Alterra Developments is envisioning a mid-rise residential condominium in Etobicoke Centre, steps from two subway stations along the Bloor-Danforth line. Late in 2020 the developer submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto that would bring 123 units to the growing neighbourhood. Looking north to 36 Fieldway Road, image by Richmond Architects for Alterra Developments The 0.5-acre…
Revisions have been made to a proposed development in Toronto’s Don Valley Village neighbourhood, at 20 Godstone Road, first submitted to the City in February of 2019. Located just northeast of the Don Mills Subway Station, the proposal for the mid-rise development is seeking a zoning by-law amendment. Developed by Fieldgate Urban and designed by IBI Group, the proposal calls for…
Why mortgage rate increases are unlikely to dampen buyer enthusiasm, how the Bank of Canada is contributing to it and more. Yahoo Finance’s Jessy Bains talks to John Pasalis, Move Smartly lead contributor and Realosophy Realty President, about a range of topics: The latest numbers from CREA (Canadian Real Estate Association) It was a record month in February with sales…
While many areas of Toronto are seeing exclusively high-rise intensification, some of the city’s more human-scaled neighbourhoods are getting boosts in new housing that more closely conforms to the areas they revitalize. Where the Earlscourt and Corso Italia neighbourhoods meet, the former site of the Toronto District School Board’s Hughes Public School—sold in 2014 and demolished in 2016—is one such location getting a…
Construction of Diamante Development’s Mirabella Condominiums is making rapid progress at Lake Shore Boulevard West and Windermere Drive, positioned at the foot of Toronto’s Swansea neighbourhood. The two-tower, Scott Shields Architects-designed condominium development has been under construction since mid-2019, and well into the second year of work, the complex’s twin 38-storey towers are helping to extend the Humber Bay Shores skyline eastwards across the mouth…
This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back just shy of three years to Toronto’s King Street East and Church Street intersection. In May, 2018, a southwest-facing view across the intersection, with St. James Cathedral to our back, captured the construction of Sixty Colborne. The architects—Alliance-designed condominium tower by Freed and Carttera had topped out at 25 storeys, though the building still awaited its colourful podium finishes….
Ontario advised to send COVID-19 vaccines to Toronto buildings with large senior populations; City launches improvement plan for Toronto Island Park as visitor demand increases; Parking becomes a flashpoint in housing density disputes; and more news: Toronto eyes modified ‘grey’ zone for some outdoor activities as COVID-19 infections rise (Toronto Star) Ontario advised to send COVID-19 vaccines to Toronto buildings with large…
Today’s Daily Photo takes us to Humber Bay Park for a sunset view of the Toronto skyline. Captured by Forum contributor hitek0007, this view includes the rising office tower at the site of The Well on Front Street, as well as the glittering diamond-pattern west facade of the CIBC SQUARE office complex’s new South Tower. Toronto skyline, image by Forum contributor…
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