After releasing information last week about the three westernmost stations on the future Ontario Line, provincial transit agency Metrolinx has now unveiled plans for the next four stations on the line through Downtown Toronto: Osgoode; Queen; Moss Park; and Corktown. Map of the downtown segment of the Ontario Line. Image, Metrolinx The Ontario Line will stretch from Exhibition Place and…
The first phases of a new condominium community are soon to rise above the intersection of Bathurst Street and Beverley Glen Boulevard in Thornhill. Mid-2020, The Daniels Corporation and Baif Developments kicked off construction on its first pair of Kirkor Architects-designed buildings at The Thornhill, eventually to be four buildings that will range in height from 6 to 25 storeys. We have been following site activity closely since…
Evolving through a few years of changing designs and ownership, a planned mid-rise development in Toronto’s Leslieville neighbourhood is closing in on shovel-ready status. Designed by CMV Group architects, the project known as Grove Condos would rise at 1001 Queen Street East on the southwest corner at Pape. Developers Presidential Group and Groupe Tyfoon have been advancing the six-storey project, their late-2020…
The last several years of development in Mississauga’s growing City Centre have brought a trend of dramatic architectural expression, with curves and spires a defining feature of the city’s rapid urbanization and skyline growth. Now, Edenshaw Developments is extending both Mississauga’s City Centre and its flair for the dramatic further south along Hurontario Street with a 32-storey curving condo development dubbed Alba. Balconies at…
First Indigenous Hub in Ontario set to offer crucial health services, and provide a ‘home’; Investors account for a fifth of home purchases in Canada. Are they driving up housing prices in a booming market?; Patch of dirt hits Toronto market for almost $1 million; and more news: First Indigenous Hub in Ontario set to offer crucial health services, and provide a…
Estonian-born Canadian architect Uni Prii made his mark on Toronto in the 1960s with a collection of distinctive apartment towers known for their futuristic variations on the dominant residential tower style of the era. Many of his best-known works can be found in The Annex neighbourhood, including 20 Prince Arthur Avenue, seen in today’s Daily Photo by Forum contributor globalexpress. 20…
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