The City of Toronto is making some smart moves. The City’s real estate division, CreateTO, is unlocking value from its land assets and driving for a more coherent community-driven vision with a major investment in the livability and vibrancy of our rapidly densifying city. Torontonians, commuters and tourists will see—post COVID—a sizeable half-acre new park with new housing (30% of…
Midtown Toronto’s urban heart around Eglinton subway station grows noticeably denser each year as new towers rise into the mix. Another pair of towers are soon to break into the local skyline, as the Plaza Midtown development infills a Tower-in-the-Park style site just north of Soudan Avenue that is already home to a pair of mid-20th century apartment towers that front on Dunfield Avenue…
New rapid transit—both planned and under construction across Toronto—promises increased connectivity for many neighbourhoods, and creates opportunities for TOD—Transit Oriented Development—in the process. The future Crosstown LRT has created several TOD opportunities along the less-densely built-out Eglinton East, though development along the Crosstown’s Eglinton Avenue West stretch has been limited to more constrained sites, with few TOD opportunities west of Yonge….
Roehampton Avenue in Midtown Toronto has been the site of much change over the past decade, with modern residential towers rising from the blocks east of Yonge Street. In November, 2018, a mid-rise condominium complex on the south side of Roehampton was in the process of being taken down—an extremely rare example of a condo demolition, having surpassed the threshold of 80% of…
Reopen GTA-Hamilton area with one set of restrictions, mayors tell Premier Ford; Clearing of homeless encampment in Liberty Village halted after standoff with community; How urban gardening could be at the forefront of climate change adaptation in Canada’s cities; and more news: Reopen GTA-Hamilton area with one set of restrictions, mayors tell Premier Ford (Toronto Star) Clearing of homeless encampment in Liberty…
Today’s Daily Photo captures a Brutalist-style icon in the University of Toronto’s Robarts Library. This shot by Marcus Mitanis highlights some of the building’s concrete textural details. Not pictured in this view, a modern Diamond Schmitt Architects-designed addition known as Robarts Common is progressing through the late stages of its construction at the west end of the building. Robarts Library, image by Marcus Mitanis Want to…
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