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FOCUS: Robert Street Parkette to grow (Sept. 2025)

December 15th, 2025 · Comments Off on FOCUS: Robert Street Parkette to grow (Sept. 2025)

425 Bloor St. W. development includes expansion of public space By Gleaner Staff Plans to demolish Metro at 425 Bloor St. W. and replace it with a 35-storey condo have not changed;  however, the schedule is delayed due to market conditions affecting all new condo builds.  However, design work for an expanded parkette on Robert […]

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DEVELOPINGS: Bloor and Spadina tower update (Feb. 2024)

April 6th, 2024 · Comments Off on DEVELOPINGS: Bloor and Spadina tower update (Feb. 2024)

A year ago we featured the many developments pending near the intersection of Bloor Street West and Spadina Avenue. Here is an update on what has changed since then near that corner alone.

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NEWS: 30-storey tower to replace Metro (Feb. 2023)

March 27th, 2023 · Comments Off on NEWS: 30-storey tower to replace Metro (Feb. 2023)

The building, designed by the IBI Group, would feature a six-storey “podium design,” topped with a 24-storey residential tower. The 418 residential units in the building would likely be condominium units, consisting of 79 studios, 229 single-bedroom units, 67 two-bedroom units, and 43 three-bedroom units. 

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NEWS: COVID-19 outbreaks at grocers (May 2020)

June 15th, 2020 · Comments Off on NEWS: COVID-19 outbreaks at grocers (May 2020)

Loblaws, Metro, Fiesta Farms all affected By Nicole Stoffman How is COVID-19 impacting the health and safety of grocery workers and their customers across the Annex? The Gleaner took a closer look. DUPONT LOBLAWS Toronto Public Health is actively investigating two clusters of cases of COVID-19 among staff at grocery stores including the Loblaws at […]

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