Always a trend setter in the residential real estate market, loft style living has become synonymous with downtown housing. Whether a converted warehouse, church, or a newly built loft-style ... read more
April 9, 2013 3:20 pm | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
The way has been cleared for The Carlaw. Demolition of the existing building at 345 Carlaw at Dundas Street East has been completed and site prep has begun. UrbanToronto forum ... read more
March 25, 2013 3:55 pm | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
We reported last week on the progress of Clear Spirit and Gooderham condos, designed by architectsAlliance for developers Cityscape and Dundee Realty at the Distillery ... read more
March 18, 2013 6:10 pm | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
The panorama from Toronto's Harbour shows the growing development at the Distillery District in the larger context of the city. Various UrbanToronto Forum members have pointed their cameras in the ... read more
March 11, 2013 4:40 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
The Queen West area has been a hotbed of construction activity for quite some time now. One block in particular, bounded by Queen, Dufferin, Peel and Gladstone, is in the midst of a major ... read more
January 4, 2013 9:00 pm | by Craig White | Comments
With the 2015 Pan Am Games just two and a half years away now, work is proceeding rapidly to create the village that will house the athletes, journalists, and technicians from across the ... read more
August 29, 2012 12:00 am | by Evan Manning | Comments
Contrasting with the Victorian industrial architecture at its base, Clear Spirit nevertheless manages to fit well into the surrounding historic district. Developed by Cityscape and Dundee Reality, ... read more
August 10, 2012 2:45 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Every once in a while we get an invite to visit a penthouse for sale somewhere in Toronto, and we are always intrigued to check out both the interiors and the views from these special units. This ... read more
The majority of recent talk regarding the area around Cherry and Mill Streets has been focused on the highly anticipated West Don Lands redevelopment. While we here at UrbanToronto can’t wait to ... read more
After a brief hiatus we're reviving the DataBase Project of the Day feature in order to highlight projects across Toronto and the GTA that have caught our interest and that of our readers. The ... read more
The downtown east side is a district of Toronto that we're watching closely. With the redevelopment of the West Don Lands and the continued construction within the Distillery District, this is an ... read more
For all the hype and excitement we've seen regarding the West Don Lands development in the past year, it came as a bit of a shock that there's been little to no mention of the recent launch of ... read more
Streetcar Developments has just released photographs of model suite interiors for its latest condo development The Carnaby. As we reported last month, The Carnaby will be a 20-storey, 200-unit ... read more
February 10, 2012 1:00 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
Today's Photo Of The Day takes us back a few decades to a Toronto quite different than we see today. This photo of the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood from the 1960s-'70s shows ... read more
January 5, 2012 1:00 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
What was for the longest time a dead zone in downtown Toronto is preparing for massive change in the next few years. Today's Photo Of The Day, taken by UrbanToronto Forum member androiduk, shows a ... read more
November 30, 2011 9:00 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
The UrbanToronto Forum came alive yesterday when the first images for the rumoured new Gansevoort Hotel & Condos were posted. To be located at 60 Mill Street, the proposed 34 storey tower ... read more
November 9, 2011 4:21 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
Today we shine the spotlight on The Carlaw. The project, by Streetcar Developments, consists of a 12-storey L-shaped tower and line of attractive townhomes. Located at 345 Carlaw Avenue, in ... read more
October 17, 2011 11:00 am | by Anonymous | Comments
Streetcar Developments and Dundee Realty are gearing up to release The Carlaw, a new development at 345 Carlaw Street, bordering Leslieville and Riverdale.
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October 12, 2011 10:00 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
UrbanToronto spent some time this weekend on the deck at 39 Parliament Street which is one of the original condos built at the Distillery District. The deck is on the 11th floor giving us some ... read more
September 2, 2011 3:05 am | by Craig White | Comments
Now halfway to its 40-storey final height, paint is being applied to the balconies at Cityscape and Dundee Realty's Clear Spirit condominiums at the Distillery District. UrbanToronto member ... read more