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The month of August, 2023 gave Toronto its final stretch of the summer season, with the CNE, Taste of the Danforth, and other returning favourites taking place alongside a wave of construction and development. While these staples of the summer happened in central parts of the city, much of that development extended outwards throughout the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Cities such as Mississauga and Hamilton are seeing large-scale projects as developers look beyond the city's core to the Greater Toronto Area's other municipalities. Here is the latest roundup of the hottest news stories, Database files, and Forum threads on UrbanToronto from the month of August.
Our Top 10 Most Read News Stories:
We're starting off this list not in Toronto, but in Hamilton; Core Development has proposed a 31-storey tower at 73 Hughson Street North. The design by McCallum Sather Architects joins a number of other projects in Downtown Hamilton soaring past the 30-storey mark as the area sees continued increased density and vertical growth.
15. Core Development Group Proposes 31-Storey Condo in Downtown Hamilton
Moving up through the list, the 25- and 37-storey towers proposed at 8 Shoreview Place would bring even greater vertical growth to Hamilton, this time iby the lake in the Stoney Creek part of that city. Meanwhile, 123 Railroad Street would see a 39-storey tower go up near the Brampton GO station, while 180 Burnhamthorpe Road West calls for towers standing 46 and 71 storeys in Mississauga City Centre. Near the top of the list, just behind the latest updates at Union Station, we have the master-planned development of Richvale Village designed by BNKC for The Philmor Group in Richmond Hill.
10. Proposal Continues Trend of Vertical Growth in Hamilton's Stoney Creek
9. Dixie and Dundas Proposal Transitions from Mall to High-Rises
8. U of T's Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre Phase 1 Nears Completion
7. Resubmission by Kipling Station Grows as Part of Housing Now Initiative
6. Emblem Revises Tower Proposal Upwards in Mississauga City Centre
5. The One Reaches Second Mechanical Section
4. 39-Storey Tower Proposed Near Brampton GO
3. Fourth 58-Storey Mixed-Use Submission Emerges Near Oakville GO
2. Dense Community Planned for Bathurst and 7 in Richmond Hill
1. Shops Filling Out Union Station While Construction Continues for New Platforms
Looking northwest to a rendering of the master-planned community for Richvale Village, image created by BNKC for The Philmor Group
Our Top 10 Most Searched Database Files:
Venturing to the east end of the GTHA, CentreCourt's ambitious masterplan for Pickering City Centre sits at #19 in our Top 10 Database File rankings this month. UrbanToronto attended the unveiling event for the project in early August, where guests learned more details about the first phase of the project. with guest speakers including Pickering's Mayor Kevin Ashe, CentreCourt’s President Gavin Cheung, and Donald Schmitt of Diamond Schmitt Architects, the designer for the mixed-use community.
Venturing back to central Toronto, The One takes the top spot yet again with the Top 10 Most Searched Database Files. The tower has now reached the second mechanical section on its way to its final count of 91 storeys. We welcome a newcomer to the Top 10 list with Q Tower, a 59-storey proposal in the city's Waterfront. Returning to the list is Forma, towers set to stand 73 and 84 storeys in downtown's Entertainment and Financial Districts.
9. Forma
7. CIBC SQUARE
5. Q Tower
4. The Well
3. Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 2)
1. The One
Looking southwest to Pickering City Centre, designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects for CentreCourt, Cowie Capital Partners Inc, and Salthill Capital
Our Top 10 Busiest Threads:
Taking a look at our Busiest Threads, two buildings tied at #26 not only share a ranking, but also a property line, located beside each other in Yorkville. The towers range from 44 to 68 storeys and together will bring over 1,700 residential units to the area.
26. The Pemberton & 11 YV
Just as reliable as Toronto's August festivals, The One again claims the top spot in our Top 10 Busiest Forum Threads. Meanwhile, Forum contributors continued to discuss the ongoing construction for the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown LRT and Ontario Line 3, as the city continues to upgrade its transit infrastructure to keep up with the growth throughout Toronto and beyond.
10. KING Toronto
8. Ontario Line
7. Lower Don Lands Redevelopment
5. The Well
2. CIBC SQUARE
1. The One
Looking northeast to The One, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Benito
We will be back at the beginning of October for a recap of September's top news stories, Database files, and Forum threads!
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