Toronto’s growth is truly impressive, with the Greater Toronto Area expected to be home to over 8 million residents within just the next decade. The City of Toronto itself will add a million residents during that time. In previous decades, infrastructure investments—particularly in the area of urban transportation—have not kept up, and now work is happening at an impressive rate…
On Wednesday evening this week, Urban Capital set up a space below the eves of Harris Square, the fourth and final phase at their avant garde River City development in Toronto’s West Don Lands, inviting residents of phases one through four plus some members of the media to enjoy an evening of masked/distanced mingling, speeches, refreshments, and a short movie,…
Gairloch Developments is launching Leaside Common, a new mid-rise condominium featuring a bold masonry design to be constructed at 1718 Bayview Avenue in Toronto’s Leaside neighbourhood. Standing 9-storeys and 31.5 metres in height, the BDP Quadrangle-designed building will feature a predominantly dual-tone brick facade, and will make for a grand presence in the community when complete. Leaside Common by BDP Quadrangle, image by JORG, courtesy of Gairloch…
Another month of Toronto city-building, transportation, and real estate talk is now behind us, so we are looking back at what were the hottest stories, project Database files, and Forum discussions from September, 2021. Our Top Ten News Stories We start off the Top Ten Stories at #20, with a visit beyond the 416 to an historic electrical station that powered…
Every realtor knows the mantra “location, location, location”, and every homebuyer for that matter. But location, of course, is a relative word. After all, being located next to a prison or a landfill won’t do much for your home’s resale value. But there are a select few things that people will always pay more to live by, including efficient public…
Supreme Court to rule on Ontario’s move to slash Toronto city council; rents rebound as office workers and students return; study says it is better to buy a home than to rent one; and other news: Canada’s top court to rule on Ontario’s move to slash Toronto city council (CP24) Rents rebound as office workers and students return (Globe & Mail) Is…
Let’s say you’re currently tipping the scales at 198 pounds. If you ate five pounds of food and immediately weighed yourself, would you expect to weigh 203 pounds? Sometimes, it should be a matter of simple math. But if you’re an appliance wholesaler and you package together a $1,500 fridge, $1,000 stove, and $500 dishwasher, can you really expect the…
On Wednesday evening, UrbanToronto Forum contributor irishboy was down at the foot of Bathurst street and got this glowing shot of Toronto’s harbourside condos and CN Tower… …but he was there because the test-lighting of the Canada Malting silos was underway. A couple of the silos were temporarily fitted with lights as a demo of what could become a permanent installation…
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