A June application tabled with the City of Toronto seeks Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments to bring a mixed-use development to 1500 St Clair West with condominium towers of 15 and 17 storeys. Proposed by the team of Alterra Group of Companies and Distrikt Developments, the plan would replace a site currently home to restaurant and industrial uses extending from the northwest corner of St Clair Avenue West…

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,…

An application submitted to the City of Toronto in June could spell the end for a decade-long Entertainment District establishment, The Ballroom at 241 Richmond Street West. A Jack Astor’s location closed in 2019 in the building to the south at 133 John Street. The application seeks a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Control to allow the redevelopment of the site…

Two more towers will soon join the corridor of high-rises extending north from Toronto’s North York City Centre area. Just north of Finch subway station, the former site of Newtonbrook Plaza at Yonge and Cummer is abuzz with activity as the first phase of Aoyuan International’s M2M Condos complex rises above grade. This initial phase is bringing the first two towers of what will eventually…

If you already know what a “status certificate” is, you’re probably either in the real estate business already, or you know way, way too much about real estate… Every condominium produces a large set of documents referred to as a “status certificate” at time of sale which is available for the buyer, or potential buyers and their agents and lawyers,…

Today’s Daily Photo takes us to the Humber River, just north of The Queensway in the Toronto borough of Etobicoke. Captured by Forum contributor DarkSideDenizen from a kayak on the river, this shot faces south towards the growing Humber Bay Shores neighbourhood skyline. Kayaking the Humber River, image by Forum contributor DarkSideDenizen Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? Head…