Lash Group of Companies has submitted Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval applications to the City of Toronto for the next phase of the ME Living condo development at Markham and Ellesmere in Scarborough. These amendments would allow for a 39-storey mixed-use residential building at 1021 Markham Road which would replace the existing 1 to 2-storey commercial plaza and surface parking…

One of the best features of the original City of Toronto – long regarded as ‘the city of neighbourhoods‘ – is how the fabric of our urban landscape is like a colourful patchwork quilt of domesticity. Each neighbourhood pocket, that is interconnected to those that surround it, has its own unique qualities and features that have evolved over time, creating…

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 relevant news and events, as well as any changes that are being made that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto.  In today’s report: How the Hurontario Light Rail…

There will soon be vibrant new public art gracing the underside of the Gardiner Expressway. Waterfront ReConnect – a collaboration between The Bentway, the City of Toronto, the Waterfront Business Improvement Area, and the Toronto Downtown West Business Improvement Area – recently chose two winners from their national design competition. The goal of the competition was to explore the potential…

As we get what we hope are the last gasps of snow for the year, days where there are only patches left are thankfully more commonplace now, like here on the west bank of the Credit River in this image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor jta5. In the background, a line of mid-rise towers, all of which are a short walk…