One of the largest developments on its way in Toronto is a multi-tower, mixed-use community at site of the former Christie’s Cookies plant in South Etobicoke. The Master Plan by London-based Allies and Morrison along with Toronto’s Urban Strategies continues to be shaped and refined through the project team’s various submissions. Looking northwest to the 2150 Lake Shore development, image by Allies and Morrison for First…

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…

With fixed rates rising, should you be changing your game plan? Five-year fixed mortgage rates have reversed course and risen by about 0.25% recently, while five-year variable mortgage rates have continued to inch lower. The rather sudden widening of the gap between these two options makes now a good time to revisit the age-old fixed vs. variable question. Let’s start…

Across the various formats of multi-unit residential developments being built across the Toronto region, townhome projects typically offer self-contained suites but little in the way of communal amenity space. Rise Developments is shedding that mold with their new Amsterdam Towns project, named for Amsterdam Avenue which intersects with O’Connor Drive just to the east of the project site. Amsterdam Towns, image courtesy of Rise…

In Toronto’s east end along Eglinton Avenue East, the Golden Mile area of Scarborough is to be transformed from a collection of expansive industrial parks and big-box shopping centres into an urban, mixed-use community. SmartCentres REIT is one of the many developers working to help realize the City’s Golden Mile Secondary Plan—which sets a guiding vision for development in the area—with…

Are you a baseball fan?  Yes, no, maybe? Surely, you’ve heard of Babe Ruth, right? In 1921, Babe Ruth hit a whopping 59 home runs, which broke his own major league record. Six years later, in 1927, the Babe broke that record by one, swatting 60 home runs.  That record stood until 1961 when Roger Maris broke Babe’s record by…

Mississauga’s Hurontario Street is undergoing a transformation as new development adds vitality, while an LRT line promises accelerated growth in the future. In today’s Daily Photo, captured by Forum contributor Jasonzed, a south-facing view down Hurontario includes the street’s latest addition, a 33-storey condo tower known as Mississauga Square, nearing completion at the left side of the photo. Looking south…