Earlier this month, Lamb Development Corporation submitted a Zoning By-law Amendment application to the City of Toronto to redevelop an assembly of lots on Camden Street in Toronto’s Fashion District. Having demolished the low-rise commercial buildings on the site, Lamb has proposed a 16-storey mixed-use condominium whose typology, massing, and gridded articulation reinforces the surrounding existing and emerging built form character of…

Welcome to my blog on housing, culture, and design in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Today I want to make some observations about the role of government policy in their efforts to influence the dynamics of the housing market or, perhaps better put, to influence the perceptions of Canadians on the effectiveness of government policy, particularly with respect to Foreign Buyers of…

On behalf of Reena, Bousfields has applied to the City of Toronto for the rezoning of a 1,207m² property located on the south side of Elm Ridge Drive, between Marlee Avenue and Allen Road, in the Briar Hill neighbourhood.  Addressed to 155 and 165 Elm Ridge Drive, the site is owned by Reena, a non-profit organization which seeks to increase supportive…

This is an UrbanToronto industry update sharing information and status updates from around the industry as a means to keep our readers in the loop. We are covering updates related to rules, regulations, and changes that are being made as a result of the pandemic that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto.  In today’s report: City Council approves changes…

As construction progresses at the site of Nordic Condos, we are taking a look at what its interiors are going to look like. Located near Wilson subway station in North York, the 12-storey residential complex being developed by Collecdev is designed by Raymond Chow of gh3, with interiors appointed by Carmen Dragomir of ESQAPE Design.  “Scandinavian design conjures the idea of effortlessness, minimalist colour palettes, organic textures, and…

My 5-year-old daughter believes that her “Elf on a Shelf” reports back to Santa Claus every night and that if she touches the elf, then the elf will lose her magic powers. I’m not sure whether to feel warm and fuzzy at the adorability, or whether to be disappointed that my daughter hasn’t called us out on the ridiculous con……

It’s not just buildings that glow in the Toronto night. Dr George Robert Grasett Park, which officially opened this July on Adelaide at Widmer, is on the site of a hospital headed by the doctor who tended to recently arrived immigrants in the 1840s, mostly Irish, who were sick with typhus. Grasett himself perished from the disease. UrbanToronto Forum contributor AlbertC caught…