Pharmacy drugstore chain says it will respect building’s heritage By Annemarie Brissenden After one last weekend-long blowout, the doors of the Brunswick House closed for good, leaving the neighbourhood eagerly anticipating the site’s next, presumably quieter and more agreeable, incarnation. “Identifying a new tenant is good news,” said Joe Cressy (Ward 20, Trinity-Spadina), after learning […]

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City to break ground later this year By Annemarie Brissenden Do you prefer a tetherball over a maypole? Would you scramble up a high ropy climber, or cling with glee to a lower rotating one? Would you rather sit on a log, dig through a sandbox, or watch the world go by from your perch […]

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Relentless OMB stifles creative green projects By Terri Chu Every time someone mentions a great municipal infrastructure project on the other side of the pond (usually in a really progressive nation like Germany or Sweden), I mutter some lame excuse as to the reason why Canadians can’t have equally nice things. “Our population density is […]

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Our third survey of development projects in our coverage area highlights projects that interest us, trends that appall us, and elements that enthrall us. We favour innovative projects that connect with a neighbourhood’s built form, reflect community consultation, and meet the objectives of the City of Toronto’s Official Plan. We take a dim view of […]

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University still to deliver updated proposal for Spadina-Sussex development following neighbourhood outcry By Annemarie Brissenden A private developer’s plans to build a 25-storey, 829-bed university residence on College Street between Huron Street and Spadina Avenue is casting a dark spectre on plans to develop another residence at the corner of Spadina and Sussex avenues. “We […]

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NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW BUILDING By Alexa Huffman The Globe and Mail office plans were received with applause on Jan. 30 after a community meeting unveiled the new design. The new building (444 Front St. W.), lies just west of Spadina Avenue. It will replace the Toyota dealership currently on the site. The local […]

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By Perry King Unlike many development disputes across the city, talks between developers and residents have been so healthy for a proposed Bloor-Bathurst condo that the project has already been scaled down considerably. “We had a couple of meetings—the councillor, some of his office staff and HVRA (Harbord Village Residents’ Association) board members—and basically I […]

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By Perry King The Wynn Group is moving forward with its plans of developing a 29-storey hotel and condominium on a strip of Dupont. An application to amend the Toronto Official Plan, that will change the designation of six Dupont properties from an employment to a mixed-use site, was submitted by the Wynn Group in May, but was […]

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By Tim Legault A proposal to build a massive 42-storey academic residence at 245 and 253 College Street, between Spadina and University, was met with a general unease from local residents during a May 18 community meeting. “Nice building, wrong location,” said Ceta Ramahalawansingh, who has lived in the area since 1971. She added that […]

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