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Tango and Tango2 Taking Shape at Concord Park Place

Tango, construction, Toronto
May 8, 2013 1:35 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Eleven years after construction wraped up on the Sheppard subway line the benefits from urban intensification are continuing to apear. Formerly a low density stretch of North York, Sheppard has ... read more
culture

Then and Now: 457 Church Street

457 Church Street, Toronto, circa 1918
May 8, 2013 9:30 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. 457 Church Street. Alexander & Son. Sign Painting, Building Contractors. Circa 1918. Sourced by wwwebster. Now. September 2012. read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 8, 2013

May 8, 2013 9:06 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
One step closer to Whisper Jets; Council vote overrules Ford on transit funding debate; 905 summit gathering shifts focus away from Toronto; concrete falling from the Gardiner; and more ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: A Bird's Eye View

Construction outside Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto
May 8, 2013 12:00 am | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
Today's photo of the day is a a stunning view of the construction outside of the Delta Chelsea Hotel in Toronto, captured by Forum member rockandrollfreak. The ongoing developments look ... read more
culture

Doors Open Toronto Offers More Variety by Expanding Programming

Toronto's City Hall
May 7, 2013 4:55 pm | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
Ever been curious to see what the inside of your favourite historical building in Toronto looks like? Want to know more about its history and significance? In that case, you will want to join the ... read more
culture

Massey Hall: Past, Present and Proposed Future

Massey Music Hall shortly after its opening in 1894, archival photo
May 7, 2013 4:10 pm | by Andrea Yu | Comments
As the city’s first purpose-built space for music, Massey Hall is undoubtedly an iconic and important part of Toronto’s cultural history. With the announcement of significant renovations to the ... read more
real estate

Urbanation Releases Q1 Results: Condo Sales Slow Compared to Same Period Last Year

May 7, 2013 1:36 pm | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
Contrary to the astounding number of condo units sold in 2012, the number of condo sales in the first quarter of 2013, are significantly lower in Toronto. Urbanation reports that a total of 2,728 ... read more
culture

Then and Now: University Avenue Armoury and University Avenue Courthouse

University Avenue Armoury, Toronto, 1912
May 7, 2013 9:55 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. University Avenue Armoury (again). Sorry folks, I meant to post this in sequence with the Armoury Then and Now last Friday. I'm not that organized sometimes... : ) The licence plate on the ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 7, 2013

May 7, 2013 9:46 am | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
Extension of island airport to cost $1-million; debate on whether or not Bixi bikes should be taken over by the TTC; further discussion about Scarborough LRT line and TTC issues; Weston-Mount ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: Sweet Reflection

Downtown Toronto tower reflections in glass of Redpath sugar plant, Queens Quay
May 7, 2013 12:00 am | by Jonah Letovsky | Comments
Today's photo of the day, by Forum member androiduk, features a distorted view of the downtown core reflected in the glass of the Redpath sugar plant on Queen's Quay. Just in one strip of glass, ... read more
development

Demolition Imminent for Art Deco Concourse Building on Adelaide

Concourse Building, 100 Adelaide West, Oxford Properties, Kohn Pederson Fox
May 6, 2013 9:10 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
With a demolition permit now in hand, Oxford Properties can get going on work on the site of 100 Adelaide West. The new office tower is approved to rise 40 storeys across from ... read more
design

Pug Talk Debates the Future of the Glass Tower in Toronto

May 6, 2013 6:45 pm | by Jonah Letovsky | Comments
This past Tuesday leaders in Toronto's urban design and development community came together at the Art Gallery of Ontario for an intimate Pug Talk entitled 'The Future of the Glass Tower?' ... read more
infrastructure

Lawrence Heights Revitalization Moves Forward

Lawrence Heights Revitalization Yorkdale in Toronto
May 6, 2013 3:25 pm | by Devon Johnson | Comments
Just a short walk from Yorkdale Mall lies the neighborhood of Lawrence Heights. This public housing project has been around since the late 1950s and early 1960s, and as built by the young Metro ... read more
real estate

Introducing Visto Condominiums

Visto Condos, Toronto
May 6, 2013 2:56 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Increasing the density and liveability of Toronto is an aim of the City's Official Plan, but can often be a slow process. While this current building boom has spawned current skyscrapers in the ... read more
culture

Then and Now: Fanny Kornbloom in Front of 6 Baldwin Street

6 Baldwin Street, Toronto, 1916
May 6, 2013 9:51 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. March 21, 1916. Fanny Kornbloom in front of 6 Baldwin Street. A Health Department photo. I suppose that that authority had some reason for taking such a portrait. Fanny looks healthy if a ... read more
culture

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For May 6, 2013

May 6, 2013 9:45 am | by Editor | Comments
The island airport expansion so far; Scarborough councillors seek subway line instead of LRT; where don't the toursits go?; and more news. Ford calls on NDP to topple Wynne government (Globe ... read more
photos

Photo of the Day: Rising into the Blue

Blue sky in downtown Toronto, image by Jack Landau
May 6, 2013 12:00 am | by Jonah Letovsky | Comments
Toronto can be a vicious city to live in during the winter, but quickly enamours many of us in the summertime. When the sun is shining and the temperature is just right, as it has been recently, ... read more
infrastructure

Nathan Phillips Square Revitalization Creeps Towards Completion

Toronto City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square, Perkins + Will, Plant, Toronto
May 3, 2013 5:25 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Nathan Phillips Square is an integral part of life in Downtown Toronto. For decades Torontonians have congregated in front of City Hall to do everything from ice skating to watching a fireworks ... read more
politics

RioCan Pursuing Zoning Amendment for Big-Box Proposal on Bathurst

420 Bathurst, RioCan, Turner Fleischer Architects, Toronto
May 3, 2013 4:50 pm | by Izabela Molendowski | Comments
Retail developer RioCan has applied for a zoning amendment to permit the construction of a big-box retail destination at 420 Bathurst between Dundas and College Streets in central Toronto. This is ... read more
development

Pinnacle and Hariri Pontarini Plan to Amaze at the base of Yonge

May 3, 2013 10:00 am | by Craig White | Comments
UPDATE: Higher quality 'Top-down' rendering replaces fourth image in the story below. Pinnacle International knows they have one of the great redevelopment sites in Toronto. We got a strong hint ... read more

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