News Roundup for May 21, 2026
26 affordable housing projects set to lose city benefits due to delayed or stalled construction; Billy Bishop Airport expansion could cost $4-billion to $5-bil ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ! https://t.co/bfmyC7XAhY
UTPro Dashboard Report: Construction on Large-Scale Projects Continues to Increase
New data from UTPro shows that construction on large-scale projects continues to increase month-over-month in the Great ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/2rk3e1cYPE
Cladding Climbs to Halfway Point at KING Toronto
Since UrbanTorontoโs last update inย November, 2025, the signature glass-block facade system at KING Toronto now extends roughly halfway up the complexโs tallest pea ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ! https://t.co/qlZjkpsNCW
Centennial Park Sport Training Facility Opens Pre-World Cup
A new sport training facility has opened At Centennial Park in Etobicoke, a FIFA World Cup 2026โข venue-specific training site that will host ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/6bWv1QjLTC
The Dawes Climbs Above Heritage Grain Elevator Near Danforth GO
Not far east of where the three colourful towers dubbedย Rushden Station reshaping Toronto's Main Street and Danforth GO area as they rise higher, ano ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ! https://t.co/JR4oQtBZrh
News Roundup for May 14, 2026
Scarboroughโs subway extension delayed, confidential TTC documents reveal; TTC, union look to strike deal as clock ticks on FIFA World Cup; CREA reports April home sales down four per ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ! https://t.co/9y7TX9kayr
39 Wynford Drive Proposal Leads Larger Redevelopment Plan Near Don Valley Station
In Torontoโs Don Mills area, a major redevelopment of semi-coordinated applications spans three adjacent office commerci ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/72woMHiSMp
News Roundup for May 12, 2026
Fixing a Toronto bridge broken since 2021 will be part of beautification for FIFA World Cup; Toronto's Pearson airport launching multi-billion dollar modernization, expansi ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/VbspBnhjDo
Towering Casas
Charles Street is one of Toronto's densest canyons of residential towers, several of which bear the name Spanish moniker Casa, which means home. It's an understatement here, as each tower ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/wTMoBQvyu5
Canadaโs Largest Banks Still Dominate Toronto's Downtown Skyline
Torontoโs Financial District is defined by more than just height. The headquarters of Canadaโs largest banks collectively trace the archi ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/HfD0zLqP1d
See-Through Sunset
An orange sky surrounds buildings โ and even pops through in some spots โ in Toronto's Bloor-Yorkville area during a recent, brilliant sunset.The sunset appears through the corners ๐ฆ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ! https://t.co/VjEzqB3eAg
CVU and UrbanToronto Launch 2026 Walking Tours Exploring Transit and City-Building
UrbanToronto has partnered with theย Council on Vertical Urbanism (CVU, formerly the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) t ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ! https://t.co/xRhbxKzdnC
Bowmanvilleโs Goodyear Lands Proposed for Major Redevelopment
Plans to transform a long-vacant industrial property in Bowmanville are advancing, as a resubmission to the Municipality of Cla ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ! https://t.co/xikQeCBzgy
Realigned
A construction crew member walks south along recently realigned GO tracks on the Barrie line, south of Eglinton Avenue. The realigned tracks, moved closer to the west side of the right-of-way, ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/PeoBpbD5R4
News Roundup for May 4, 2026
This Toronto lender got stuck with a โthree-storey holeโ after a condo plan went bust, so heโs building affordable housing; Ford says โtough new rulesโ coming to crack down ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/GaXgOnP9kc
Shining Example
With the podium levels nearing completion, a new tower is about to rise at the southwest corner of Yonge and Sheppard in North York. Located where the two eponymous subway lines meet, 4800 Yonge's ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ! https://t.co/nBBQmyRals
City Council April, 2026: Four High-Rise Developments Settled
Alongside a larger slate of planning approvals from Toronto City Councilโs April, 2026 meeting, a handful of items also advanced via settlem ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/VXXn9aKR89
News Roundup for May 1, 2026
City unveils Copenhagen-inspired plans for new island neighbourhood โ with a car-free street; with no plan in place, federal MP has questions about Toronto Isla ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ! https://t.co/uZPXPvkLlj
Cherry-Banana
The sinuous curves and porousness of the new Banana Bridge on Cherry Street in Toronto's Port Lands makes for a dramatic subject through which to view the skyline. In this case, wispy clouds wrap som ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ! https://t.co/FmZ0HaOYjP
Explainer: Yellowbelt Helper โ Missing Middle Housing
Throughout April UrbanToronto is featuring a specialย State of Environmentย editorial series to explore critical sustainability issues across our regi ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ๐? https://t.co/YTBOXNKJl5