Just east of the Toronto-Mississauga border is 340 Mill Road where a proposed infill building will replace a surface parking lot. Designed by BDP Quadrangle, the proposed 60.9-metre high building will be massed as a 5-storey podium above which another 14 storeys will rise. The new building has been designed to function as an integrated development with the 19-storey apartment building on the lot that…

The Landscape of Landmark Quality is a major revitalization project being undertaken at the University of Toronto’s St George campus in downtown Toronto. The 20 acres of open space improvements are designed by KPMB Architects, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, and Urban Strategies, and involve adding all new walkways, landscaping, and public seating, while reducing vehicular access and relocating all former at-grade parking in the area into an underground garage…

The Market Now  Toronto’s housing market remained hot in February. While on the ground, there may be some signs of cooling (which I’ll be writing about later this week), on aggregate, the market showed the continued strength we’ve seen recently. The average price for a house in February was $1,679,429, up 31% over last year; the median house price in…

A significant node of density is gradually taking shape at the intersection of Finch Avenue and Weston Road in North York, where Medallion Corporation has been building out its phased master-planned redevelopment called Casa Emery Village. Located at 2345 Finch West on the southeast corner of the intersection, the first phase of the master plan, comprised of one tower and…

Russia’s war on Ukraine has the potential to significantly impact the global economy, and relatedly, our mortgage rates.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is first and foremost a tragic tale of human suffering, but it has also sent shockwaves through the global economy. Oil, gas, and wheat prices have spiked by more than 30%, and many other commodity prices have surged higher….

Part of me wanted to play off the old, “what came first, the chicken or the egg?” riddle, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized the analogy isn’t that apt. The whole point of the chicken-and-egg riddle is that the argument is always going to be split 50/50, unless you happen to be conducting this poll…

UrbanToronto Forum contributor egotrippin was on Delisle Street recently, just west of Yonge and a block north of St Clair, when the three red doors and stonework of Calvin Presbyterian Church stood out. The red doors of Calvin Presbyterian Church, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor egotrippin Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? You can post in the City…