Tag Archives: residential
20210110. The Emerald Park Condos rise over a North York hood like giant trees.
20210107. A revitalized block of St. James Town features ultra clean modern towers, a new black tower (previously a No Frills) and townhouses but do these elements match?
20200106. Matching modern midrises on Midland ( 915-921 Midland Ave).
20210104. The modern residential high-rises of St. James Town, the largest high-rise community in Canada. From left to right: The Winnipeg, The Halifax, The Vancouver (240, 260, 280 Wellesley St E).
20201022. This is a modest mid-century modern lovely little low-rise abode on Vaughan Road.
20201013. The brutalist parallel triangle wedge-shaped parkade exit stairwell.
20201010. The westmost of three identical 22-storey modern condo towers known as Millgate Manor seems to be a big slab of concrete that fills up the sky.
20201006. An interesting feature of Edgeley in the Park (Irving Grossman, 1971, Jane and Finch) is that the south-facing wing (left) has its facades reversed when compared to the rest of the building (see previously posted photos – 4/4).
20201005. Edgeley in the Park, a 1971 brutalist complex in Jane and Finch by Irving Grossman, is more than a quarter kilometre long. (3/4).
20201004. Edgeley in the Park, Brutalism in Jane and Finch by Toronto architect Irving Grossman (2/4).
20201002. Dirty beautiful brutalism in Jane and Finch (1/4).
20201001. Revitalizing the 1972 high-rise at Edgeley Village Driftwood, Toronto Community Housing at 415 Driftwood Ave in Jane and Finch.
20200928. From left to right, The Carlton, The Princeton and The McMaster, 3 of 4 buildings by John H. Daniels in Jane and Finch, North York.
20200927. Revitalizing the Riverside Residences requires recladding.
20200926. Head westward to see The Westward, a high-rise condominium by Diamond Schmitt Architects.
20200920. The 1970 340 Mill Rd recedes from the street in steps giving it a striking appearance.
20200911. Three three-winged modern apartment towers at Black Creek and Tretheway in Brookhaven, North York.
20200903. High-rise living in Weston along the GO Transit Kitchener Line and the Union Pearson Express.
20200902. Now that’s a serious modern canopy – thin smooth concrete curved into a early space age shape.
20200822. The Darwood in Parkdale, a modern mid-rise, features interesting brick work and fenestration.
20200818. The number of this modern concrete high-rise residential beast getting a face-lift on Spadina Ave is 666.
20200812. The beautiful brutalist Masters Condominiums Building B at 296-300 Mill Road, Markland Wood, Etobicoke, Toronto (Kelton Architects & Planners, 1976).
20200508. The fairly remarkable 1974 Crossways apartment towers at Bloor and Dundas have a surprisingly narrow west profile.
20191130. A row of rowhouses.
