UrbanToronto’s May 2021 UTPro New Development Report | UrbanToronto

UrbanToronto is excited to present the UTPro New Development Report for May 2021. UTPro is a premium database service that organizes, standardizes, and visualizes information from the City of Toronto’s development applications. It will be launching to the public by September of this year.  The UTPro New Development Report analyzes new development proposals for large projects submitted to the City. (UrbanToronto…

Geothermal to Bring Efficiency and Savings to Edenshaw’s ‘Alba’ | UrbanToronto

Mississauga’s City Centre is rapidly evolving with a wave of urban intensification that will bring thousands of new residents and a new LRT line that will connect the emerging pockets of density along Hurontario Street. Just to the south of Mississauga’s heart at Hurontario Strret and Fairview Road East, Edenshaw Developments is launching a new 32-storey curving condo development dubbed Alba that will extend a growing corridor of density, while offsetting…

Brightwater’s First Phases Under Construction in Port Credit | UrbanToronto

The wheels are in motion for the long-awaited redevelopment of a 72-acre brownfield site on Mississauga’s Port Credit waterfront, with early construction progressing on the mixed-use Brightwater community. Developed by Port Credit West Village Partners—a joint venture of DiamondCorp, Dream Unlimited, FRAM + Slokker, and the Kilmer Group—the project is replacing the former Imperial Oil Lands to the southwest of Lakeshore Road West and Mississauga Road with over 2,500…

Envelope Begins to Enclose Mid-Rise Lofthouse on Logan | UrbanToronto

Construction of a mid-rise boutique condominium development is making speedy progress on the northeast corner of Gerrard and Logan in Toronto’s Riverdale area. Known as Lofthouse on Logan, the project from Grid Developments is a six-storey, George Popper Architect-designed building being built on the site of a former Beer Store, demolished in mid-2019. Looking northeast to Lofthouse on Logan, image by Forum contributor skycandy Construction began later that…

News Roundup for July 13, 2021 | UrbanToronto

Home affordability crisis a legacy of the pandemic, says real estate association; Spending millions to rename Dundas and other streets will not fix the real inequities in Toronto. Here’s an idea that might help; 60% of all adults in Toronto now fully vaccinated, councillor says; and more news: Spending millions to rename Dundas and other streets will not fix the real…

The Quay | UrbanToronto

Today’s Daily Photo highlights a 2015 renovation to a rental apartment complex at 350 and 390 Queens Quay West in Toronto’s Harbourfront area. Formerly known as Maple Leaf Quay and now just The Quay, the pair of 21-storey buildings were originally constructed in the late 1980s and now sport a fresh-looking exterior with bold shots of red. A third phase tower is currently being…