To read the news coverage in Toronto today, you would think that the Union Station Revitalization Project, started in 2009, is now complete. That’s false, it is not. The claim that the project is complete is made in a press release from Mayor John Tory’s office, so maybe there are reasons for the unquestioning press coverage, but plenty of work, however, is…
Anyone following the latest headlines about Toronto’s housing market, and my own updates on Twitter, has by now heard that Toronto’s housing market is showing signs of cooling. But I appreciate that these types of headlines can leave many buyers confused about what “cooling” really means. Active buyers who are still seeing 10+ offers on the homes they are bidding on are…
Directly across Bathurst Street from where we wrote about a recent submission to the City of Toronto, another proposal was submitted to the City in early July seeking Official Plan & Zoning By-law Amendments to permit a new 17-storey condo tower. On the southwest corner with Richmond Street West this time, Originate Developments have plans for a mixed-use building designed by Kirkor Architects Planners that incorporates portions of…
Do you live in a TCHC building and are considering construction as a career? The CRAFT program is making construction trade work more accessible: supported by the Carpenters District Council of Ontario (CDCO), The Daniels Corporation, the City of Toronto and Toronto Community Housing (TCHC), the training partnership is a fourteen-week, paid pre-apprenticeship program for construction trades, available exclusively to residents of TCHC…
Medium and high-density residential development is a relatively new phenomenon in the blocks surrounding Wilson subway station in North York, one of the latest nodes of intensification in Toronto. One of the biggest players in the community is Collecdev, living up to its branding with a growing collection of developments in the area, the latest being Nordic Condos. Construction of this gh3-designed complex is now well…
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A view from Front Street West in Downtown Toronto is featured in today’s Daily Photo. Captured by Forum contributor DavidCapizzano, this shot was captured from in front of Union Station, facing west towards the rising office tower at 160 Front West. Toronto’s Front Street West, image by Forum contributor DavidCapizzano Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? Head over…
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