Twice a year, in April and October, Rider Levitt Bucknall releases an updated North American Crane Index, giving their readers an idea of construction trends in many urban markets across the continent. In April of this year, RLB reported that Toronto had added 84 cranes to the skies compared to 6 months earlier, and that we had 43% of all cranes…
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,…
Public space is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when mentioning the Gardiner Expressway. The 55-year-old highway has long been seen as a difficult barrier between the city and the waterfront as the downtown core grows around it, an increasingly urban and pedestrian-focused environment encroaching on an aging piece of infrastructure harking back to the golden age…
110 years after the Queen Street Viaduct first carried traffic over the Don River, the landmark steel truss bridge is inspiring what could become a new landmark for Toronto’s Riverside neighbourhood. Developer First Gulf is seeking a Zoning By-law Amendment to bring a striking new office building to 33 Davies Avenue on the east bank of the Don River, with a mould-breaking…
TTC should consider cheaper fares, more frequent service to boost ridership, says transit group; Toronto’s tourism industry could lose another ‘critical’ summer to COVID-19 pandemic, industry leaders say; Metrolinx Gives Toronto the Finger, Twice; and more news: TTC should consider cheaper fares, more frequent service to boost ridership, says transit group (Toronto Star) A financial shock is coming for those who jumped…
So you’re looking for a steal, eh? Or just a deal? Maybe not a deal, but just a “feel-good” purchase? Perhaps you just want to buy a house or condo and not feel like you got beat up, right? I understand the psychology of buying properties in Toronto and I’m fully aware of the emotional roller-coaster that buyers ride through the process. …
The foot of Toronto’s Yonge Street has been changing in recent years thanks to new development activity. Today’s Daily Photo highlights this ongoing change, with a view of a recent condo development framing a rising condo tower as seen by Forum contributor condovo. This shot uses the Waterlink at Pier 27 development to frame the under-construction The Prestige at Pinnacle One…
On May 21, 2021 a Zoning By-law Amendment application was submitted by Sweeny &Co Architects to the City of Toronto on behalf of Allied Properties REIT for a 32,297 m² mixed-use office/commercial development in Liberty Village. Rendering looking south-west from Liberty Street and Pardee Avenue, image via submission to City of Toronto The proposal, which has been dubbed ‘The Castle Block’…
Minto Communities GTA’s new condo tower at Church and Lombard streets in Downtown Toronto is gearing up for the next step in its construction. Dubbed ‘The Saint’ in a nod to the nearby St James Cathedral, the 47-storey, Wallman Architects-designed project will soon begin its climb towards street level after an extra-deep excavation carved out a pit 20 metres below the Church Street sidewalk. With excavation…
Due to the explosion in growth of the e-commerce sector and the resulting home package delivery business in Canada during the pandemic, many residents of condominiums have felt they are entering a warehouse at the end of the day instead of returning to the quiet lobby of their buildings. Packages are stacked up and overwhelming building staff and concierge desks,…
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