Inside the GTA – a look at development in and around Toronto in June

Success of Highland Commons propels release of Building B

After the sell-out success of Building A in just four days, Altree Developments is taking registrations for the release of Building B at Highland Commons in east Toronto. With the city’s largest protected ravine system as its backdrop, the community features fun and functional amenities such as a life-size chess game, a co-working lounge, and squash and basketball courts.
Nominated for the 2022 BILD awards for best midrise design, Highland Commons positions an urban lifestyle where nature is preserved. thehighlandcommons.com

Boutique midrise made from an eclectic mix of materials takes shape in Junction neighbourhood

Craft Residences is Gairloch Developments’ latest building project in the Junction neighbourhood of Toronto.

The eight-storey, 86-suite boutique condo makes its mark with architecture that purposefully applies modern masonry design into a bespoke tapestry with detailing that is best appreciated up close.

Reinforcing the undulating curves of the facade, each brick inlay is made up of 60-per-cent recycled material. A mosaic mix of porcelain, concrete, and other construction debris cohesively creates a soft pistachio green building face and offers a nod to the Little Malta neighbourhood Craft is coming to.

Aluminum soffits made from repurposed recycled cans line the underside of the building’s roof. Dynamic in appearance, terraces track the building walls angling upwards, giving tenants a variety of sheltered or open-air spaces.
Never before seen in Toronto, Craft will also be one of the first buildings in the city to use linear glass brick accents that were first used in a Chanel store in Amsterdam. craftresidences.ca

Minto excels at DRHBA Awards

Last month, Minto Communities GTA was the proud recipient of eight wins at the Durham Region Home Builders’ Association (DRHBA) 2022 Awards of Excellence.

The wins were split across the excellence in home production and marketing categories, with the 90-acre master-planned community The Heights of Harmony receiving top recognition for:

• Excellence in Website Design
• Excellence in Logo Design
• Excellence in Sales Brochure Design
• Excellence in Signage
• Excellence in Production Built Home 3,001-4,000 sq. ft Design
• Excellence in Production Built Home under 2,000 sq. ft
• Excellence in Production Built Kitchen Design
• Excellence in Production Built Bathroom Design

New Hamilton condo project bridges industrial and urban design

The team at Slate Asset Management is drawing its inspiration for a new two-building condominium project from Hamilton’s rich arts, entrepreneurial and cultural scene.

Nestled between the city’s downtown core and the Niagara escarpment, the new community will release a 27-storey tower first, followed by a 14-storey midrise building with retail at grade. Sales at the first residential tower will begin this fall. This building will feature suite designs from 340 sq. ft. to 851 sq. ft. corktown.condos.

Raven and balcony windscreen

Edenshaw Developments recently celebrated the unveiling of a sculpture and art installation by internationally acclaimed Haida artist James Hart at its TANU condominium community in Mississauga.

Located on TANU’s private amenity terrace in Port Credit, the Raven sculpture will integrate thematically with the residence, which is named after the island located in British Columbia’s Haida Gwaii.

Hart has also created a complementary, public-facing windscreen installation, which illustrates across five panels the story of how the Raven stole the world’s first light and bestowed it to humanity. A prominent and complex figure in Haida mythology, myriad stories about the Raven have been told for many thousands of years.

Edenshaw acknowledges the lands which constitute the present-day city of Mississauga as being part of the Treaty and Traditional Territory of the Mississauga’s of the Credit First Nation, The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. edenshaw.com