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To rise on the north side of King Street West in Downtown Toronto, just opposite Roy Thompson Hall, are to be the two towers of Forma. First known as ‘Mirvish+Gehry,’ and then as the ‘Gehry Towers’ after their namesake architect, Great Gulf, Dream Unlimited, and Westdale Properties announced yesterday that the project is going forward with the new name ‘Forma’ which in Latin and Italian…
From 2015 to 2017, UrbanToronto and its sister publication, SkyriseCities, ran an occasional series of articles under the heading Explainer. Each one took a concept from Urban Planning, Architecture, Construction, or other topics that often wind up in our publications, and presented an in depth look at it. It’s time to revisit (and update where necessary) those articles for readers who…
While some finishing touches are still being applied to CIBC SQUARE’s 49-storey South Tower in Toronto’s Financial District, work at the office complex’s 50-storey North Tower is still progressing below grade level. At the same time, the park that will connect the two buildings over the east end of Union Station is being prepared for a partial opening. Here’s an overview of…
Inflation and the cost of housing are ongoing concerns that make news headlines daily. For developers, the stakes have also increased dramatically – with the cost of an error being measured in millions, and increasing construction costs making sales and pricing accuracy a make-or-break situation. Data is quickly becoming the most valuable asset to every team involved in the acquisition, marketing,…
Some buyers are hoping to ‘flip’ pre-con units before they have to close on – and actually pay for – them. Toronto real estate lawyer Mark Morris has raised a red flag over growing numbers of pre-construction buyers who are gambling on the ability to flip their purchase agreements before closing their deals in the current hot real estate market….
Experts say new Ontario housing bill likely won’t ease affordability; A growing and risky trend in pre-construction purchases is raising red flags; Ontario takes aim at delays in municipal approval processes as part of housing bill; and more news. Ontario takes aim at delays in municipal approval processes as part of housing bill (CP24) A hard sell in Spring 2021, condo goes over…
Not that Blue Hour, this Blue Hour, on Temperance Street, one night recently. Image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Marcanadian. Temperance Street, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Marcanadian Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? You can post in the City Photos & Videos section of the UrbanToronto Forum, or submit your images to our Instagram or UrbanToronto Flickr Pool for your chance to be…
Since completing the concrete pour of its 7th level in our last story earlier this month, crews working on Mizrahi Developments’ The One have wasted no time, with forms for the walls of the 7th level being assembled just one day after the slab pour was completed. Wall form work at The One, image by UT Forum contributor Benito Now the first set…
The numbers show that Canada’s home prices standout amongst comparable countries. This story is featured in our monthly Move Smartly Toronto Area Market Report – Read full report here I was speaking with someone recently who was so used to Toronto’s housing market that he assumed all of the trends and market dynamics we see here are typical and that…
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