May 1, 2013 4:00 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
The continued revitalization of Toronto's West Don Lands and East Bayfront neighbourhoods has been big news here at UrbanToronto for some time now. Waterfront Toronto has poured money into ... read more
April 5, 2013 12:30 pm | by Jason Allen | Comments
As Toronto undergoes its largest-ever revitalization, some of its forgotten neighbourhoods re-emerge from the past. One area that is definitely seeing its share of development currently is ... read more
With only 28 months remaining until the highly anticipated 2015 Toronto Pan-Am Games, development in and around the West Don Lands, home during the games of the Athletes' Village facilities, is ... read more
November 22, 2012 1:00 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Today's Photo of the Day comes to us from Forum member TOCondoGarden, taken from the recently completed Sherbourne Common we get the oppurtunity to take a look at a section of of our downtown core ... read more
November 5, 2012 3:58 pm | by Kelly Gervais | Comments
River City, the first private sector development in Waterfront Toronto's West Don Lands, is well underway. Winner of BILD's 2010 Best Design Award, River City is a LEED Gold development to be ... read more
October 23, 2012 4:15 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
With the flurry of construction activity underway in the West Don Lands and surrounding area, the signs of change are becoming apparent. As pits are excavated and cranes are raised inside the ... read more
September 18, 2012 2:54 pm | by Evan Manning | Comments
The projects initiated by Waterfront Toronto are of enormous civic value. Learning from the errors that led to a largely lacklustre central waterfront, the tripartite organization is working to ... read more
September 4, 2012 3:40 pm | by Craig White | Comments
We ended off last week with a tour of the south building at Urban Capital Property Group's River City Condos complex, now rising alongside the Don River at King Street East. Today we focus on the ... read more
August 31, 2012 6:15 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Urban Capital Property Group's River City project alongside the Don River at King Street is one of Toronto's most design-forward condominium projects. Crafted by Montreal's renowned Saucier + ... read more
August 24, 2012 12:00 am | by Evan Manning | Comments
The first private sector development in the West Donlands, Urban Capital's River City Condos are an exciting addition to this embryonic neighbourhood. The two buildings of phase one are designed ... read more
As summer temperatures fell on Toronto in full force this past July the city came to a crawl; everyone began walking a little bit slower on the streets, reflected in the slowdown we see annually ... read more
July 17, 2012 3:00 pm | by Andrew Harvey | Comments
Wedged between the Don River, and the over-pass that is the east end of King Street, the location of Urban Capital's River City condominiums wouldn't seem ideal for the first ... read more
June 22, 2012 12:00 am | by Evan Manning | Comments
A view of city building at work. Falling victim to demolition and economic reconfiguration, the lands to the east of the financial district languished during the burst of mid-century construction, ... read more
The Modern Condos by Empire Communities and DTAH/EI Richmond Architects became move-in ready earlier this year and we have some photos of the finished building courtesy of Forum member ... read more
Toronto has an embarrassing track record of devaluing the city's history. Whether it's a lack of knowledge, or a belief that the city only became noteworthy in the later part of the 20th century, ... read more
January 26, 2012 1:40 pm | by Dumitru Onceanu | Comments
The first of a three-part interview with David Wex and Mark Reeve of Urban Capital. Part two follows next Thursday.
Our interview begins with David Wex, while Mark Reeve will join us in part two. ... read more
November 29, 2011 5:32 pm | by Anonymous | Comments
As we near the end of 2011, we have the daunting task of looking back and reflecting on what developments and projects sparked the most conversation amongst city builders and urban design junkies, ... read more
November 7, 2011 5:48 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Cranes now rise above the site of Phase 1 of the Urban Capital Property Group's River City condominiums, while Phase 2 is prepared for its marketing launch. This southeast facing view shows them ... read more
November 2, 2010 4:40 pm | by Craig White | Comments
UrbanToronto recently attended a special presentation on the upcoming Underpass Park as part of Urban Capital’s speaker series ‘River City: The Big Picture.’ The gathering, hosted by Urban ... read more