January 10, 20178 yr Tridel's Via Bloor Condos, Retail Coming to North St. James Town http://www.rightrelevance.com/search/articles/hero?article=d048cb220c52cad9642519aa07ef16097648e3a7&query=urban%20planning&taccount=urbanplanrr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 11, 20178 yr You know Toronto is booming when St. James Town gets condo towers. Christ. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 17, 20178 yr Ho hum. Just another 35-story tower getting underway.... Shoring Kicks off #construction of 35-storey @Pier27Tower - http://ow.ly/hBuZ30862Yt "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 7, 20178 yr M City flagship to hit new heights as Mississauga’s tallest tower Mississauga’s skyline will climb higher and take on another distinctive shape when the first of 10 proposed towers in the Rogers M City development rises at the corner of Burnhamthorpe Rd. and Confederation Pkwy. The flagship M City building will stand 60 storeys, making it the tallest in Mississauga, and feature an undulating design that bookends the 50- and 56-storeys in the curvy Absolute towers to the east. “It was our intention to do something truly iconic to frame the downtown. We think this building really does achieve that,” said Mark Reeve, a partner in Urban Capital Developments, the company working with Rogers Real Estate Developments to build M City. More below: https://www.thestar.com/business/2017/01/17/m-city-flagship-to-hit-new-heights-as-mississaugas-tallest-tower.html "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
February 7, 20178 yr ^ that's a nice one. it looks like one bloor got approved in december, so toronto may be getting its first 1000'er. more: http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2016/09/12/yonge-bloor-the-one-approval.html it looks like there are proposals for five other supertalls to watch out for as well: 1 Yonge: 307m Mirvish-Gehry West: 305m The One: 304m 55 Lakeshore East I: 304m 55 Lakeshore East II: 304m
March 1, 20178 yr The style (skinny/super-tall) reminds me of 432 Park Ave in NYC... ICYMI: Cresford announces @KohnPedersenFox-designed 98-storey tower at Yonge & Gerrard. https://t.co/aNh2ZpjxjU #Toronto #RealEstate #Urban "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 6, 20178 yr UrbanToronto @Urban_Toronto 23s24 seconds ago More Today's #ProjectoftheDay is Backstage on the Esplanade by @CityzenGroup - http://ow.ly/Cdjb309zt4r #Toronto #RealEstate #Development #CRE "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 6, 20178 yr Toronto's newest tourism campaign is not like the others http://www.blogto.com/city/2017/03/torontos-newest-tourism-campaign-not-others/ "The views are different here" "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 18, 20178 yr more on the craziness of the real estate market in Toronto Toronto’s Housing Boom Refills Empty Nests, Driving Prices Even Higher https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/12/world/canada/torontos-housing-boom-refills-empty-nests-driving-prices-even-higher.html http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
March 20, 20178 yr "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
March 24, 20178 yr Nice little tiny project that would actually be noticed if built in Ohio 3C's.... Musée, a 17-storey tower designed by @QuadrangleArch for @pureplaza is our #ProjectoftheDay. http://ow.ly/wYo930acwlq #Toronto #RealEstate "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 28, 20178 yr Our #ProjectoftheDay is 609 Avenue Road by State Building Group. https://t.co/dCiHrqCnHJ #Toronto #RealEstate #Development #Condo "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 12, 20178 yr The 60 story Massey Tower under construction without taking a lane of Yonge St. When will Columbus contractors figure this out?
April 26, 20178 yr Damn..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 28, 20178 yr #Etobicoke Civic Centre: Review of proposed #design by @KPMBarchitects & @west8design http://ow.ly/XShj30bgoKG "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 3, 20178 yr "Oldie" but a goody. Amazing GIF from last year. jennifer keesmaatVerified account @jen_keesmaat 28 Feb 2016 More Our city is transforming before our eyes. #KingSpadina #TOpoli "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 20, 20177 yr Plans evolve for @greatgulf & @sweenyco's #development at 25 Ontario St. https://t.co/YAwCHpMuVS #Toronto #Architecture #Design #RealEstate https://t.co/KMNV2bbNbT "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 28, 20177 yr A new urban frontier will now open creating tens of 1000s of new jobs & mixed-use complete communities anchored by the river #citybuilding https://t.co/GzL5pGHzmz "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 30, 20177 yr Today's #PhotooftheDay features a #sunset view of #Toronto's South Core #skyline. https://t.co/LHYn06Rt0n #Photography #Architecture #Urban https://t.co/49chWIiNZo "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 4, 20177 yr This just in... Toronto is awesome. The city shifts east: 290 hectares of "found" land unlocked with the remediation of the Don River. Now advancing with $1 billion in funding. https://t.co/v3IYJjphuU "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 12, 20177 yr Toronto is having a park boom and people are taking notice Multiple new parks have opened in the past few weeks and Torontonians are flocking to them. http://www.metronews.ca/news/toronto/2017/07/11/toronto-parks-trend-2017.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 13, 20177 yr Well, Toronto has historically been terrible at parks so that is no surprise whatsoever. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 13, 20177 yr Well, Toronto has historically been terrible at parks so that is no surprise whatsoever. Idk I think Centre Island, most of the lakefront, and Trinity Bellwoods are all pretty great.
July 13, 20177 yr Compared to other cities it's historic size, it is mediocre, at best. Sure, the Islands are nice, the lakefront was general terrible (Ontario Place alone is horrendous) but has improved, and Trinity Bellwoods can be found in small-town Ohio. Toronto's main "grand" park, High Park, is fine but nothing of note. It is clear Toronto needs better parks in order to reach another level of world-class stature. American cities (and Montreal) are blessed to have had abundant riches in the late 19th/early 20th century when parks were made. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
July 26, 20177 yr 91% of new homes sold in the Toronto market last month were multi-family condos https://t.co/YKxPKYPi4t "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 11, 20177 yr Our #ProjectoftheDay is @BISHA by @Lifetime_Dev in the entertainment district. https://t.co/3QuAKn7DFB #Toronto #RealEstate #Development "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 16, 20177 yr Heading to Toronto for the weekend. Hmm, maybe I will stay.... Storey Living's redesigned 263 Adelaide West moving forward. https://t.co/Q4A43HIaOt #Toronto #RealEstate #Development #Architecture https://t.co/7queNBWukI "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 31, 20177 yr It doesn't matter how much development your city is seeing. It doesn't hold a candle to what Toronto is building to keep up with population growth. In Metro Toronto, there are 68,638 housing units under construction right now. https://t.co/SnsnLS0uEq "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 31, 20177 yr It doesn't matter how much development your city is seeing. It doesn't hold a candle to what Toronto is building to keep up with population growth. In Metro Toronto, there are 68,638 housing units under construction right now. https://t.co/SnsnLS0uEq Residential, no doubt. I think there's more commercial construction going on in the DC area than Toronto though. Capital One is just finishing their 600 ft. tower in Tysons and there is plenty of new office construction throughout the entire region.
August 31, 20177 yr Yeah, Seattle and DC probably eclipse Toronto in office construction. Toronto is killing the residential tower game, though Panama City is probably the king of that, per capita, on this continent. It's popping up out of nowhere...like a Latin Dubai. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 6, 20177 yr Our #ProjectOfTheDay: the mixed-use @danielswtrfront #development. https://t.co/caia5AhxBc #Toronto #condos "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 6, 20177 yr It doesn't matter how much development your city is seeing. It doesn't hold a candle to what Toronto is building to keep up with population growth. In Metro Toronto, there are 68,638 housing units under construction right now. https://t.co/SnsnLS0uEq Residential, no doubt. I think there's more commercial construction going on in the DC area than Toronto though. Capital One is just finishing their 600 ft. tower in Tysons and there is plenty of new office construction throughout the entire region. for more comparison, sort of, there were 23,247 new units built in nyc in 2016. no idea about the metro. at least double no doubt. so likely still below metro toronto's booming se florida coast of the north. overall, there are 3.5M total residential units in the city.
September 29, 20177 yr Not everything in Toronto is 60-story apartment "box towers"..... jennifer keesmaatVerified account @jen_keesmaat 2h2 hours ago This is a perfect example of a typical warehouse building that we're told has *no* heritage value. Restoration just takes...vision. #NewGem "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 29, 20177 yr A co-worker of mine, who is from Hawaii originally, recently took a vacation to a Chicago, Montreal, Quebec City, Ottawa, and Toronto. He's an urban planner and works in historic preservation. I asked what his favorite and least favorite cities were, and without hesitation, he said his least favorite place of the trip was Toronto. He said it seemed incredibly sterile, and much of the city looked indistinguishable from other parts. By contrast, he loved Chicago, and said it felt like a much bigger and more interesting city. I just thought this was interesting, given how much love Toronto seems to recieve here and on other urban fourms. I've also heard these same complaints from multiple people who have recently visited Toronto. Kind of a, "yeah, it's a big city, but it's just kind of bland and lacking in character." I must say, from photos I've seen of the place, I don't feel compelled to visit.
September 30, 20177 yr ^100%! yes, Toronto is a big, dynamic place and all that, but with all of it's racial and ethnic diversity (and there's a lot, rivaling New York's), it's like everyone has bought into the same bland (as you put it) middle class lifestyle. http://www.mainstreetpainesville.org/
September 30, 20177 yr It's true. It does have alot of bland parts. That said the diversity is amazing, the city is pretty clean, and the city feels so much more safe than American cities.
September 30, 20177 yr I think Chicago is much more bland. I suppose there are a lot of same-y glass towers in Toronto but the neighborhoods are beautiful and incredibly lively.
September 30, 20177 yr Yeah, it's kinda weird hearing that Toronto is "bland" but Chicago isn't. With that said, I can see both sides of the argument (both being bland / both not being bland). "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
September 30, 20177 yr Even though the south side of Chicago isn't as prosperous as the north side, its pre-WWII residential high-rises have wonderful architectural detail. And while Toronto has lots of "box towers" -- the sheer size and number of them is mind-blowing. And most were built in the past 20 years. Here's a few from my trip a little more than a month ago.... https://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,31425.0.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 2, 20177 yr Yeah, it's kinda weird hearing that Toronto is "bland" but Chicago isn't. With that said, I can see both sides of the argument (both being bland / both not being bland). It was his first time to the Midwest, and Chicago was the first stop. It'd be interesting to hear if his reaction would have been the same if the order of the visits were reversed. I will say, though, for a first time visitor, I think Chicago is pretty impressive. The canyon of high-rises along the river is very cool and unique, and the sheer scale of the downtown area is quite impressive. Throw in the blue-turquoise water of Lake Michigan, iconic parks, and the whole Chicago 'story' (food, jazz/blues, mafia, architecture, sports...), and it makes for a very memorable and unique place. I think those of us who have been to Chicago a million times get jaded about how special the city is for a first-time visitor.
October 4, 20177 yr Google @sidewalklabs to Toronto via @WSJ -- This may be much bigger & more exciting than Amazon HQ2: Google Parent Nears Deal to Build Its Vision of a City in Toronto Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs nears deal for waterfront development, its first major foray into the creation of high-tech urban space https://www.wsj.com/articles/alphabets-city-building-unit-nears-development-deal-in-toronto-1507142561 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 1, 20177 yr Nine architecture and urbanism projects set to transform Toronto https://t.co/Ye8nyAr59i "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 6, 20177 yr Toronto could welcome almost 170,000 immigrants over the next 3 years — are we ready? http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-immigration-1.4383867 "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 1, 20177 yr Check out our monthly roundup of the most popular stories and projects on #UrbanToronto! https://t.co/uUMbj9E3DE #Toronto #development #architecture #realestate https://t.co/yV8LTWcVmM "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 20, 20177 yr While we in Cleveland are getting our stoked about having two towers under construction downtown at the same time, this one development in Toronto will add 5 towers ranging from 25 to 90 stories tall..... http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2017/12/lcbo-tower-begins-construction-queens-quay "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 31, 20177 yr Boom time: $1.2 billion in building permits expected for downtown Kitchener https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8029390-boom-time-1-2-billion-in-building-permits-expected-for-downtown-kitchener/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
December 31, 20177 yr I think Chicago is much more bland. I suppose there are a lot of same-y glass towers in Toronto but the neighborhoods are beautiful and incredibly lively. I prefer the built environment of Chicago to Toronto. Chicago has great parks all along its lakeshore, and a quality of architecture throughout the city that Toronto does not. I see more English influence in Canadian architecture, and less detail and flourish than in the States overall.
December 31, 20177 yr No question Chicago's architecture, especially historically, is superior to Toronto's. But Toronto's land use policy promotes better job access, less exclusionary when it comes to race, and addresses a blighted condition before it becomes a cancerous slum. Toronto's lakefront parks are less than Chicago's, except for the island. But Toronto's economy is much more vibrant. The city and metro area are set to pass Chicago and Chicagoland any day now. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
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