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…

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…

First Capital has submitted applications to the City of Toronto for Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval for a site located on the northeast corner of Bloor Street West and Spadina Road. If approved, a 37-storey mixed-use, infill development designed by BDP Quadrangle will rise on the site, notable for an exoskeleton expressed on its exterior. Looking north to 328 Bloor Street…

This past week, the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario hosted an orientation breakfast that focussed on mass timber construction, and what it could mean for Ontario. The event was attended by leading experts in the field, including Mark Gaglione from EllisDon; Prominent builder Leith Moore from R-Hauz; Brock O’Donnell from Rothoblaas; and David Moses from Moses Engineering. The experts sat on a panel, and answered questions about mass…

Big moves are being made on one of Downtown Toronto’s busiest streets. Located just west of York Street, Cadillac Fairview’s new office tower, 160 Front Street West, is quickly rising into the sky and recently has started to show the first of its noted curves. As the tower’s structural steel skeleton continues to rise, the canted exterior of the sail-shaped building is becoming…

Excavation has been moving full-steam ahead at the site of Reserve Properties and Westdale Properties’ Untitled Toronto in Midtown. In our last update, boulders were being removed from the ground as the pit was being dug. Now, the rock is gone and dump trucks are removing excavate, which is being dug from the edges of the site inwards towards the existing ramp. Dump trucks taking…

The global trend away from fossil fuels and towards cleaner, greener, renewable and sustainable energy seems to have renewed focus this year. Amid the dire warnings from the recent COP26 Summit in Glasgow, time continues to be of the essence to make the adjustments required to stave off a global catastrophe. This will have serious consequences for the development industry…