Subway service disrupted after crews break water main while building new...
January 31 2012: Subway platform construction activity on Front Street between the Royal York Hotel and Union Station. Weekend service on part of the Yonge-University-Spadina line was disrupted after...
View ArticleBuilder donates $40 million to SickKids Tower
Construction on the SickKids Centre for Research & Learning tower dominates the view north from the intersection of Bay and Queen Streets Record gift: The head of the biggest home building...
View ArticleBistro favoured by film stars serves last meal, Cresford cooks up condo tower...
March 2 2012: Once a popular hangout for Hollywood celebrities attending the Toronto International Film Festival, Bistro 990 has closed after 23 years in business The restaurant and its next-door...
View ArticleLiving Shangri-la to unveil Zhang Huan sculpture
May 4 2012: Rising, a dramatic sculpture by contemporary artist Zhang Huan, will be unveiled Saturday at this location outside the Living Shangri-la Toronto tower on University Avenue, between...
View ArticleBridgepoint hospital construction & old Don Jail renovation on track for...
October 16 2012: A southwest view of Bridgepoint Health‘s new hospital, seen here from the Gerrard Street bridge above the Don Valley Parkway. As construction nears completion, Bridgepoint expects to...
View ArticleConstruction worker dies in fall from 70th floor of Aura condo tower; body...
August 16 2013: Construction progress on the Aura condo tower, viewed from the northwest corner of College Park [Editor's note: This post was updated on August 25. See below.] 55-floor plunge:...
View ArticlePhoenix mural brightens St James Town skyline
August 24 2013: It’s only partly complete, but the phoenix mural being painted on the south wall of 200 Wellesley Street East has already brightened the building — and the St James Town skyline. I...
View ArticleFirst Gulf breaks ground for Globe & Mail Centre; 17-storey tower will bring...
Globe and Mail Publisher Phillip Crawley, left, OpTrust President & CEO Bill Hatanaka, Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges & Universities Brad Duguid, First Gulf Corporation CEO David...
View Article‘Condo Game’ documentary aims to shine light on the dark side of Toronto’s...
A promotional clip for the documentary film The Condo Game, which will air on CBC-TV’s Doc Zone Thursday evening at 9 p.m. Update: You can now view the documentary at this link on the CBC website....
View ArticleGlass balcony panel shatters on Shangri-La tower
A shattered glass panel is visible on a balcony at the Shangri-La Toronto hotel and condo tower on the northwest corner of Adelaide Street and University Avenue. This image is a screen capture from a...
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