While there are hundreds of commercial office buildings in downtown Toronto, only a precious few rise to the status of prestige Class AAA trophy properties, and it is even rarer when one of these landmarks are sold. Such was the case in January when Oxford Properties and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board sold the 1.5 million square foot Royal Bank…

Excavation of Plaza’s condo development ‘Bijou on Bloor’ continues through its early stages, now with a second shoring rig on the site. With a sloping property, crews have been working to level out various areas around its perimeter so that the shoring rigs – currently positioned at opposite ends of the site – have ground they can work on. Two shoring rigs…

Building Information Modelling (BIM) software is used by firms across the Architecture/Engineering/Construction (AEC) industry to document, visualize, and develop the designs behind infrastructure. Several software packages are on the market to address the AEC industry’s needs. Last week, Paul Keskeys, Editor in Chief at Architizer, hosted a webinar on the art of architectural rendering with Roderick Bates, Head of Integrated Practice at…

Check, check……is this thing on? I don’t know what to say, but it’s an honour to be here! Wait, what do you mean I can’t just copy what Chris said on Monday?!? As the team’s de facto millennial punching bag, I’ve read blogs in this space enough times to know that I’m entitled to things coming easily or even being…

Amongst all of the other retail signage, the Zanzibar really stands out on the east side of Yonge north of Gould, captured here recently on a wet night by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Marcanadian. The Zanzibar on Yonge Street in Downtown Toronto, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Marcanadian Want to see your work featured as Daily Photo? You can post in…