Bit by bit, Mizrahi Developments’ The One moves closer to being the first supertall building to grace Toronto’s skies. Last month, the uniquely designed tower saw the walls of its fifth level poured. This month, its sixth floor slab has been poured and levelled, with every step along the way having been documented by UrbanToronto Forum contributor thaivic from their office at 2…
Bond yields plunged on Friday after news of the Omicron coronavirus variant broke. It was shaping up to be a quiet week for mortgage rates until it was announced on Friday that a newly identified Omicron coronavirus variant was spreading quickly across Africa, Europe, and Australia. Omicron appears to be both more contagious and more resistant to vaccines. Epidemiologists estimate…
It now may seem hard to believe, but Toronto only began to seriously address the problem of urban accessibility for those with mobility issues about forty years ago. Even more surprising, the government of Ontario passed into law the Ontarians with Disabilities Act in 2001, just twenty short years ago. The Act requires the government to adopt practices that eliminate…
Metroview Developments’ second condominium project in its Yonge Series — four buildings all fronting Yonge Street between Highway 7 and Major Mackenzie Drive in Richmond Hill — is Y9825. Renderings of the building’s indoor and outdoor amenities have recently been released, and offer a sneak peek into some of the project’s unique features. The Wallman Architects-designed Y9825 will stand 22 storeys tall, and be…
For those of you who have commented in the past, “I usually skip the stats posts,” you’ll want to close Google Chrome right now. Then again, if you want to sound informed when you talk real estate at the next box social, or wherever youngsters congregate these days, perhaps have a skim. On Friday, my rather tame “rant” sought to dispel…
Longest Canadian pier in the Great Lakes coming to Mississauga; Laneway houses were supposed to help ease Toronto’s housing crisis. So why are so few being built?; Massey Hall reopens after undergoing $184 million in renovations; and more news: Massey Hall reopens after undergoing $184 million in renovations (CP24) Delays expected on GO Lakeshore East line starting Monday due to accident investigation (CP24) Riverside…
UrbanToronto Forum contributor andresmmax aimed his camera at The Parker a few nights ago and captured the somewhat otherworldly glow of Midtown Toronto city lights cast on the new Graziani + Corazza-designed residential rental tower for Fitzrovia. The Parker’s strong vertical precast panels stress the building’s height and add some formality amidst more routine surrounding structures. The Parker aglow by…
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