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During June, 2025 in Toronto, projects both proposed and under construction reflecting the city’s evolving identity and its growth. As the City unveiled sweeping planning reforms to unlock housing supply, several record-breaking towers edged closer to their final heights, transit continued to command attention — with preparations ramping up for the launch of two new LRT lines, ground breaking took place for Ontario Line 3's Queen station, and much more.
Let's review our top stories, database files, and threads for June, 2025.
Our Top Ten Most Read News Stories
At #11, ahead of the anticipated openings of Eglinton Line 5 and 6, this in-depth feature explored how Toronto’s new light rail corridors could inform improvements to the city’s legacy streetcar network:
11. Future Transit: Learnings From the LRTs
Our top 10 most-read stories continued with sweeping City proposals to retool zoning and planning frameworks, while in a fitting milestone for Pride Month, Story of Midtown Toronto earned Canada’s first Rainbow Registered accreditation for inclusive rental housing. At #8, One Bloor West finally surpassed the 300m mark, while major transit-oriented developments included ambitious density revisions for Exhibition's Transit-Oriented Community. The long-running and long-debated Ontario Place returned to the spotlight at #10 with the release of finalized designs, including the controversial parking structure.
10. Parking Structure Design Finalized as Part of Ontario Place Redevelopment
9. Downsview West District Plan Takes Flight at Design Review Panel
8. One Bloor West Crosses the 'Supertall' Threshold
7. Ontario Line 3: Getting Queen Station Expansion Underway
6. Developments at Exhibition Station Get Massive Height, Density Boost
5. Dozen Towers Proposed Around Markham's Cornell Centre
4. Four Towers to Launch 3C Lakeshore's 'The Bend' Waterfront Community
3. 88-Storey Version of Near-'Supertall' Appears Before Design Review Panel
2. Story of Midtown Toronto Becomes First Rainbow Registered 2SLGBTQI+ Rental in Canada
1. City of Toronto Proposes Sweeping Planning Reforms to Unlock More Housing
Our Top Ten Most Searched Database Files
Also at #11, One Delisle's construction continues, with its distinctive spiralling geometry starting top appear more as more cladding panels are applied...
11. One Delisle
...While Pinnacle One Yonge and One Bloor West once again traded places at the top, as each project continues to rise. Forma and 8 Elm continued to capture attention with construction progress, while KING Toronto remained a steady presence as its terraces and glass cladding take shape. New entries this month include Alias, drawing eyes for its striking black-and-gold facade now nearing completion, and The Bend, propelled by the announcement of its four-tower first phase.
10. The Bend
8. Alias
7. KING Toronto
6. Pinnacle Lakeside (Phase 1)
5. 8 Elm
4. Forma
3. Concord Sky
Our Top Ten Busiest Threads
At #15, while overshadowed by Line 5 attention, the Finch West Line 6 LRT is another significant transit expansion, with vehicle testing now seen along its corridor that will soon reshape transit in northwest Toronto... though exactly when it will open remains a question.
Line 5 itself thought climbed to the top of the list this month, with One Bloor West and Pinnacle One Yonge following closely behind, with their record-setting heights continuing to fuel discussion. Ontario Line 3 and the Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension also kept transit in the spotlight, while Concord Sky, KING Toronto, and Forma held steady as some of the most-watched towers under construction.
10. Union Station Revitalization
9. Danforth Line 2 Scarborough Subway Extension
8. Forma
7. KING Toronto
6. CIBC SQUARE
5. Concord Sky
We will be back at the beginning of August for a recap of July's top news stories, Database files, and Forum threads!
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