I came across this poster — related to this development application — over the weekend: And I think it raises a number of important questions: For more context, here’s the proposal and its immediate surroundings: I fully appreciate that there’s little incentive to support new… Read More
Altus Group recently completed a study for BILD (Building Industry and Land Development Association) that looked at the various factors that might be contributing to housing affordability and supply issues here in the Greater Toronto Area. One area that they looked at was development approval… Read More
This week the team submitted a rezoning application for the southwest corner of Yonge & St. Clair (1 St. Clair Avenue West). More of the details can be found over here on Urban Toronto, but so far the response has been overwhelmingly positive. People seem… Read More
Last summer a development application was submitted for a 57 storey mixed-use tower on the south end of Toronto’s historic Distillery District. It’s the tower on the right hand side of the picture above. The 2 towers on the left are existing, although they’re quite… Read More
Last month Oxford Properties submitted a site plan application for the redevelopment of the rundown Cumberland Terrace in Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood. If you’d like to browse the full application (including all the drawings), you can do that here. The proposal is a departure from previous… Read More
Last night I watched CBC’s the Condo Game documentary. This is what it’s about: “The Condo Game examines the forces at play behind the fastest moving condo market in North America – Toronto – and discovers that the glittering glass hides a sea of troubles.” If… Read More
I was driving down St Clair West yesterday and I noticed that Urbancorp had erected a marketing sign on their site at 836 St Clair Ave West (former Hungarian House) and was in the midst of constructing a sales office. The project is called The… Read More
BRANDON DONNELLY 