With many of Toronto’s performance venues currently struggling to stay afloat through the pandemic lockdowns, and many others having closed down or given way to new developments in the years prior, it came as a refreshing jolt of good news when OverActive Media announced plans for a 7,000-seat Esports Performance Venue and Hotel at Exhibition Place earlier this year. Enlisting…
Developers First Capital and Greybrook Realty Partners have submitted the latest version of a residential/mixed-use tower plan with a ‘jewelled’ element that acts as a gateway into the Village of Yorkville. UrbanToronto covered the previous submission for the Yorkville condominiums in March, 2020 and tracked the project evolution (and the various teams behind the proposal) since proposals here at 33…
Today we are introducing a new monthly feature report that analyzes applications for new buildings in Toronto. It is one component of an upcoming subscription database service UrbanToronto is launching soon. For almost three years, UrbanToronto has brought subscribers the latest information on new and updated development applications to the city with our New Development Insider newsletter. The upcoming subscription service is…
A condominium under construction in North York City Centre—Azura Condos from Capital Developments—is getting curvier as it rises. Located in northern Toronto on Holmes Avenue, just east of Yonge Street and two blocks south of Finch subway station, the IBI Group-designed project is now 10 storeys in the air well on its way to a final count of 32 storeys. Looking east to Azura Condos, image by Edward Skira…
It’s time for Toronto think about whether the island airport should fly post-pandemic; Creative retail knits new communities into the fabric of Toronto; 2 quarantine hotels in the GTA hit with COVID-19 outbreaks; and more news: It’s time for Toronto think about whether the island airport should fly post-pandemic (Toronto Star) Creative retail knits new communities into the fabric of Toronto (Globe…
Lower Canada jobs numbers could be attributed to our continued lockdowns – but why is the US jobs recovery also lagging amidst high vaccination rates? Last week’s employment data came in worse than expected on both sides of the 49th parallel, casting doubt on the market consensus narrative that labour costs, and, by association, overall inflation, will rise more quickly…
Today’s Daily Photo takes us to Toronto’s Church Street and Dundas Street East intersection for a view of a new addition rising above the southeast corner. Captured by Forum contributor condovo, this shot shows recent above-grade progress at the new Social at Church + Dundas condo tower, while other recent additions form the area skyline backdrop, including (L-R) Pace Condos,…
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