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One Bloor Hopes to Gain Additional Density at Upcoming CoA Hearing

One Bloor East in Toronto by Great Gulf Homes and Hariri Pontarini Architects
June 8, 2012 3:52 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
It looks like Great Gulf is continuing to push for an even larger One Bloor. An upcoming Committee of Adjustment hearing is slated to address a density increase which would result in an ... read more
development

Breaking News: Context King West Put On Hold

Context King West in Toronto by Context with Hariri Pontarini Architects
June 5, 2012 4:07 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
UrbanToronto's Forum and consequently the Twitter-sphere were on fire today regarding the perceived closure of the highly-regarded and much-anticipated Context King West, by Context ... read more
development

Two Major Peter Street Proposals Make Their Way To Public Consultation

388 King Street Toronto render Allied Properties
May 31, 2012 6:25 pm | by Dumitru Onceanu | Comments
Two major Peter Street projects went before the public at a meeting held on May 28. Noir Condos at 81-87 Peter Street had its public consultation debut, while updates were presented for the ... read more
development

Major Development Proposed for Yonge & Major Mac in Richmond Hill

Baif Don Head in Richmond Hill by Baif Developments and Hariri Pontarini Arch
May 30, 2012 2:12 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
A large-scale development has been proposed for the intersection of Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie Drive in Richmond Hill, and we have the renderings and preliminary information from the urban ... read more
culture

Doors Open Toronto: Gardiner Museum, Queen's Park, MaRS, and Regent Park Arts & Cultural Centre

Gardiner Museum, Doors Open Toronto
May 28, 2012 12:14 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
This tour of four Doors Open Toronto venues incorporates not only information about the sites visited, but also nearby or associated developments of interest to UrbanToronto readers. With so much ... read more
development

Crane Comes Down at Shangri-La

Living Shangri-La by Westbank, James Cheng, and Hariri Pontarini Architects.
May 10, 2012 12:42 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
With Living Shangri-La having topped off, the construction crane atop the 66-storey hotel and condo could be disassembled. Yesterday, UrbanToronto Forum members nicetommy, dt_toronto_geek, ... read more
development

A Look into E.R.A.'s Work at the Massey Tower Sales Centre

Massey Tower condos in Toronto by MOD Developments, ERA, Hariri Pontarini
May 9, 2012 12:29 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
Forum member the charioteer has given us a sneak-peek into the construction process currently underway at MOD Development's Massey Tower, and we couldn't be more thrilled by what we're seeing. MOD ... read more
design

Zhang Huan's Astounding 'Rising' Unveiled at Living Shangri-La

Living Shangri-La Toronto at the unveiling of Zhang Yuan's Rising
May 6, 2012 12:30 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Saturday afternoon saw the unveiling of another major work of public art in Toronto, and this one is simply astounding; Rising, by Shanghai-based Zhang Huan, was unveiled in a ceremony on Saturday ... read more
development

A new Massey Tower rendering rounds out our knowledge

Massey Tower Condos, Toronto, by MOD Developments, design by Hariri Pontarini
May 1, 2012 5:23 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Mod Developments' Massey Tower produced another exterior rendering today, a view looking to the southwest over Massey Hall. A bit of a new angle, we get a sneak peek at the glow from the courtyard ... read more
culture

Daniels Partners with Jane's Walk for Informative Guided Tour of Regent Park

OnePark West in Toronto by Daniels with Core Architects.
May 1, 2012 2:42 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
As part of their ongoing work within the Regent Park community, the Daniels Corporation has partnered with Jane's Walk, along with a variety of community-based organizations, to host this ... read more
development

Foundation Progresses at One Bloor East

One Bloor East condo development Toronto by Great Gulf Homes
April 23, 2012 4:20 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
The foundation of One Bloor East by Great Gulf Homes is moving along, with three stories now completed as part of the building's five storey below-grade parking garage. The planning ... read more
design

Osgoode Hall at York University Receives Much-needed Facelift

Atrium at Osgoode Hall at York University in Toronto by Diamond Schmitt.
April 20, 2012 4:06 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
This week marked the opening of York University's updated Osgoode Hall Law School after a much-needed facelift by Toronto firm Diamond Schmitt Architects. Located at York's Keele Street campus, ... read more
development

Heritage Property at 197 Yonge Being Restored for Massey Tower's Lobby

Canadian Bank of Commerce, 197 Yonge Street site of Massey Tower
April 2, 2012 3:54 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
In January we learned that MOD Developments had purchased the property to build the 60-storey Massey Tower at 197-201 Yonge Street. Currently located at 197 Yonge Street is the old ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: Shangri-La Wrapped in Fog

Living Shangri-La in Toronto by Westbank Corp
March 22, 2012 9:00 am | by Evan Manning | Comments
A remarkable photo to suit our remarkable weather. Taken on Queen St. W by Forum member Frank-R, this beautiful photo of Shangri-La captures the incredible interplay between light, weather (in ... read more
development

Mod Developments Keeps It Coming: more to see of Massey Tower

Massey Tower Condos, Toronto, by MOD Developments, design by Hariri Pontarini
March 8, 2012 4:50 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Mod Developments' nefarious scheme to grab headlines on UrbanToronto on an ongoing basis by slowly releasing images of their new Massey Tower project is working like a charm. We are hooked! The ... read more
culture

Topping off February 2012: What's Hot on UrbanToronto

Globe and Mail Offices in Toronto by KPMB Architects
March 7, 2012 2:57 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
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
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Quick - Look up!

Massey Tower Condos, Toronto, by MOD Developments, design by Hariri Pontarini
March 2, 2012 6:14 pm | by Craig White | Comments
So a few years from now you're Downtown one day, you're strolling along Yonge Street, northbound, you just passed the Elgin-Winter Garden a moment ago, and you look up. And then you look waaaaay up. read more
culture

Bloor Cinema Soon To Reopen Under The Hot Docs Banner

The Bloor Hot Docs Cinema Toronto to reopen after a Hariri Pontarini renovation
February 29, 2012 5:57 pm | by Craig White | Comments
The Bloor Cinema at Bathurst Street is about to open its doors again after a several-month shutdown for a renovation that will see it return to life as a documentary cinema, one of only a handful ... read more
development

Renderings of Mod Development's Massey Tower Condos Making An Impression

Massey Tower Condos, Toronto, by MOD Developments, design by Hariri Pontarini
February 29, 2012 4:41 pm | by Craig White | Comments
If you haven't already seen the images of Mod Developments' 60-storey Massey Tower that were released yesterday evening, pop on by UrbanToronto's dataBase - after all, BlogTO and over a thousand ... read more
culture

Last Chance to Enter the Shangri-La Contest!

Westbank Corporation's Living Shangri-La in Toronto
February 28, 2012 4:15 pm | by Editor | Comments
We've just about come to the end — the final day of our Living Shangri-La Contest! Tomorrow, on Leap Day, we'll be picking three winners, who will be among the lucky and privileged few to ... read more

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