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As the widespread shift to remote and hybrid work leaves office spaces underutilized or vacant, the question of office-to-residential conversions emerges.
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As the widespread shift to remote and hybrid work leaves office spaces vacant or, at the very least, underutilized, the question of office-to-residential (adaptive reuse) development emerges

Calgary is perhaps the perfect ...

Proposed highway connects the regions of York, Peel and Halton

City wants to plant 120,000 trees a year. But space is limited, and housing needs are urgent

9-storey tower could come to Bank Street between Lisgar, Nepean

Metrolinx and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) have issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for stations on the Eglinton Line 5 Crosstown West Extension. Besides the stations, the RFQ targets the rail and systems, making up what's called an SRS package, for the design, construction, and commissioning of the extension's seven stations.

A year and a half after garnering significant attention on UrbanToronto in August, 2022, a revised plan for the redevelopment of 350 Bloor Street East makes notable changes for the 63-storey tower designed by Hariri Pontarini Architects for Osmington Gerofsky Development Corp. The resubmitted proposal refines the integration of the heritage base where it pivots from office to residential space ...

An announcement regarding the expansion was published early by Metrolinx by mistake, but a source with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the Star that the update is correct.

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government announced Monday a $258-million plan for a new high-speed ferry service that will link Halifax with Bedford, a rapidly growing suburb about 10 kilometres northwest of the port city’s downtown.

Premier Doug Ford’s government has voted down a NDP motion that would have committed them to remove tolls for transport truck drivers on Highway 407.

The motion, which is largely symbolic and would not have any legislative impact, argues that eliminating tolls for transport trucks would remove 21,000 vehicles per day from Highway 401 and other adjacent roadways.

Proposed 50-unit project part of remedy for city’s housing needs, advocate says
Opponents of the four-storey project say there should be a public consultation on the development.