Today, the City of Toronto, the Toronto Public Library (TPL), and CreateTO announced the relocation and expansion of TPL’s St Lawrence Branch to City-owned land located at 125 The Esplanade, south of the St Lawrence Market and west of David Crombie Park. The site has been housing the St Lawrence farmer’s market and antique market, protected from the elements by a temporary,…
Cadillac Fairview’s new office tower located at 160 Front Street West in Downtown Toronto has given us some pretty unique construction updates over the last few months. From the restoration of its east side heritage facade to the canted steel columns for its signature ‘inlets,’ we are always left waiting for what comes next. Well this time, next is the beginnings of…
Amid a flurry of development and transit investment happening across the GTHA, Hamilton is experiencing a renaissance of its own, and the future is looking up for the east end neighbourhood of Stoney Creek. Hot on the heels of two major pieces of infrastructure currently in the works for Stoney Creek, several high-density developments are proposed in the area, including…
Madison Group and Westdale Properties’ Nobu Residences Toronto has been on the rise since the project broke ground in 2018. Located in the heart of Toronto’s Entertainment District, the pair of 45-storey, Teeple Architects-designed towers have recently reached the 16 and 19 storey marks, while cladding and glazing is now being applied to the exterior of their shared podium levels – including the space which will become the home of…
Canadian home prices up 20.6% but market could be nearing turning point; As offices reopen, some Torontonians who fled to the ’burbs are seeking second homes downtown; Some Toronto properties are so singular that even in a high-octane market, finding a buyer takes some creativity; and more news. Some Toronto properties are so singular that even in a high-octane market, finding a…
Life is just so much easier when there’s only black and white, right? No grey? Perhaps that’s the easy way out. If you’ve got merely a “yes” and a “no,” or a “left” and a “right,” things are so much simpler. Do, or don’t. No matter. Enter: grey. The dreaded grey area that complicates things to the umpteenth level. That grey area in…
Nighttime lighting hides small imperfections while playing up bolder moves, even if that play happens in softer ways. At this condo construction site at Bloor and Parliament in Toronto’s St James Town area, UrbanToronto Forum contributor DavidCapizzano’s image captures the bold diagonals of white and black paving tiles, custom-cut pieces still to be custom cut, butting up against the arcing…
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