Queensway Park Wrapping Up Construction in South Etobicoke | UrbanToronto

Mid-rise development is redefining large stretches of The Queensway in the Toronto borough of Etobicoke. Just west of Royal York Road, one such project—Queensway Park, named for the public green space just north of it—will soon welcome residents. The nine-storey building from Urban Capital Property Group and Rosewater Developments has been making swift progress through 2021, and will welcome its first residents in the coming months….

3XN-Designed Aquabella at Bayside Closing in on Completion | UrbanToronto

It’s been a little over six years since Tridel and Hines broke ground on the first building of their Bayside community in Toronto’s East Bayfront area, and the 13-acre site is now primed to welcome a new wave of residents with the imminent completion of the latest building, Aquabella. The third residential building in the community features a terraced geometric design by Danish architects 3XN working with Toronto-based Kirkor Architects…

New Towers Top Out in The Kip District Community | UrbanToronto

Over the years, transit accessibility has catalyzed many development nodes across Toronto, and that now includes a lengthening stretch of development along Dundas Street West near Kipling subway and GO stations. Several multi-tower residential developments are planned and under construction along this strip on the west side of the city, with Concert Properties’ five-tower Kip District community the focus of this story. The complex is already…

Throwback Thursday: PANAMANIA at Nathan Phillips Square | UrbanToronto

This week’s Throwback Thursday takes us back six years, to when Toronto was celebrating the start of the 2015 Pan American Games. In July, 2015, Nathan Phillips Square and other Toronto landmarks had been transformed for PANAMANIA, with new attractions and theming added to celebrate the arrival of the Pan Am flame and opening ceremonies. A view facing north across the…

News Roundup for July 29, 2021 | UrbanToronto

Toronto community concerned over 50% affordable two-tower project; Why condo insurance costs rose by double-digits in parts of Canada over the past year; This Toronto city park has been 10 years in the making but it won’t be open anytime soon; and more news: Toronto community concerned over 50% affordable two-tower project (Daily Hive) Why condo insurance costs rose by double-digits in…

Sunset from Waterworks Building | UrbanToronto

A view from a new condominium development in Toronto’s Fashion District is featured in today’s Daily Photo. Captured by Forum contributor thecharioteer from the roof garden of the Waterworks Building Redevelopment, this shot faces southeast over the city at sunset, centred on a cluster of cranes working at the site of The Well. Toronto skyline from Waterworks Building, image by…