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,…
A new condominium tower is rising at the meeting point of Toronto’s Entertainment District and Fashion District areas, with Peter and Adelaide climbing into the air beside both of the streets it is named for. The 47-storey BBB Architects-designed condo tower for Graywood Developments is ascending with a unique footprint, its base wrapping around Sonder’s The Slate Hotel and a two-storey heritage building at 342 Adelaide West. Looking…
Toronto moves to rename Dundas Street after city report agrees with critics of namesake’s legacy; Rooming houses could be legalized Toronto-wide as early as November 2022, city report says; All new Toronto buildings could soon face tighter greenhouse gas emissions targets; and more news: Toronto moves to rename Dundas Street after city report agrees with critics of namesake’s legacy (Globe and Mail)…
Today’s Daily Photo comes to us from Forum contributor globalexpress, who captured anticrepuscular or antisolar rays over Toronto’s Port Lands area. The sunset view shows the new Commissioners Street Bridge left of centre, and the angular, concrete form of the Cherry Street Stormwater Management Facility in the left foreground. Toronto’s Port Lands, image by Forum contributor globalexpress Want to see your…
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