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Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 25, 2011

March 25, 2011 12:07 am | by Primary | Comments
Ford hardly first to divide time between private business, public office, Matt Gurney: Toronto Island too far for red-light district, Finally! A Dundas West GO Connection ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 24, 2011

March 24, 2011 12:04 am | by Primary | Comments
City should set Toronto Island as Red Light District: Mammoliti, Mayor Ford still tied to family firm, documents show, LORINC: Nada, zilch, bupkis from Ford on federal budget ... read more
development

A Virtual Tour of Cityzen and Fernbrook's Waterlink at Pier 27 Condos

Aerial View of Pier 27 Condos (rendering courtesy of architectsAlliance)
March 23, 2011 10:50 am | by Craig White | Comments
Is it possible to be nostalgic for things that have never existed yet? A funny thing here at Urban Toronto is that we get attached to buildings before they have even been built: the renderings, ... read more
development

Parking Levels At Monarch Group's Couture Condos Slowly Rising

Couture The Condominium Toronto by the Monarch Group
March 23, 2011 9:55 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
Work continues on the parking levels at the new Couture Condo by forum member cruzin4u. One neat thing this photo shows is the connection to the parking garage at the Bloor Walk 1 condos (Couture ... read more
photos

A Look Towards Empire Communities' The Modern Condo

The Modern Condo Toronto By Empire Communities
March 23, 2011 9:43 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
Today's Photo Of The Day, taken by Urban Toronto forum member androiduk, give us a neat skeletal view of the Modern Condo under construction. We've spent a long while trying to figure out from ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 23, 2011

March 23, 2011 1:44 am | by Primary | Comments
Peter Kuitenbrouwer: Isadore Sharp marks 50 years of Four Seasons, Carlton Street’s Holiday Inn opens with hipper lodgings, GO and TTC make a connection at Dundas West ... read more
development

Bazis, Pure Plaza, and Metropia's Exhibit Residences Soon Opening For Sales

Rendering of Exhibit Residences Condos by Bazis/Plazacorp/metropia
March 22, 2011 10:23 am | by Doug Convoy | Comments
UrbanToronto had a chance recently to talk to architect Roy Varacalli about Exhibit, a luxury condominium tower being developed by Bazis , Metropia, and Pure Plaza, in advance of the ... read more
development

Excavation Underway At Triangle West Developments' Art Condos

Art Condos by Triangle West Development
March 22, 2011 10:06 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
Excavation continues at the site of the new Art Condos. Located at 44 Dovercourt and Sudbury Street, this 11 storey condo is adding some great design to this up-and-coming ... read more
development

Canderel Stoneridge's Aura at College Park Set To Rise Above The Hustle And Bustle Of Yonge Street

Aura at College Park Condo Toronto by Canderel Stoneridge
March 22, 2011 10:01 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
Today's Photo Of The Day, taken by forum member caltrane74, surveys the hustle and bustle that is Yonge Street. It also shows the crane for the 75 storey Aura at College Park condos that is set to ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 22, 2011

March 22, 2011 12:05 am | by Primary | Comments
Markham and Toronto and the OMB, Oh My!, Metrolinx requests proposals to build rail spur to airport, A revolution, stalled, at Westin Harbour Castle Hotel ... read more
development

A Look at Cadillac Fairview's Reno of the Eaton Centre Nine Months In

Rendering of Eaton Centre renovations by Cadillac Fairview
March 21, 2011 10:14 am | by Craig White | Comments
The Eaton Centre is now nine months into their two-year-long $120 Million revitalization, so we are popping in for a quick look. Much of the major work remains to be done - recreating the north ... read more
photos

Might the Ryerson Student Learning Centre Look Like This?

Ryerson Student Learning Centre Rendering
March 21, 2011 10:06 am | by Craig White | Comments
It's not the cleanest rendering we have ever run on UrbanToronto, but it's all we've got: this is the toothsome design concept for the new Ryerson Student Learning Centre at the northeast corner ... read more
development

Streetcar Developments And Dundee Realty's Two Gladstone Condo To Reshape Queen West

Two Gladstone Condos Toronto by Streetcar Development and Dundee Realty
March 21, 2011 9:52 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
Here we see Two Gladstone condos under construction. Taken by forum member Jasonzed, the photos shows the 8 storey condo to be basically topped off. image by Jasonzed read more
photos

CN Tower Being Squeezed By Pinnacle International's Success And 33 Bay Street Condos

CN Tower dwarfed by Pinnacle Centre
March 21, 2011 9:41 am | by Edward Skira | Comments
For years the CN Tower stood alone as it dominated our skyline. But in the last ten years development has quickly begun to encircle the tower making it harder for it to stand out as much as ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 21, 2011

March 21, 2011 1:59 am | by Primary | Comments
Remembering Yonge Street’s musical roots, York Region getting ready to build Highway 7 rapidway, starting March 21, Team Ford set to give go-ahead to gravy-sniffing consultants ... read more
infrastructure

Rocket Riders Rejoice: A Quick Exit Has Never Looked Better

Spadina Extension Emergency Exits (Stevens/IBI Group/TTC)
March 18, 2011 3:25 pm | by Craig White | Comments
If you have been following UrbanToronto over the last five weekends, there is a good chance that you are expecting us to wrap up our look at the new Spadina line stations this week, as we have ... read more
development

Monarch Announces Lago Condos on the Etobicoke Waterfront

The Monarch Group's Lago At The Waterfront, balconies
March 18, 2011 3:06 pm | by Craig White | Comments
The Monarch Group has announced its latest project at Humber Bay Shores: Lago At The Waterfront. Lago means lake in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, so this time the condo marketing gods have hit ... read more
development

Construction Begins On Cresford Developments' MYCcondo

Photo of construction, MYCcondo, 1815 Yonge Street by Cresford Development
March 18, 2011 2:51 pm | by Intern | Comments
Construction is starting on MYCcondo. Located at 1815 Yonge Street, this 24 storey condo will rise at the southeast corner of Merton and Yonge (hence the MYC). In today's picture, taken a few days ... read more
photos

Talon International's Trump Tower Toronto As Seen From Broadview

Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto by Talon International
March 18, 2011 2:47 pm | by Edward Skira | Comments
Image by androiduk Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto continues to impact the skyline from various vantage points across the city. In today's Photo Of The Day, taken by Urban Toronto ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For March 18, 2011

March 18, 2011 1:20 am | by Primary | Comments
Rob Ford and Billy Crystal Star In "Throw Lefties From The Train", Axe falls on Keiko Nakamura, Two Waterfront Toronto projects recognized with Canadian Society of Landscape Architects ... read more

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