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With August now behind us, it is time to recap the month's top ten news stories, dataBase files, and Forum threads at UrbanToronto. The last 31 days constituted one of our busiest months on record, with countless proposals being discussed while several construction milestones stirred much attention. Leaked renderings for a major office development at 45 Bay Street were the focus of our top news story of the month, beating out a handful of major announcements including the opening of Union Subway Station's second platform.
Our Top Ten News Stories
1. Connecting The Dots On A Major New Toronto Development
2. Approval Recommended for Two Major Office Towers Downtown
3. Redevelopment Proposed for 60-acre Celestica Site in Don Mills
4. Evolving Design for The Well Evident in New Renderings
5. Renderings Released for Ryerson Church Street Development
6. Front Street Gets a Shot of Colour as Part of the Union Station Makeover
7. New PATH Bridge Installed Above Lake Shore Boulevard
8. Second Platform Opens at TTC's Union Subway Station
9. GO Regional Express Rail: CityRail for the GTA
10. The Eglinton Crosstown LRT: Making it Real Rapid Transit
Ripley's Aquarium of Canada held on to the top spot for most popular dataBase file for yet another month as the hot new attraction continues to draw attention from a wide spectrum of readers.
Our Top Ten dataBase Files
1. Ripley's Aquarium of Canada
2. Centrium
3. Aga Khan Museum + Ismaili Centre
4. 45 Bay
6. Union Station Revitalization
7. The Residences of 488 University Avenue
9. Union Subway Station: Second Platform and Concourse Improvements
Our most popular Forum thread from the month of August was that of Centrium, a cancelled condominium project that has been the target of much media attention over the past few weeks after buyers at the development lost their deposits in an alleged fraud scandal. Our second most popular thread was for One Bloor East, the 75-storey condominium tower by Great Gulf Homes, currently rising from the southeast corner of Yonge and Bloor.
Our Top Ten Forum Threads
1. Centrium
3. Sun Life Financial Tower and Harbour Plaza Residences
4. L Tower
8. Ïce Condos
9. 45 Bay
10. Trump International Hotel and Tower
We will return next month for a recap of September's top news stories, dataBase files and Forum threads!
