A proposed development by the Sunray Group could bring 164 new residential units to Toronto. Located in Scarborough’s Dorset Park neighbourhood at 1296 Kennedy Road between Lawrence Avenue East and Ellesmere Road, the proposal is being reviewed following applications for Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Approval submitted to the City on December 30th, 2021. The site is currently occupied by…

Ontario’s Housing Affordability Task Force has published its report of expert recommendations for measures to increase the supply of market housing to address our deepening housing crisis. The Task Force is part of an ongoing three-part consultation with industry, municipalities, and the public to help the provincial government identify and implement solutions to increase housing supply. Upon the report’s release, Steve Clark, Minister…

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: Ontario Publishes Housing Affordability…

A new, modern office complex on the way in Toronto’s East Bayfront will challenge the notion of the traditional office experience. Currently under construction at 251 Queens Quay East, is Hines’ T3 Bayside, a mass timber structure designed by 3XN of Denmark and Toronto’s WZMH Architects with innovative spaces to foster a contemporary, professional work environment.  T3 Bayside will consist two 10-storey, timber…

UrbanToronto has released the UT Pro New Development Report for December, 2021. UT Pro is the newly launched premium database service that organizes, standardizes, and visualizes information from development applications across the Greater Toronto Area. It just launched to the public this past Fall. (Learn more here.)   ​Visit urbantoronto.ca/pro to learn more. ​ ​​This UTPro New Development Report analyzes…

Even when sunsets aren’t exactly spectacular, a simple blend from blue to golden glow is still a beautiful sight. What we don’t usually see, however, is a seemingly forgotten corner of the city highlighted in the foreground of the shot. UrbanToronto Forum contributor vic saw the beauty nevertheless here where new housing will one day rise. This post-industrial land on Symington…