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Southcore Grows With Concrete, Rebar, and Light
Anyone who knows Toronto but who has been away for the last few years would be amazed by the transformation that has taken place - and which is continuing - around the intersection of York Street and...
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Topping off February 2012: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
The past month has been an eventful one for us here at UrbanToronto. We've hit record numbers in Twitter, Facebook and page views, have seen the topping off of some of Toronto's most iconic buildings,...
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CBRE Releases First Quarter Stats on Toronto's Office Market
CBRE Ltd. just released their first quarter stats for 2012 on Toronto's office rental market, accounting for the market's stance between January and April of this year. CBRE examines both the financial...
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Photo of the Day: Ice Forms in the Hottest Part of the City
Captured by Forum member drum118, this photo shows the sibling towers of the Ice Condos at York Centre rising in one of the city's most dynamic new districts. Developed by Lanterra & Cadillac...
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dataBase Project of the Day: RBC Waterpark Place III
Our booming business district is bursting at the seams, evidenced by the intense media coverage of the Southcore Financial Centre as well as the many solo projects — such as QRC West — that we're...
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Photo of the Day: Fog Creeps Through a Chilly City
New UrbanToronto Forum member pmurdoch posted a series of images recently following the big storm that briefly touched down in Toronto, but wreaked considerable damage north of the city. In amongst the...
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Toronto's "Other" Development: Commercial Projects Under Construction
While it may be difficult to see through all the marketing campaigns, news articles and construction sites devoted to our booming condominium market, Toronto has quite an active commercial development...
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Photo of the Day: Southcore Financial Centre
The financial district has begun to expand, replicating itself south of Front Street and beyond its traditional boundaries. The largest byproduct of this expansion is the Southcore Financial Centre....
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Photo of the Day: KPMB's Bremner Tower
Buildings should not be singular expressions, blind to their surroundings. A thoughtful dialogue between structures in which the echo of one is received in the other enhances both. With an attention to...
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Topping Off August 2012: What's Hot On UrbanToronto
In the real estate and development industry, August tends to pass by at a crawl. Construction slows down amidst the city's scorching temperatures, and those lucky enough head off to a lakeside escape....
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Topping Off September 2012: What's Hot On UrbanToronto
September was definitely an interesting month here on UrbanToronto. With the conclusion of summer the City's planning department was back in full-swing, holding public consultation meetings and...
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Photo of the Day: Southcore by Night
Although the Gardiner itself is not an attractive piece of infrastructure, the views afforded by the elevated expressway are always impressive. As it threads its way through the city, it provides an...
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Southcore Financial Centre Draws Development South of Front
Development of the area south of Front Street is proceeding at a dizzying pace, with new residential, commercial and institutional projects filling in the once-ignored and mostly-vacant land between...
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Topping Off December 2012: What's Hot on UrbanToronto
The last month of the year was a busy one at UrbanToronto. The Forum was a hotbed of discussion, as always, with the most talked-about project being One Bloor East. In the news, a stunning rendering of...
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RBC WaterPark Place III Rising South of Union Station
The area south of Union Station is seeing one the largest waves of development ever in Toronto's history. As proximity to transit, vibrant cultural amenities, and a highly educated and skilled...
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Vacancy Rate Rises in Toronto's Office Commercial Market
CBRE real estate services firm has released their Office MarketView report on the health of Toronto’s commercial real estate market. It has found that despite strong tenant demand in many places in the...
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Sun Life Financial Relocating to One York Street
In January of 2013, Menkes Developments broke ground on a huge new mixed-use development south of the Gardiner Expressway in Downtown Toronto called One York & Harbour Plaza Residences. The project...
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