini)
- Waterlink at Pier 27 (25 Queen's Quay E, Fernbrook/Cityzen, 2 or 4x 14s, aA)
Top 10 dataBase Projects:
Finally, we present UrbanToronto's most-viewed dataBase project pages. There are some gorgeous renderings here from architects and developers as well as important information on projects and a catalogue of relevant UrbanToronto articles.
- E Condos
- INDX Condos
- Massey Tower Condos
- 50 Bloor Street West
- Eau du Soleil Condos
- 88 Scott Street
- Lumen Condos at Concord CityPlace
- Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
- Aura at College Park
- oneeleven Condominiums