Another month of city-building, transportation, and real estate talk is now behind us, so we are rounding up the hottest stories, projects, and Forum discussions of February 2019.
Our Top Ten News Stories
1. Build Relief Line, Then Extend Yonge Subway, Metrolinx Says
Our most popular story from February covered a Metrolinx staff report stating the Relief Line should be the first transit expansion priority in Toronto. In second place, a story covered a new proposal from Canderel seeking a 66-storey tower at 1075 Bay Street.
2. Canderel Proposes 66-Storey Mixed-Use Tower at 1075 Bay
3. CIBC Square's South Tower Over Halfway to the Top
4. Entertainment District Density Sets Up Tough Decisions for City
5. Six Points Reconfiguration: Dundas Moves To New Alignment
6. 21-Tower Development Proposed at 1920 Eglinton East
7. City Approves Settlement for Menkes' 4800 Yonge Street
8. Three More Towers as Transit City Lives Up to Name in VMC
9. Signage Variance Application Submitted for 160 Front West
10. Revised Etobicoke Civic Centre seen by Design Review Panel
Our Top Ten Database Files
1. The Well
For the fourth consecutive month, The Well has topped the charts as our most popular database file. With construction well underway on the massive site, interest in the project remains high, and the project is expected to remain on our top 10 for months to come. In second place, the database file for the rising CIBC SQUARE office tower climbed from the 4th place spot last month.
2. CIBC SQUARE
3. The One
5. Sugar Wharf Condominiums, Phase 1
7. KING Toronto
9. 1075 Bay
10. Residences of 488 University Avenue
Our Top Ten Threads
1. RioCan Hall
Our most popular thread of the month was RioCan Hall, a proposed redevelopment of the Scotiabank Theatre in the Entertainment District. In second place, the CIBC SQUARE office tower remains one of our hottest threads as the project rises into skyline vistas.
2. CIBC SQUARE
3. The One
5. The Well
6. Sugar Wharf Condos - Phase 1
10. Massey Tower
We will be back at beginning of April for a recap of March's top news stories, database files and Forum threads!
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