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Cadillac Fairview Aims High at Queen and Yonge Rental Tower

May 17, 2013 6:20 pm | by Craig White | Comments
It's always fun to round off a week with another big project. Well, fun for UrbanToronto readers; not always fun for the developer. Cadillac Fairview were not quite ready to take the wrapping off ... read more
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Progress at Ripley's Aquarium Hinting at the Finished Look

Ripley's Aquarium of Canada B+H Architects CN Tower KDA Toronto
May 17, 2013 4:45 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
With the months trickling down to days until the planned August opening, the race is on to prepare the building for the public at what will undoubtedly become one of Toronto’s busiest attractions. ... read more
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Plaza's Ivory On Adelaide Arriving at Ground Level

Ivory On Adelaide in Old Town Toronto Pure Plaza Hariri
May 17, 2013 12:35 pm | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Just shy of the UrbanToronto offices on Adelaide Street East lies the construction site for Plaza's Ivory On Adelaide. Our up-close and personal view of the project means we've been watching the ... read more
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Excavation Underway at Monarch and Goldman's Picasso Condos

Picasso Condos, Monarch Corporation, Goldman Group, Teeple Architects, Toronto
May 16, 2013 3:40 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
It has long been joked that Toronto has two seasons; winter and construction. Though the saying has historically applied to our never ending road “upgrades”, its applications have broadened in ... read more
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Peter Street Condos Bringing Contemporary Living to Adelaide West

May 16, 2013 1:45 pm | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Nestled a block shy of Queen Street West will be the Peter Street Condominiums, a 40-storey tower from CentreCourt Developments. This contemporary glass tower is designed by architectsAlliance and ... read more
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City Issues Refusal Report for Greenpark's 324 Richmond West

324-332 Richmond Street West Greenpark Homes Toronto
May 15, 2013 4:45 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
UrbanToronto readers know that contrary to the popular belief that the process of building a high-rise begins when shovels break the soil, developing a property in Toronto is actually a much more ... read more
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Yonge Eglinton Centre Receiving A $100 Million Facelift

Yonge Eglinton Centre Midtown Toronto RioCan
May 15, 2013 2:50 pm | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Sitting in the heart of Midtown Toronto lies the Yonge Eglinton Centre, a popular mixed-use office complex and destination for shopping & dining. Currently, the 750,000 square foot space ... read more
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Details Looking Stellar at Southcore Financial Centre & Delta Hotel

Southcore Financial Centre & Delta Toronto, Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects
May 13, 2013 4:50 pm | by Brandon Leal | Comments
In recent years of hyper construction, the area south of the rail corridor and financial district, colloquially known as "Southcore," has seen some of the most intense growth and densification. ... read more
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New and Updated Proposals at King and Spadina Promise Renewal

57 Spadina, Diamondcorp, Toronto, King Street West, King St W, Spadina Ave
May 13, 2013 4:30 pm | by Eddie LaRusic | Comments
A public consultation was held by Ward 20 Councillor Adam Vaughan at Metro Hall on April 30th regarding the latest plans for new condo proposals at King Street West at Spadina ... read more
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Monarch's Heron's Hill Development Reshaping Sheppard East

Heron's Hill, Toronto
May 8, 2013 5:35 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
North York, like Toronto's other two former outer boroughs, Etobicoke and Scarborough, features a mix of predominantly low-rise single-family residential with pockets of high-rise sprinkled here ... read more
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Tango and Tango2 Taking Shape at Concord Park Place

Tango, construction, Toronto
May 8, 2013 1:35 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Eleven years after construction wraped up on the Sheppard subway line the benefits from urban intensification are continuing to apear. Formerly a low density stretch of North York, Sheppard has ... read more
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Demolition Imminent for Art Deco Concourse Building on Adelaide

Concourse Building, 100 Adelaide West, Oxford Properties, Kohn Pederson Fox
May 6, 2013 9:10 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
With a demolition permit now in hand, Oxford Properties can get going on work on the site of 100 Adelaide West. The new office tower is approved to rise 40 storeys across from ... read more
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Pinnacle and Hariri Pontarini Plan to Amaze at the base of Yonge

May 3, 2013 10:00 am | by Craig White | Comments
UPDATE: Higher quality 'Top-down' rendering replaces fourth image in the story below. Pinnacle International knows they have one of the great redevelopment sites in Toronto. We got a strong hint ... read more
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Demolition Crews Clear the Way for Brookfield's Bay Adelaide East

Bay Adelaide Centre East, KPMB, Adamson Associates, Brookfield, Toronto
May 2, 2013 5:30 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
As demand for office space in Toronto pushes towards all-time highs, a new generation of office towers are preparing to spring skywards. With ongoing high-rise office developments like One York, ... read more
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Karma Condos Set To Soar Over Yonge And College

Karma Condos in Downtown Toronto Yonge College Lifetime CentreCourt
May 2, 2013 2:20 pm | by Devon Johnson | Comments
A new condominium is under construction on the Yonge Street Corridor. At 21 Grenville Street will rise a 50-storey tower, just shy of College Street. Karma Condos will sit right in ... read more
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Investments by Waterfront Toronto Paying Big Dividends for the Local Economy

Pan Am Village, Toronto
May 1, 2013 4:00 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
The continued revitalization of Toronto's West Don Lands and East Bayfront neighbourhoods has been big news here at UrbanToronto for some time now. Waterfront Toronto has poured money into ... read more
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The Berwick Breaches Ground Level at Yonge and Eglinton

The Berwick and CityTowns Andrin Homes The Brown Group Page + Steele Toronto
April 30, 2013 4:45 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
With Yonge and Eglinton’s future as Midtown’s premier transit hub fast approaching, a growing number of developers have taken a newfound interest in the much sought-after neighbourhood. As traffic ... read more
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Zeidler, Vaughan, and Mirvish Talk Heritage in the Entertainment District

Mirvish+Gehry with surrounding Entertainment District projects, Toronto
April 29, 2013 4:50 pm | by Craig White | Comments
It used to be in Toronto that height was the number one issue when considering new buildings. That's not necessarily so anymore; many people now would rather talk about how a project meets the ... read more
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Sneak Peek: David Mirvish on His Art Collection and Gallery Plans

Jack Bush “Floating Banner” 1968 a/c 87" x 81 1/2”
April 26, 2013 6:26 pm | by Craig White | Comments
There are countless things to say, and discuss, about the Mirvish+Gehry proposal for King Street West in Downtown Toronto. The condo and cultural centre development has been presented for ... read more
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Tarion Considers Expanding Warranty Protection To Conversions

Schoolhouse Lofts in downtown Toronto by E.I. Richmond for Empire Communities
April 26, 2013 2:00 pm | by Jonah Letovsky | Comments
Tarion Warranty Corporation, regulator for the new home building industry in Ontario, is exploring the feasibility of providing coverage for condominium conversions. The decision was announced at ... read more

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