The area east of Wilson subway station in Toronto is being built out with a growing number of medium-density residential developments, including three from developer Collecdev. While one building is a purpose-built rental not yet being marketed, two of these projects—Nordic Condos and Tretti Condos—are each at different stages of construction. The more recent in this pair of gh3-designed developments to get underway is Nordic Condos,…

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…

Rising land value in Downtown Toronto has sent developers to less intensively developed areas of town like Kingston Road in Scarborough, where comparatively lower land costs are paving the way for new luxury residential developments available to wider demographics. Perch Condominiums is one such project bringing the luxuries of Downtown condo living to Kingston Road, while also offering the natural appeal of the Highland…

Two more towers are about to rise into Toronto’s increasingly dense Entertainment District skyline, as construction continues at the Adelaide and Widmer streets site of Plaza’s Theatre District Residence and RIU Plaza Hotel. The mixed-use complex’s pair of BDP Quadrangle-designed 48 and 49-storey towers will soon ascend above the intersection, bringing new condominiums as well as the first Canadian location of RIU Plaza Hotels to the…

Here’s something I had never heard before Monday night: “You have………sixteen new voice messages.” While I was momentarily reminded of a scene from Zoolander, I couldn’t help but realize the “little more than normal” number of messages just underscored how helpless 10,500,000 of us Canadians were on Monday. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, then you must be one…

Today’s Daily Photo takes us high up the One Bloor East condo tower at Toronto’s Yonge and Bloor intersection. This sunset view from Forum contributor jackattaaaack looks southwest across the Bloor-Yorkville area, including prominent buildings CrystalBlu Condos, U Condominiums, and the Manulife Centre. Toronto’s Bloor-Yorkville area at sunset, image by Forum contributor Jasonzed Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo?…