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UrbanToronto started in 2002 as a platform where industry professionals and urban enthusiasts could exchange information and insights about the rapid development in Toronto. This created a space for engaging discussions and the sharing of various viewpoints. As our community expanded, we used our background in publishing and journalism to launch a News section, delivering trustworthy articles on new projects, construction updates, city planning, and other related topics.

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Dig This | UrbanToronto

4 days ago | urbantoronto.ca | Craig White

Looking northwest up Pape Avenue from Gowan to Cosburn avenues, this block of buildings is now hidden behind hoarding where Cosburn Station will be built on the Ontario Line 3 subway. This image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor kotsy catches demolition underway on the top floor of one of the buildings. Besides the station, transit oriented communities will be built on the two-block site as well.
Sentinels | UrbanToronto

5 days ago | urbantoronto.ca | Craig White

Tall buildings now line up along Yonge Street in behind the low-rise commercial storefronts that have lined the street for decades. In this image looking northwest across Yonge at the corner with Wellesley Street by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Lachlan Holmes, the new buildings can be read either as protectors of the older ones and the human-scale pedestrian realm they maintain on Yonge (as there's not enough space to place more tall buildings up against them), or as intruders to the area.
Pop-Up Gallery | UrbanToronto

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Craig White

In this shot across Grange Park by UrbanToronto Forum contributor rdaner, the latest wing at the AGO, the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery, pops into view rising behind The Grange. Also partly obscured by a red maple, the multi-storey addition to the art museum will add 30% more space for the display of works from the AGO's vast collection, most of which is currently in storage.
17-Storeys Proposed on Victoria Park North of Crosstown LRT Stop

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Anthony Teles

A 17-storey purpose-built rental tower is being proposed on a narrow lot in Scarborough's Wexford neighbourhood at 1641 Victoria Park Avenue. Designed by Arcadis for 12412993 Canada Inc. (Meta Realty Inc.), the high-rise would be about a kilometre north of the upcoming O’Connor stop on the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT.
Green and Grey | UrbanToronto

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Craig White

The University of Toronto's St George Campus is an oasis of green in Downtown's otherwise mostly grey landscape, accentuated in this case by a dramatically cloudy day. Still, other colours pop up in this image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor skycandy, especially the reds, browns, and oranges of various brick and stone-clad buildings that are typically shorter than the glass skyscrapers that define the horizon.
Revised Plans Seek 36 Storeys for 3750 Bathurst at Wilson

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Anthony Teles

Grmada Holdings inc has filed a Minor Variance application with the City of Toronto that seeks additional height for 3750 Bathurst Street in North York's Clanton Park neighbourhood. The third submission in the site's redevelopment journey follows two previous submissions designed by WZMH Architects, the most recent of which has zoning approval for 32 storeys. The new design by Graziani + Corazza Architects increases the tallest volume to 36 storeys.
The Mainland | UrbanToronto

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Craig White

In this recent image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor kai, passengers line up at the front of the ferry from Ward's Island while they take in the Downtown Toronto skyline, looming ever higher as the boat approaches the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal on the edge of Downtown Toronto. A ferry approaches the Jack Layton Ferry Terminal in Downtown Toronto on a trip from Ward's Island, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor kaiWant to see your work featured as Daily Photo?
Balcony Glazing Rising as Alba Reaches Mechanical Levels in Mississauga

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Anthony Teles

Construction continues on Alba, a 32-storey condominium designed by Core Architects for Edenshaw Developments, rising just south of Mississauga City Centre on Hurontario Street at Fairview Road East. Since UrbanToronto’s last update in February 2025, the project has reached the mechanical penthouse level, with the residential floors now fully formed. Below, work continues on the tower envelope, with balcony railings steadily being installed along the lower residential floors.
Final Phase of Mattamy's Carding House Coming to Oakville

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Anthony Teles

The final phase of Mattamy Homes’ Carding House development brings 18 townhomes to Oakville’s Preserve neighbourhood, with upcoming occupancy for the Carding House Towns' three-storey homes marking the completion of a larger masterplanned site at Carding Mill Trail and North Park Boulevard.
City of Toronto Advances Six Shelter Applications Across the City

1 week ago | urbantoronto.ca | Anthony Teles

The City of Toronto is advancing six rezoning applications, the first under its 10-year Homelessness Services Capital Infrastructure Strategy, in a push to deliver purpose-built shelter facilities. The projects look to address mounting demand within the shelter system, which now supports over 12,000 people nightly, while many remain unsheltered.