Plans to build a pair of condo towers on a wedge-shaped site along the shores of Humber Bay in Toronto’s Swansea area have been reworked and resubmitted to the City. Earlier this month, re-zoning applications were submitted to redevelop the properties at 1978 through 2002 Lake Shore Boulevard West, the final plot of vacant land that could be redeveloped in…

With increasing GO Train service and the upcoming Mount Dennis Crosstown station, Toronto’s Weston area has become another hot spot for development proposals.  At 1552 Weston Road on the northwest corner with Edmund Avenue, Mahogany Management has recently submitted a Site Plan Application to the City of Toronto, proposing an 8-storey, 50-unit affordable residential building designed by McKnight Charron Limited Architects. Looking west to 1552…

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: GO Expansion program takes…

As one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada, Vaughan is rapidly changing — and the City is asking its residents to share their opinions on a variety of city-building initiatives. The input collected will be used to help inform municipal decisions, and shape the future of Vaughan. There are currently two main areas where the City is looking for specific…

Cranes atop M1 and M2, the first two Core Architects-designed condo towers at Rogers Real Estate Development’s and Urban Capital’s M City project in Mississauga, seem to reach out for each other in this recent drone shot by UrbanToronto Forum contributor bangkok. It’s best, however, that cranes do not kiss. Cranes atop M1 and M2 reach out to each other,…

A new, extended mid-rise, mixed-use United Kingsway Condos could soon replace an assembly of mostly low-rise commercial buildings along a stretch of Bloor Street West in Etobicoke’s Kingsway neighbourhood. Having started with 2915 and 2917 Bloor Street West, Fieldgate Urban acquired the adjacent 2939 through 2943 Bloor properties and have submitted a new design to the City of Toronto for Zoning By-Law Amendments…

Welcome to a blog on housing, culture and design by a cross-country Canadian and Toronto realtor! The time is almost upon us, when COVID-related travel restrictions will be relaxed, and people will begin to travel freely again. But after living under lockdown and in isolation for nearly two years, it stands to reason a lot of people may be a…

On the edge of Lake Ontario in Toronto’s downtown core, Menkes Developments’ Sugar Wharf complex has had an eventful several months since our last update. The first phase of the development includes a virtually complete B+H Architects-designed office tower at 100 Queens Quay East which has recently seen LCBO’s flagship location move into its retail base, while two rising architects—Alliance-designed condominium towers known…

Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) have identified potential partners to design and build the infrastructure and then operate and maintain GO Transit trains for 25 years as part of its GO Expansion Program. The two provincial agencies have named ONxpress Transportation Partners as the “first negotiations proponent” and EnTransit as the “second negotiations proponent” for the “On Corridor Works” portion…