The owner of a vacant site at 875 The Queensway in Etobicoke, Format Queensway Limited Partnership, intends to redevelop it with a mid-rise, mixed-use building, having submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment to the City of Toronto last month. KFA Architects and Planners are the designers of the building. Rendering: Northwest view from The Queensway. Image by KFA Architects + Planners Inc. The site is located…
The global COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching effects in Toronto, including major impacts on what have been booming real estate and building industries. Many jobs and most events are currently suspended, postponed, or affected in other ways, though UrbanToronto is still operating at full strength with our team working remotely. As a means to keep the public in the loop…
An early 2019 ground breaking marked the start of work on Graywood Developments and the Alterra Group’s new condominium development in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood. Now, fast approaching the two-year anniversary of this milestone, construction is progressing above grade for the new mid-rise building on Eastern Avenue at Logan. Dubbed ‘Wonder’ in a nod to the heritage building that was once home to Brown’s Breads and the Weston Bakery, the…
Under construction since May, 2020 with the mobilization of crews from Multiplex, a new mixed-use development in The Junction is picking up speed on Dundas Street West on the east side of the Toronto neighbourhood. Dubbed Junction House, the mid-rise development by developers Slate Asset Management and Globizen Group is set to add to the area’s trendy vibe with a nine-storey building designed by superkül….
Court injunction filed as heritage activists step up fight to save Toronto’s Foundry buildings; Toronto councillors warn First Parliament area ‘not for sale’ as province seeks to seize historic site; Meet Nick Mantas, Toronto’s newest councillor; and more news: Court injunction filed as heritage activists step up fight to save Toronto’s Foundry buildings (CityNews) Toronto councillors warn First Parliament area ‘not for…
Do you remember early-2000’s garage-rock? I do. The Strokes, The Killers, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, The Vines, The Hives… It was good while it lasted, right? Quick, loud, catchy, and you want to sing along. Some of the lyrics were simplistic and unimaginative. Actually, come to think of it, most of the lyrics were simplistic and unimaginative. But damn,…
A view from high above Toronto’s Entertainment District is featured in today’s Daily Photo. Captured by Forum contributor urb@ndweller, this view looks southeast over Mercer Street, where the Nobu Residences Toronto project is now rising above grade. The two-tower, mixed-use development will eventually obscure much of this view. Toronto skyline from the Entertainment District, image by Forum contributor urb@ndweller Want…
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