Revitalization at U of T’s Downtown Campus Carries on as Part of ‘Landscape of Landmark Quality’ Project | UrbanToronto

A transformation is taking place at the University of Toronto’s St George Campus, where asphalt roads with copious surface parking are beginning to disappear, the powers that be wresting much of the campus away from cars to give it over to one of the school’s more intrinsic elements: its students. In place of the pavement, long sections of granite interlock pavers are being laid, such…

Construction at Nordic Condos Advances with Third Crane | UrbanToronto

Just east of Wilson subway station in the Toronto borough of North York, the construction of Collecdev’s Nordic Condos has been continuing to progress, with another major addition to the equipment at the site since our last story: at the far west end of the pit, excavation has been completed and a third tower crane has been installed, allowing forming activity to advance at that…

Construction Progresses at 293 The Kingsway in Humber Valley Village | UrbanToronto

Below grade forming will soon be complete at the site of 293 The Kingsway, a residential community by The The Benvenuto Group and The Elia Corporation, located just north of Humbertown Plaza and a couple blocks north of the Royal York Road and Dundas Street interchange in the Toronto borough of Etobicoke. The complex consists of six and nine-storey, BDP Quadrangle-designed rental and condominium buildings…

News Roundup for August 24, 2021 | UrbanToronto

Restaurant owner calls out the city, province for not halting anti-vaccine protests at her restaurants; Mayor Tory visits vandalized mosque, and says it appears it was meant to send message; Investigation underway after video of person ‘train surfing’ in Toronto subway posted online; and more news: Owner Jen Agg calls out the city, province for not halting anti-vaccine protests at her restaurants…

The Big Toronto Condo Rental Comeback

But over the past 4-8 weeks, we have been seeing renewed additional demand from students who plan to attend their university/college classes in person once again this fall. When looking at the number of new rental listings coming onto the market,we can see that rental listings are down year-over-year, but are up significantly above the listing volumes in 2018 and…

Spadina Leads to the Lake | UrbanToronto

Todays’ Daily Photo, by UT Forum contributor thecharioteer, taken from the Waverley at College and Spadina, looks down Toronto’s broadest boulevard, landscaped and plied by streetcars, towards the downtown skyline. A sliver of Lake Ontario can be made out at the end of the avenue. View from the Waverley at College and Spadina towards the Toronto skyline, image by UT Forum contributor thecharioteer…