Tag: London developments
Letters to the Editor: May 10, 2024
Developers rule
Two new 33-storey apartment towers may rise at Oxford street and Wonderland road and that is sparking debate, once again, on how much intensification can be built near the west end intersection.
Two 33-storey apartment towers proposed for Oxford Street and Wonderland Road are reigniting debate on how much intensification is feasible near the west end intersection. York Developments wants to build 408 apartments in twin towers at 530 Oxford St. with more than 800 parking spaces and a six-storey commercial podium at its base on the […]
Letters to the Editor: May 1, 2024
Benefit everyone
Councillors onside, but Upper Thames not sold on Sifton subdivision
A “once in a lifetime” plan for a subdivision of nearly 1,100 homes in northeast London next to a conservation area was praised Tuesday by city councillors but faces pushback from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, city council’s planning and environment committee gave the nod to the proposed 1,079-home […]
Lambeth Farms Inc., a division of York Developments, wants to build two six-storey apartments at 6555 and 6595 Royal Magnolia Avenue that would add 176 apartments to the area, states a report going t
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.
Building boom! 5 major land developments that will help re-shape London
As Sifton Properties proposes nearly 1,100 new homes on a parcel of northeast London land near Fanshawe Conservation Area, the size and shape of the Forest City, long known for its slow growth, is in the midst of a dramatic overhaul.
1,100-home subdivision proposed next to Fanshawe Conservation Area
A large, new subdivision may rise in the shadow of Fanshawe Conservation Area with Sifton Properties proposing to build as many as 1,079 homes in northeast London. The development on 50 hectares (124 acres) at 2331 Kilally and 1588 Clarke roads would include single-family homes, townhouses and even mid-rise apartments, all built on the site […]
Building up in the ‘burbs: Development hitting new heights outside core
London’s skyline is reaching new heights, and not just downtown anymore.
City hall proposes new steps to speed up home building
City hall has teamed up with local developers to draft a to-do list to help London speed up housing developments in a city that met little more than half of its provincial housing target last year.
Need housing? Build higher: City hall mulls loosened height limits
As part of London’s effort to update its master planning document to reflect a bigger city with a desperate need for housing, city staff are looking potentially to increase the building heights in busier areas of the city.