Tag: London developments
London housing approvals skyrocket in 2024 to nearly 23,000 units
London council had a banner year for housing approvals in 2024, green-lighting nearly 23,000 units – four times as many as the year before.
YMCA community kitchen named after late London builder Ewald Bierbaum
A community kitchen at a London YMCA now bears the name of a late London developer who lived at the Y after he arrived in London from Europe with nearly empty pockets in 1952. The Bierbaum Family Community Kitchen at the StarTech.com community centre, YMCA and library on Southdale Road celebrates the life and legacy […]
120-unit affordable housing project on former school site moves ahead
Two apartment buildings are planned on a long-vacant former school site
Proposed mid-rise targets need for ‘missing middle’ housing in west London
A new mid-rise apartment building planned for the single family home-heavy neighbourhood of Byron is meant to address desire for “missing middle” housing in the area, the developer says.
Developers in driver’s seat as city eyes major planning change: Critics
Does London have to expand its urban footprint? Observers outside the development community are not so sure.
Will Argyle be London’s next ‘booming district’? Shawn Lewis thinks so
A new mixed-use apartment building could bring a much-needed facelift and retail boost to an aging business corridor in the city, says the ward councillor and merchants’ association.
Flood risk too great to allow fast-food joint in northeast London: Upper Thames officials
Jack Moulton breaks down why officials are warning against the development.
Apartment conversion that’s drawn fire meets building rules: Planner
A controversial south London apartment conversion plan aligns with city and Ontario building rules and won’t result in any tenants being evicted, the project planner says. A proposal to double the apartment units in five buildings at 145 Base Line Rd. W. to 30 from 15, set to be debated by city politicians, has drawn […]
A proposed apartment conversion in south London is being slammed by area residents for turning units into ârooming houses,â that will see tenants evicted from their homes.
Area residents are slamming a proposed south London apartment conversion they say will turn units into ârooming housesâ and lead to current tenants being evicted from their homes. The development at 145 Base Line Rd. W., just west of Wharncliffe Road, is home to five, one-storey buildings with three apartments each. The proposal from a […]
