On behalf of Streamliner Properties, Bousfields has applied for the rezoning and subdivision of a property at 500 Duplex Avenue in Toronto’s Midtown area, currently occupied by a 34-storey apartment building, nine 3-storey, stand-alone townhomes, a tennis court, and a surface parking lot. Streamliner is seeking to intensify development on the Tower-in-the-Park style property with new residential buildings to the…

As above grade construction of SickKids Hospital’s new Patient Support Centre at 175 Elizabeth Street in Downtown Toronto continues to move along, some colourful additions are being made to the exterior. The 22-storey building designed by B+H Architects recently debuted some dual-coloured fins. White on one side and yellow on the other, the fins offer different looks for the building depending on which direction you are looking…

A self-reinforcing cycle of higher expected inflation leading to higher actual inflation is the primary risk that central bankers now face. Perception can matter more than reality. For example, when the pandemic first hit, everyone worried that we were going to run out of toilet paper. That led to hoarding, and before we knew it, the shortage everyone feared materialized….

A self-reinforcing cycle of higher expected inflation leading to higher actual inflation is the primary risk that central bankers now face. Perception can matter more than reality. For example, when the pandemic first hit, everyone worried that we were going to run out of toilet paper. That led to hoarding, and before we knew it, the shortage everyone feared materialized….

Scarborough’s Golden Mile is poised for a dramatic transformation over the coming decades as a direct result of the new Crosstown LRT line, scheduled to open in 2022. According to City Planning staff, the stretch of big box retail and industrial parks is currently subject to 12 active development applications. The majority of these are large-scale master plans that altogether…

While Sunday was a beautiful fall day this past weekend, UrbanToronto Forum contributor ryanbruins17 took this image from Colonel Samuel Smith Park a couple of weekends ago as a sailboat on Lake Ontario passed in front of the panorama of Toronto’s Downtown skyline. A sailboat passes in front of Downtown Toronto’s skyline, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor ryanbruins17 Want to…