Category Archives: development

October 1 – Community Workshop for First Gulf proposal

First Gulf has big plans for the former Unilever site at Lakeshore blvd and the Don River. First Gulf is hoping that 60 acre site will eventually have 12-million square…

March 4: Riverside Square Community Consultation

Streetcar developments have big plans for the area between Queen Street and Eastern avenue to the West of Broadview. The site, which is currently the home of a Toyota dealership…

More Details on Riverside Square Condo Proposal

Last month we reported on a condo proposal by Streetcar Developments called Riverside Square. This Planning and Urban Design Rationale document sheds more light on the planned development. This development…

8 Story Condo Proposed near Gerrard Square

There is a Zoning Amendment Application before the city for redeveloping 354 Pape into an 8 story condo building. The site just south of the rail tracks near Gerrard Square…

24 Story Condo Planned for Riverside

This application is for two plots of land, 661-670 Queen Street East, which is currently the home of a Toyota Dealership, and 77-79 East Don Roadway. Together they form a…

Bye Bye Jilly’s – Broadview Hotel Sold to Streetcar Developments

This morning Streetcar Developments announced that they purchased the Broadview hotel located at Queen and Broadview. We recently did a feature on the broadview hotel through the years and it…

The Changing Faces of Riverdale Homes

It’s no secret that this neighbourhood has seen a lot of changes over the past 100 years. One thing that remains constant though, is that homeowners in our neighbourhood take…

The new Bridgepoint Health Centre

Bridgepoint Health Centre wins Design Excellence Award

The new Bridgepoint Health Centre at Gerrard and Broadview has won the Ontario Association of Architect’s (OAA) Design Excellence Award. Construction of the new building began in 2009 and was…