With another busy month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk now behind us, we round up May 2017's hottest stories, Database files, and Forum threads.

Our Top Ten News Stories

1. Audacious Proposal Envisions Towers Beside Rail Deck Park

The ORCA Project, image via submission to the City of Toronto

News of a redevelopment plan for the site of Toronto's proposed Rail Deck Park created quite a stir this month, catapulting the proposal's introductory story to the top of our rankings for the month of May. In second place, a rundown of the retail and office plan for Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied Properties REIT, and Tridel's The Well generated plenty of interest, as demolition clears the future site of the mixed-use development.

2. The Well: Retailers and Offices to Anchor Mixed-Use Community

3. First Signs of Housing Market Cooldown as Inventory Plummets

4. The One Approved at OMB, Now 2 Storeys Taller

5. Toronto's Port Lands Part 1: The Planning Framework Evolves

6. Toronto City Council Advances Wave of Downtown Developments

7. Doors Open 2017: Our Top Building Picks For This Weekend

8. Port Credit: 72-Acre Imperial Oil Site Slated for Development

9. Union Station Construction Progresses with Moat Canopy Pieces

10. UPDATE: BIG's King West 2.0 Impresses the Public, Planning Less

Our Top Ten Database Files

1. The One

The One, image courtesy of Mizrahi

After being granted approval at the Ontario Municipal Board, the Database file for Mizrahi Developments' The One climbed to the top of our rankings for May. The recently announced Nobu Residences Toronto development took the second place spot, riding a wave of publicity spurred by a press event featuring a popular Hollywood icon.

2. Nobu Residences Toronto

3. Transit City Condos

4. The Well

5. Concord Canada House

6. Bianca Condos

7. Bay Park Centre

8. Artists' Alley

9. One Bloor East

10. West Village Port Credit

Our Top Ten Forum Threads 

1. Massey Tower

Massey Tower rising above Yonge Street, image by Forum contributor Benito

Regular photo updates of MOD's fast-rising Massey Tower brought our Forum thread for the project up to the top spot for May, followed closely by the Bay Park Centre, the site of which was recently cordoned off in advance of construction.

2. Ten York Street

3. Bay Park Centre

4. Sun Life Financial Tower & Harbour Plaza Residences

5. Waterfront Innovation Centre

6. The One

7. Wellesley On The Park

8. One Bloor East

9. YC Condos

10. Nobu Residences

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