As 19 Duncan Rises, Glazing Installation Has Begun | UrbanToronto

Construction is moving right along at Westbank Corp and Allied Properties REIT’s project at 19 Duncan Street. The development is bringing a mix of uses including office, restaurant, residential rental, and hotel space to the southeast corner of Duncan and Adelaide streets in Toronto’s Entertainment District. The Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed tower will rise 58 storeys, one of the first buildings in the area to surpass its largely uniform…

Gairloch Proposes Mass Timber Junction Triangle Residential Building | UrbanToronto

The City of Toronto has received an application from Gairloch Developments seeking approval of its plans to build a new mixed-use mostly residential building on a site located in the Junction Triangle neighbourhood. The proposed development would replace the Sporting Clube Portugues de Toronto that is currently found on site at 1650 Dupont Street. The proposal includes 30 new residential units…

Percy Ellis’ Entirely Geothermal 41 River Street Nears Completion | UrbanToronto

Construction at 41 River Street is moving along as the entirely geothermally-heated and cooled development by Percy Ellis nears its end-of-November completion date. Located between Toronto’s Regent Park neighbourhood and the lower Don Valley, the Studio JCI-designed five-storey, environmentally conscious building has been under construction since 2019, and will boast a total of 29 units, ranging from one to three bedroom layouts. 41…

News Roundup for September 21, 2021 | UrbanToronto

Liberals to form minority government; Canadian dollar rises after election; Green leader Annamie Paul loses bid for Toronto Centre; and more news:  Liberals projected to form minority government; Trudeau bills win as ‘clear mandate’ (Global News) Canadian dollar rises as Trudeau win clears path for economic support (CTV News) Restaurants across Canada face labour shortages as growing number of hospitality workers leave…

Lighter, Brighter East End Toronto | UrbanToronto

The Gardiner Expressway is getting shorter. While some people would like to see even more of the elevated Toronto waterfront highway come down, the portion east of the Don Valley Parkway off ramps closed forever recently, and is now being taken down. Several UrbanToronto Forum contributors have shot images of the demolition over the last several days, and some of the…