October 11, 2012 12:20 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
September was definitely an interesting month here on UrbanToronto. With the conclusion of summer the City's planning department was back in full-swing, holding public consultation meetings and ... read more
September 25, 2012 12:00 am | by Anonymous | Comments
Canderel Stoneridge's Aura at College Park hasn't even reached the halfway point on its journey to 78 storeys, but it has already come to dominate the skyline at Yonge Street and Gerrard Street. ... read more
September 4, 2012 4:49 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
In the real estate and development industry, August tends to pass by at a crawl. Construction slows down amidst the city's scorching temperatures, and those lucky enough head off to a lakeside ... read more
As summer temperatures fell on Toronto in full force this past July the city came to a crawl; everyone began walking a little bit slower on the streets, reflected in the slowdown we see annually ... read more
At UrbanToronto, things have been moving so fast we can barely keep up. June was a big month for development news in Toronto; the 83-storey tower proposed for 50 Bloor West, if it passes, could ... read more
July 19, 2012 12:00 am | by Albert Chen | Comments
Considered to be the "main street" of Toronto, Yonge Street is the symbolic and often enigmatic heart of the city. Stretching from the shores of Lake Ontario to Steeles Avenue and way beyond, ... read more
July 12, 2012 12:01 am | by Evan Manning | Comments
The acceleration of this construction cycle has brought with it a corresponding escalation in height. With the apparent ability of the market to absorb an ever greater number of units, and with ... read more
May 2012 was very eventful in Toronto, and we have the full recap for you here in this month's Topping Off post. While Forum thread discussions continue to be dominated by ten of the largest ... read more
Over the past few days we've seen a flurry of shutterbug activity over at Aura condos, and rightfully so. The cladding process is following close behind the construction of the tower floors, and, ... read more
The Delta Chelsea Hotel will be undergoing extensive renovations by WGD Architects and WZMH Architects, perhaps in an effort to compete with the latest additions to Toronto's modern hotel ... read more
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 ... read more
All of the recent discussion of new towers and proposed "supertalls" got us thinking of the current tallest-residential holder, Canderel Stoneridge's Aura Residences at Yonge and Gerrard, designed ... read more
There has been some chatter on our Forum about a development application recently submitted for 50 Bloor Street West. According to the City of Toronto's Planning website, the application was ... read more
March 15, 2012 12:00 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
Aura At College Park condos is going to be one massive tower. Coming in at 78 storeys it will soar high into the sky above Yonge and Gerrard. Today's Photo Of The Day, taken by UrbanToronto Forum ... read more
The past month has been an eventful one for us here at UrbanToronto. We've hit record numbers in Twitter, Facebook and page views, have seen the topping off of some of Toronto's most iconic ... read more
February 14, 2012 1:00 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
A major transformation has taken place in recent years in the neighbourhoord surrounding Yonge and College as many new condo towers have been added. And more are coming. Today's Photo Of The Day, ... read more
February 2, 2012 3:36 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
It's been a sizzling start to 2012 as January gave us a lot to talk about here on UrbanToronto — so much so that we saw our site traffic hit record highs!
There's been no shortage of news to ... read more
January 23, 2012 1:00 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
And so it starts to rise. Today's Photo Of The Day, taken by UrbanToronto Forum member someMidTowner, shows the tower portion of Aura at College Park condo starting to visibly rise above ... read more
December 23, 2011 4:12 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
Aura Condos, soon to be Canada's tallest residential building, has started the lengthy process of cladding itself in glass. Forum member Atlantis has documented the progress that has been made as ... read more
December 1, 2011 2:54 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
Today is the second installment of our monthly Topping Off column! How do you like this new feature? Let us know in the comment section.
Below you'll see what were the Top 10 news stories, ... read more