A pair of related Zoning By-law Amendment applications recently submitted to the City of Toronto come with updated plans for a mixed-use complex at Bathurst and Richmond streets in Toronto’s Fashion District. Proposed by Allied Properties REIT, the pair of office and residential buildings at 141 Bathurst Street and 550 Adelaide Street West feature complementary designs by BDP Quadrangle, while incorporating another building onsite. The 149 Bathurst site was the…

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,…

It raised some eyebrows when an office building broke ground here amidst the pandemic in November, 2020, but it was a sign of faith in the Toronto office market by developer Carttera Private Equities, despite the short term unpredictability of our situation. Since the ceremonial start of work for the Portland Commons complex at Front Street West and Portland Street, shoring and excavation work for the Sweeny…

A new cluster of high-rise density is emerging on a stretch of The Queensway in the Toronto borough of Etobicoke. At the southwest corner of Islington Avenue and The Queensway, Verge Condominiums is shaping up to be the eastern gateway to this strip of new vitality between Islington and Kipling avenues. “With Verge, the RioCan Living team continues to deliver on the principles that…

I’m not a designer. I’m not an architect. I’m not a builder. I’m not an interior designer. I’m not a city planner. There are a lot things that I am not, in the context of designing and building houses. However, I know enough to opine that the “conceptual drawing” of this house simply has green magic marker scribbled in place of the…

Today’s Daily Photo features a recent view of the 55 Mercer site in Toronto’s Entertainment District. Captured by Forum contributor Red Mars, this shot shows crews pouring concrete for a crane base at the bottom of an excavated pit. The new condo tower will rise 47 storeys from the corner of Mercer Street and Blue Jays Way. Crane base pour at…