BRT construction going day and night in downtown London
The sounds of construction will ring out day and night this week in downtown London.
Lack of housing driving families, tax revenue outside city: London builders
London has lost residential building to communities outside the city in staggering numbers, driving worry the city has also lost cash and needs to act quickly. London building groups warned Thursday that property tax revenue is fleeing the city with home construction booming in communities outside London, says a report commissioned by the London Development […]
Adelaide underpass too critical to delay despite 50% cost hike: Councillors
An underpass to get past major train tie-ups on Adelaide Street is an “absolutely critical” project for London and must go ahead despite an escalating budget, politicians said Tuesday. The budget skyrocketed since it was set at $58.3 million in 2018, after project assessments wrapped up. Now the price tag is coming in 50 per […]
Roadwork Top 10: London’s biggest big digs of spring and summer 2022
Like the old saying goes, there are two seasons in Canada: winter and construction. London city hall is out with its Top 10 list of construction projects for 2022, giving an overview of the big digs so commuters can plan ahead. Here’s a rundown of the major projects hitting city streets this spring and summer. […]
‘Deal killer’: Builders fume over city hall’s 11.6% development-fee hike
‘For us, this is a deal killer’
London building permits up 35%, per latest figures, amid housing boom
With almost half the year remaining, city hall figures through July show a building boom driven by housing demands, including a 175 per cent rise over last year in the number of new units built.
New housing projects keep coming as building booms in London
Construction continues to boom in London, cracking the $1-billion mark for the sixth straight year, including permits for nearly 2,700 housing units issued by about midway through 2021.