At the meeting point of Scarborough’s Guildwood and West Hill neighbourhoods, a proposed four-building complex is among the latest projects to be proposed as purpose-built rental housing, responding to the growing demand for rental accommodations in Toronto. An application submitted to the City in early April is seeking rezoning to permit the new complex at 4121 Kingston Road, at the entrance to Guildwood GO/VIA…

The global COVID-19 pandemic is having far-reaching effects in Toronto, including major impacts on the 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 about the shutdowns,…

Next door to Toronto’s Distillery District and the Canary District buildings (the first of which started out as the athletes village during the 2015 Pan-Am Games), a new rental complex is rising on the south side of Mill Street east of Cherry in the West Don Lands. Dubbed Foundry Park, the complex from WDL 8 LP—a consortium of developers Dream Unlimited, Kilmer Group and Tricon Residential—will bring a…

Another month of Toronto city-building, transportation, and real estate talk is now behind us, so we are rounding up the hottest stories, project Database files, and Forum discussions from April, 2021.  Our Top Ten News Stories 1. The One Inches Upwards at Yonge and Bloor Aerial view looking east over The One, image by Forum contributor Benito Our top story of…

This is the story that nobody wants to hear, or, it’s the story that everybody wants to hear. It depends on where you find yourself on the real estate ladder, and to a certain extent, how you feel about the industry and the market in general. For some folks that already own a home and have no plans to move, they…

Today’s Daily Photo features a view of Toronto’s King West Village area. Captured at dusk, this view faces north across the Lakeshore rail corridor towards the growing King West Village skyline, including new additions 39 East Liberty Street and Novus at Garrison Point, both expected to wrap up construction this year. King West Village skyline, image by Jack Landau Want…