An April application to the City of Toronto that seeks Site Plan Approval (SPA) is advancing plans to bring a mid-rise, mixed-use development to 743 Warden Avenue in Scarborough’s Clairlea-Birchmount neighbourhood. The proposal by Stafford Developments would bring a nine-storey, Kohn Partnership Architects and IBI Group-designed building containing commercial space and condominium residences to the northeast corner of Warden and Cleanside, a recently built street, between St Clair…

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,…

A vocal opposition from neighbours in the ultra-affluent Toronto enclave of Rosedale were not enough to derail plans for a boutique, luxury condominium development at 7 Dale Avenue, currently under construction a short distance northwest of Castle Frank subway station. After a lengthy planning approvals process that started in 2016, the No7 Rosedale development from Platinum Vista Inc. was given the go-ahead for the low-rise development at the Local…

The site of the TTC’s former Lansdowne Bus Garage at 640 Lansdowne Avenue in Toronto’s Wallace Emerson neighbourhood is finally set to be redeveloped. A lengthy battle between General Electric and the TTC regarding site contamination followed demolition of the garage in 2003, and was finally resolved in 2016. Identified as a potential site for affordable housing through the City’s…

“Happy Friday, folks,” is what I might be saying in this space on a normal day. Happy Friday. But is it? Can it be? Should those that are happy be forced not to be? Should we look down on those that are happy, or try to encourage them not to be quite as elated, or at the very least, legislate…

A sunset view of Toronto captured from the Leslie Street Spit is highlighted in today’s Daily Photo. Shared by Forum contributor Aleksei in our Toronto Skyline thread, this view shows the setting sun reflecting off of Lake Ontario. Toronto skyline, image by Forum contributor Aleksei Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? Head over to the City Photos & Videos section…