The Mimico Triangle area of Etobicoke has been recognized as a priority “Regeneration Area” by the City of Toronto, spelling the end for several of the area’s low-rise industrial buildings. In their place, higher-density development will take better advantage of the adjacent Mimico GO station through greater population and employment density. Vandyk Properties is jumpstarting redevelopment of the area with their Grand Central Mimico (GCM) community….

“Steady as she goes.” It’s one of those songs that I know the words to (or at least the chorus…) but I couldn’t, for the life of me, tell you who sings it. I just looked it up: it’s The Raconteurs. I’ve never heard of them, so of course, I ended up deep in a Wikipedia rabbit hole, and low and…

Today’s Daily Photo features a view of Toronto’s Bathurst Street and Lake Shore Boulevard intersection. Captured at sunset, this view faces northeast towards the mixed-used ‘West Block Est. 1928, The LakeShore, and The LakeFront’ complex. In the foreground, a TTC streetcar’s distinctive red, white, and black finishes blur through the intersection in long exposure. Toronto’s Bathurst and Lake Shore intersection, image by…

Developers Reserve Properties and Westdale Properties are already reshaping much of Broadway Avenue west of Mount Pleasant in Midtown Toronto, as construction advances on their Line 5 Condos development on the south side of the street, and site preparation has kicked into gear on their Untitled Toronto and 100 Broadway developments to the north. Five towers are already coming to the block in this…

Almost 220 years since Toronto’s Front and Jarvis intersection was designated the “Market Block” by Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada Peter Hunter, history is being reforged with the construction of a new St Lawrence Market North building. Replacing the 1968-built North Market which was demolished in 2015, the latest building—designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Adamson Associates Architects—is the fifth in a succession of buildings on…

On the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor in Downtown Toronto, every step in the complex construction process of Mizrahi Developments’ The One has been exciting to watch and narrate. Now, the building has reached another important milestone—its first exterior finishing material is being installed—the very precisely made glass that will ensconce The One’s soaring flagship retail space. Looking southwest across Bloor and Yonge streets…

The red-hot housing market in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) is showing more signs of cooling, with the latest monthly report from the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) showing that home sales and selling prices both saw month-over-month declines during the month of June.  While June housing sales increased year-over-year by 28.5%, the market conditions this time last year…

Last week’s turbulent weather in Toronto made for some interesting photos of the city, including a lightning strike captured in today’s Daily Photo. Shot by Forum contributor skycandy from a high-rise in the Regent Park neighbourhood, this west-facing skyline view was perfectly timed to captured a bolt of lightning striking the CN Tower. CN Tower lightning strike, image by Forum…