With another busy month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk now behind us, we round up May's hottest stories, dataBase files, and Forum threads. 

Our Top Ten News Stories

1. Long-Awaited Crane Removal Underway at L Tower

The L Tower crane was finally removed this month, image by Jack Landau

This month's most popular story documented the long-awaited removal of the L Tower crane, which over the course of its tenure, became a de facto Downtown fixture, and a popular topic of conversation. In second place, our story about the Galleria Mall redevelopment included a first look at new renderings for the project.

2. Consultations Shape Vision for Galleria Mall Redevelopment

3. Menkes Applying for Significant intensification of LCBO Lands

4. Restoration and Rooftop Addition Proposed for 2 Queen West

5. Province Announces Sale of LCBO Lands for $260 Million

6. Construction Update: Union Station's Mall and Bay Concourse

7. Tunneling Complete for Western Leg of the Crosstown LRT

8. Too Big! Design Review Critiques Queen East Redevelopment

9. 33-Storey Mixed-Use Rental Tower Proposed at King and Victoria

10. Doors Open 2016: UrbanToronto's Must-Tour Buildings

Our Top Ten dataBase Files

1. One Bloor East

Rendering of One Bloor East, image courtesy of Great Gulf

The title of this month's most popular dataBase file was claimed by Toronto's tallest under-construction building, One Bloor East. The massive proposal at 1-7 Yonge Street took second place, while third place went to the L Tower.

2. 1-7 Yonge Street (Toronto Star Lands)

3. L Tower

4. Ten York Street Condos

5. 88 Scott Street

6. The One

7. 875 Queen East

8. LCBO Tower (100 Queens Quay East)

9. The Residences of 488 University Avenue

10. George Condos and Towns, Leslieville 

Our Top Ten Forum Threads

1. Ten York Street Condos

Ten York Street from below, image by UT Forum contributor drum118

May's most active Forum thread was the discussion detailing the quickly growing 10 York Street condos. A growing collection of dramatic photos show the sharpe-edged wedge building beginning to rise above the Gardiner in Toronto's south core. Second place went to another fast-progressing construction project to the north, with 88 Scott Street rapidly becoming a part of the Downtown skyline. 

2. 88 Scott Street

3. Sun Life Financial Tower & Harbour Plaza Residences 

4. One Bloor East

5. The One

6. EY Tower

7. The Residences of 488 University Avenue

8. L Tower

9. BMO Field Renovations

10. Five St. Joseph

We will return next month for a recap of June's top news stories, dataBase files and Forum threads!