28 Storeys Proposed on Dufferin Near Yorkdale Shopping Centre | UrbanToronto

Terracap Management is seeking approval from the City of Toronto for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan Approval application to permit redevelopment of 3300 Dufferin Street at the southwest corner with Bentworth Avenue in North York. Upon approval, the existing one-storey commercial building on the site would be demolished in order to construct a 28-storey mixed-use building. The…

Gairloch Proposes Brutalist-Style Mid-Rise In The Junction | UrbanToronto

Gairloch Developments have submitted Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval applications to the City of Toronto for a site in the Junction neighbourhood. The proposed development would replace the houses located from 3239 through 3251 Dundas St West. The proposal consists of a Batay-Csorba Architects-designed, Brutalist style, 8-storey building with residential units above retail units at grade. Looking south…

UrbanToronto Updates From the Industry for January 25, 2022 | UrbanToronto

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 rules, regulations, and changes that are being made as a result of the pandemic that impact the real estate and building industries in Toronto.  In today’s report: City of Brampton secures…

11-Storey Mixed-Use Complex Proposed on Yonge in Midtown | UrbanToronto

Development proposals for intensifying Yonge Street through Midtown continue to be received by the City of Toronto. Recently, Nivlog Investments Ltd submitted Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment applications to the City for an assembly of properties at 2039, 2045, and 2049 Yonge Street and 40-50 Tullis Drive in order to permit site-specific zoning requirements to facilitate the development of a superkül-designed, 11-storey, mixed-use…

Best Performing Neighbourhoods in Toronto Area in 2021 for Houses

Suburban area homes are hot in the search for affordability.It’s been another competitive year in the Toronto area with many of Toronto’s suburban communities seeing the largest price jumps as buyers continue to seek larger homes and find value. (Next week, I’ll review the best performing neighbourhoods for condos.) Below are the top 10 neighbourhoods in the Toronto area with…

News Roundup for January 25, 2022 | UrbanToronto

Brampton highrise evacuated after fire; ‘Love, Scarborough’ campaign seeks to close health-care funding gap by raising $100M; Ford government to launch new crown agency to promote skilled trades; and more news:  Brampton highrise evacuated after fire (CP24) ‘Love, Scarborough’ campaign seeks to close health-care funding gap by raising $100M (CTV News) ‘Client’ and ‘customer’ mean different things when buying or selling real estate (Toronto Star)…

Like A Field of Diamonds | UrbanToronto

1 Yorkville is one of Toronto’s more interesting new condo developments… when the sun is hitting it from acute angles. In the shade or direct sunlight the building doesn’t particularly stand out, but when the sunlight comes in on an angle, this building’s crimped fins become a field of of diamond-shaped points of light, allowing the building to really stand…