A proposal for the redevelopment of The Oaks, a complex of six two-and-a-half-storey rental apartment buildings southeast of Yonge and Sheppard could bring 452 purpose-built rental apartments, a significant contribution to the rental housing supply in the North York City Centre area. Last month, developer KG Group filed Official Plan and Zoning By-Law Amendment applications with the City of Toronto to…

Work has commenced at 300 The East Mall where a new multi-use community called Valhalla Village will replace aging office buildings. The building site is located on the northwest corner of The East Mall and Bloor Street West in Toronto’s borough of Etobicoke, in the Eatonville-Bloorlea neighbourhood. Demolition at 300 The East Mall, image by UT Forum contributor drum118 Crews have begun…

It’s hard for the Bank not to acknowledge that our economy is stalling and that rates will likely need to stay put. The Bank of Canada (BoC) will be in a tough spot when it meets this week. Normally it would try to hold steady in the middle of a federal election so that its words and actions aren’t seen…

There is a lot of hustle and bustle on the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor, where Mizrahi Developments’ The One has been under construction since 2017. Work is now heating up for the new landmark, which is currently preparing for a 1,000m³ concrete pour on its fifth level. Overhead view of The One site, image by UT Forum contributor Benito The building, designed by UK-based…

In UrbanToronto’s Daily Photo for September 8, UT Forum contributor bangkok points his drone towards one of the first towers of M City in Mississauga. Designed by Core Architects for Rogers Real Estate and Urban Capital, M1 and M2 appear from some angles to have floors that aren’t on the level. What’s actually happening is that each floor is a…