On the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue in Toronto’s Midtown, developers Reserve Properties and Westdale Properties have proposed to develop a 12-storey mixed-use condominium building designed by IBI Group at 2128 Yonge Street. Initially submitted to the City in 2017, Reserve and Westdale revised and resubmitted the application for the rezoning of the property, and now the revision has…

On the northwest corner of Yonge Street and Hillsdale Avenue in Toronto’s Midtown, Reserve Properties has proposed to develop a 12-storey mixed-use condominium building designed by IBI Group at 2128 Yonge Street. Initially submitted to the City in 2017, Reserve revised and resubmitted the application for the rezoning of the property, and now the revision has been adopted by City…

The City of Toronto says it is working to make roads safer for Torontonians. Yesterday, the City released the staff report Cycling Network Plan: 2022 Cycling Infrastructure Installation which outlines recommendations to grow, connect, and renew eight areas in the city’s cycling network, in line with Council’s TransformTO Climate Action Strategy, and the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan.  This year’s new cycling…

Construction of The Rosedale on Bloor — on the south side of Bloor just west of Sherbourne in Downtown Toronto — has reached the 55-storey, with just the mechanical penthouse levels of the IBI Group-designed tower to still form. Work on the condominium and hotel complex for Gupta Group began about five years ago. Seen below, a concrete pump, unfolded like a splayed “m,”  is in use atop…

Somebody asked me once, “What is the most number of offers you’ve ever had a on a listing?” I honestly don’t know. And I’m a stats guy who is OCD and loves spreadsheets. But for some reason, I don’t have that tally. I could probably estimate.  I don’t think I’ve ever had 30+ offers on a listing before, but I…

Before the turn of the millennium, tall buildings in Midtown Toronto clustered near Eglinton subway station were 20 floors or so. Now, they are 50 floors or so. In this image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor AlbertC, pre-millennium towers of Midtown frame 2221 Yonge, one of the new local height champions. New buildings press ever higher in Midtown Toronto, image by UrbanToronto…