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19 Storeys Proposed for College and Huron Streets

Kirkor Architects and Planners, Shiu Pong
June 17, 2013 4:50 pm | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
Developer Shiu Pong has its sights on developing a corner on College Street, and has submitted an application to amend the Zoning By-law to permit a 19-storey condo tower where a small rental ... read more

Concrete Rising at CHAZ Yorkville Condos

Chaz Yorkville Condos Page+Steele/IBI Group Edenshaw Homes 45 Charles Ltd
June 17, 2013 1:50 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
The constant sounds of drilling, crashing, demolition and trucks backing up have become akin to white noise for longtime residents of Charles Street East, between Yonge and Jarvis. Once a quiet ... read more

Onni's Westlake Passes Grade at Lake Shore and Park Lawn

Westlake, Onni Group, Page + Steele, IBI Group, Ferris + Associates Inc.
June 17, 2013 1:35 pm | by Brandon Leal | Comments
The burgeoning Humber Bay Shores community has become one of the city's most sought after areas for new condo residents. One of the largest projects bringing homeowners to the shores of Lake ... read more

Then and Now: Augusta and Nassau, Kensington Market

Augusta and Nassau streets, Toronto, circa 1955
June 17, 2013 9:55 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. Augusta and Nassau, looking across at the northwest corner, circa 1955. Now. April 2013. read more

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For June 17, 2013

June 17, 2013 9:44 am | by Stephanie Calvet | Comments
A trusted advisor for McGuinty government figured prominently in the $275-million settlement to kill a Mississauga power plant; Mayor Rob Ford admits its time to hire his own security ... read more

Photo of the Day: Rising into the Fog

L Tower, Condo, Toronto
June 17, 2013 12:00 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Never do our growing number of skyscraper feel more like actual mountains than when their soaring peaks are obscured by inclement weather. Today's photo, captured by Flickr contributor ... read more

Great Gulf's One Bloor East Reaches Long Awaited Milestone

June 14, 2013 6:10 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
We have always considered it to be a major milestone when an under-construction project reaches ground level. With active construction sites in the GTA numbering near all-time highs, a new project ... read more

Alterra Celebrates at Westwood Condos with Roof Top Party

The future mechanical penthouse atop Westwood Condominiums by the Alterra Group
June 14, 2013 5:45 pm | by Craig White | Comments
It's going to make for a handsome little project when it's all done. And when I say little, well, it's still 110 units and 6 storeys, so it may be small by downtown skyscraper standards, but a ... read more

Concert's Berczy Condos Celebrates Its Historic Location

June 14, 2013 11:30 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
One of things that may be easy to miss for the modern Torontonian is that our downtown core used to be quite a bit smaller. Even with the dip south of Front Street it might be easy to miss that ... read more

Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex Merges Design with Duty

Forensic Services and Coroner's Complex, WZMH Architects, Toronto
June 14, 2013 11:00 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
At UrbanToronto our thirst for knowledge of every corner of this great city takes us to the doorstep of a huge variety of buildings. Whether standing in an old prison on a long disused gallows or ... read more

Then and Now: Harold A. Wilson Co., 299 Yonge Street

Harold A. Wilson Co., Yonge and Dundas, Toronto, circa 1909
June 14, 2013 9:38 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. 299 Yonge Street, circa 1909. The Harold A. Wilson Co. Limited Now. April 2013. Just relying on my own memory from the '60s, '70s and '80s, the Yonge Street side of Yonge-Dundas Square, ... read more

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For June 14, 2013

June 14, 2013 9:24 am | by Nada Laskovski | Comments
Celebrated Toronto art deco tower victim of growth; Toronto council may be a circus, but at least it's a democracy; and more news. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion’s future at stake in conflict ... read more

Photo of the Day: Many Faces of Yonge

Yonge and Shuter, Toronto
June 14, 2013 12:00 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Yonge Street — Toronto's main thoroughfare is a street that changes character as it passes through our many diverse neighbourhoods. Captured by Flickr contributor Matt M S, this section of Yonge ... read more

Ten York: A Tower Evolves at Toronto's Front Door

Ten York Condos, Toronto. Developed by Tridel & Build Toronto.
June 13, 2013 4:30 pm | by Evan Manning | Comments
Jointly developed by Tridel and Build Toronto, Ten York will occupy a challenging 0.6 hectare site on the west side of York Street just south of the Gardiner Expressway. Part ... read more

History Makes a Lateral Move While Rain Condos Gets Underway

Smith Houses in Oakville
June 13, 2013 3:40 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Toronto is city that knows all too well the price of demolishing history, but developers in the past few years have started to make a huge effort regarding historic preservation, whether it be the ... read more

$1.75-Billion Mega-Hospital Coming Together at Keele and 401

June 13, 2013 2:50 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
With scores of new residents flocking to the ever-densifying GTA, growing pains are a natural side effect. A growing population places increased strain on public services, and in a country ... read more

Oxford Renames 100 Adelaide West as the Ernst and Young Tower

Ernst and Young Tower, Toronto
June 13, 2013 1:00 pm | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
As the vacancy rate for office property Downtown continues to be tight, developers are poised to get new office properties to construction throughout the core to keep up with the high demand. One ... read more

Transformer Station to Bring More Power and History to the Core

Clare R. Copeland Transformer Station, IBI Group, Toronto Hydro
June 13, 2013 11:35 am | by Brandon Leal | Comments
With a rash of new buildings springing up all across Downtown Toronto—condos, office towers, even new attractions—the city's infrastructure and its ability to accommodate new development is being ... read more

Then and Now: William Lyon Mackenzie House

William Lyon Mackenzie House, Bond Street, Toronto, circa 1903
June 13, 2013 9:50 am | by Jeff Low | Comments
Then. 82 Bond Street, circa 1903. William Lyon Mackenzie House. Now. May 2013. read more

Daily Headlines: News From The Internet For June 13, 2013

June 13, 2013 9:45 am | by Dylan Giuliano | Comments
Toronto Police raid home connected to alleged Ford video; possible plans for Gardiner revealed; Doug Ford will not run in 2014; new turf heading to U of T; Chow accused of starting campaign early ... read more