City politicians are now open to hearing about more potential service cuts to bring down next year’s tax hike – a partial reversal from a committee decision to reject many of the ideas. Council voted Tuesday to ask city staff to report back on three cost-saving measures: reducing road repairs, stopping the green bin pilot […]
Several historic buildings in downtown London soon could meet the wrecking ball as city politicians endorsed knocking them down for a new highrise. York Developments has applied to demolish six heritage-designated, yellow-brick buildings in the St. George and Ann streets neighbourhood that date to 1859 and were the former home of the Kent Brewery, the […]
A London builder is ready to embrace an extensive, and costly, nod to heritage in order to build residential towers in the Oxford Street and Richmond Row area.
A Free Press reader thinks the city needs to end the build incentives zoning insanity for luxury units no one can afford.
York Developments has sent its massive $500-million twin tower project at the fork of the Thames back to the drawing board.
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At a time when sky-high towers dominate London's skyline and construction, there is a role for six-storey midrise buildings in Lambeth, says the city politician representing the community.
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London council cleared the path Tuesday for a 25-storey residential tower in a commercial plaza in northwest London despite calls for more study and warnings the area lacks rapid transit.
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York Developments has sold two of its newest London towers in a $130-million deal.
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A 25-storey tower may rise on Wonderland Road just north of Oxford Street, a sign of things to come in an area poised for major development, said planning officials.
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London’s downtown will get two massive new highrise residential towers at the fork of the Thames after city council threw its support behind the ambitious development on Tuesday. Read More
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York Developments' commitment, earlier this week, to give $500,000 to Indwell, instead of including affordable units in its proposed downtown highrises is welcome, and not surprising, according to stakeholders. Read More
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A massive townhouse development in northwest London may help with London’s housing needs, but the fight is on to maintain the sense of community in a rapidly growing area, said one city politician. Read More