A contemporary, 6-storey building with a stacked program — classrooms, musical spaces, gymnasium, and rooftop playground — is poised to become the new home for St Michael’s Choir School, an all-boys integrated elementary and secondary school in Downtown Toronto. Last month, the Toronto Catholic District School Board and Archdiocese of Toronto submitted a proposal to City planners to replace the…
Situated on the western shores of Toronto’s lakefront along the Gardiner Expressway, the colourful mural Motion In Air now adorns the north facade of Mirabella Condos. The monumental public art installation is designed by Canadian artist Jennifer Macklem, and is a visual interpretation of the concept of environmental awareness and the location’s particular connection to water, sky, and plant life, and a major arterial connection….
Last week, Michael Lindsay, chief executive officer and president of Infrastructure Ontario (IO) explained to attendees at the Toronto Region Board of Trade’s seventh annual Transportation Summit that his organization has split work for the Scarborough extension of the Toronto Transit Commission’s Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway into two contracts. One contract, already underway, is for advanced tunnelling. A second contact…
Construction on the Core Architects and Turner Fleischer Architects-designed XO Condos has progressed since our last update in December, with the fourth floor of the Lifetime Developments and Pinedale Properties’ project’s first phase now being formed. Located on the southwest corner of King and Dufferin streets in Toronto’s West End, the condo is well on its way towards its final height of 14 storeys. Our last construction update on…
It’s no secret that Toronto’s housing crisis is not slowing down any time soon as we move through the first quarter of 2022. As home prices continue to soar and housing supply cannot keep up with demand, Toronto is maintaining its spot as one of the most unaffordable cities in not only Ontario, but all of Canada. The Toronto CN…
Ontario needs to aim for 1.5 million new homes in 10 years; Housing market supercharged by the bank of mom and dad; Task force recommends ways to boost supply; and more news. TTC plans to gradually restore 100% of pre-pandemic service hours starting Sunday (CP24) Task force recommends ways to boost supply (CP24) Critics back proposal to end ‘single-family zoning’ but see red flags…
I already know what’s going to happen. After I author this blog post and Toronto buyers read it, we’re going to see the number of “buyer letters” increase by 20,000%. Listing agents across the city will rue the day I wrote such a feel-good story and let other people think that it could happen to them too. When we buy…
A water tower is the only structure left at the former site of the Dominion Small Arms Limited munitions factory in Mississauga. The WWII era plant is gone, while Mississauga one day plans to open the land as a park, its property contiguous with Toronto’s most westerly lakeside green space, Marie Curtis Park. Beyond all the trees are the Etobicoke…
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