The most significant Downtown Toronto office development since Brookfield Place was constructed in the 1990s, the CIBC SQUARE office complex by Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge remains a hot topic on UrbanToronto. Designed by UK-based WilkinsonEyre Architects with Toronto’s Adamson Associates, the complex will consist of a matched pair of towers—turned at near 90-degree angles to each other—the first of which, the south tower, which recently began to welcome tenants, stands 49 storeys…

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 may be difficult to find positives during a global health pandemic, but two City of Toronto initiatives, ActiveTO and CafeTO, have been examples of innovative thinking in trying to make the best of a very bad situation. Another is ArtworxTO: Toronto’s Year of Public Art 2021-2022, which heralds the start of the city’s ten-year Public Art Strategy. The ArtworxTO…

Mississauga’s Hurontario Street has become the epicentre of urban growth in the suburban but transforming city west of Toronto. An LRT line is on the way and new towers are springing up all along its route, with the promise of even more development for this emerging corridor of high-rise buildings. The intersection of Hurontario Street and Fairview Road East is soon…

Islington subway station in the heart of Etobicoke is one of many Toronto transit hubs around which land use is being intensified in response to the housing demands of our growing population. With three skyscrapers now towering where a surface parking lot once welcomed commuter’s cars just north of the subway station, Tridel’s Islington Terrace is a Kirkor Architects-designed condo and townhome complex that has already brought…

A view of the Toronto skyline captured from the St Lawrence neighbourhood is featured in today’s Daily Photo. Shared by Forum contributor Ottawan, this view faces north over the roof of St Lawrence Market, aligned perfectly with a tower crane working away on the new St Lawrence Market North Building. Toronto skyline, image by Forum contributor Ottawan Want to see your…