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With Doors Open welcoming thousands into Toronto’s architectural sites and Pride Month kicking off across the city, summer feels close, even if the weather hasn’t quite caught up. May, 2025 brought a wave of progress across Toronto’s tallest towers and largest transit projects, fuelling conversation and clicks across UrbanToronto. While construction surged upward at 'supertall' sites like One Bloor West (formerly The One), new proposals continued to target key transit corridors, adding density near emerging stations on Eglinton Line 5 and the GO network. Rebranding, redevelopment, and regional growth all played a part this month, as threads, database files, and headlines reflected a city in motion.
Let's review our top stories, database files, and threads for May, 2025.
Our Top Ten Most Read News Stories
Coming in at #11, Forma's 73-storey East Tower continues to rise with its podium now shaping up, with the planned 84-storey West Tower expected to join Toronto’s growing 'supertall' club:
11. Forma’s East Tower Reaching Residential Levels as Podium Shapes Up
At the top of the list, One Bloor West nears the 300m mark, affirming its place in Toronto’s vertical race alongside fellow eventual 'supertalls' Concord Sky and SkyTower, the latter explored in an exclusive UrbanToronto tour. The rebranding of The One as One Bloor West, following Tridel’s takeover, marks a turning point in the project’s identity. Elsewhere, new proposals continued to push intensification around transit, with tall towers planned near Caledonia station and along Eglinton East, while a sweeping eight-tower community emerged in Vaughan.
10. Dual-Tower Proposal in Port Lands Includes Film Production Space
9. New Owner Proposes Skyscraping Dual Towers Beside Mimico GO
8. 43-Storey Tower Proposed on Eglinton at Upcoming Caledonia Station
7. Eight-Tower Community Proposed at Highway 7 and 27 in Vaughan
6. UrbanToronto Tours the Supertall-to-Be SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge
5. Construction Climbs Above Grade on Yorkville’s Curving Tower
4. 70 Storeys Proposed on Eglinton East Amidst Cluster of Tall Proposals
3. Tridel Rebrands The One as One Bloor West
2. Concord Sky Rising as Toronto’s Next Supertall
1. One Bloor West Reaches 84th Floor, Nears 300m Supertall Height
Our Top Ten Most Searched Database Files
The Whitfield, now topped off at Front and Sherbourne streets with its burgundy-toned cladding and aluminum fins, continues to draw attention.
11. The Whitfield
May’s most searched Database files continued to reflect strong interest in Toronto’s tallest construction projects. Pinnacle One Yonge reclaimed its place at #1 as it and One Bloor West continue to jockey for the top spot. Meanwhile, Concord Sky and Forma held steady in the upper ranks. Other towers under active construction, including KING Toronto and CIBC SQUARE, also remained popular. 8 Elm in particular made a return as its tower begins to take shape and the first signs of cladding have appeared.
10. 252 Church
8. Pinnacle Lakeside (Phase 1)
7. CIBC SQUARE
6. 8 Elm
5. Concord Sky
4. Forma
3. KING Toronto
Our Top Ten Busiest Threads
Another high-rise in construction sits again at #11...
11. 8 Elm
...While One Bloor West once again topped the list, followed closely by Pinnacle One Yonge, Concord Sky, Forma, and KING Toronto, a lineup of bold towers that continues to drive conversation. But transit is prominent in the top half, with threads for the Eglinton Line 5 in the runner-up spot and Ontario Line 3 at #4, while the Scarborough Subway Extension enters the list at #10. Meanwhile, construction projects continue to draw conversation, including the glass block facade of KING Toronto.
8. Concord Sky
7. CIBC SQUARE
6. KING Toronto
5. Forma
We will be back at the beginning of July for a recap of June's top news stories, Database files, and Forum threads!
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