Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust announced on June 20 that it has acquired 56 The Esplanade in Toronto for $60 million. “This is a strategic acquisition for Allied, in that it augments a large assembly we’ve made over time ...
Read More »Metrolinx will inspect your property ahead of Jarvis, Sherbourne construction
Old Town residents, especially in the St. Lawrence Neighbourhood, may soon receive a letter from OZA Inspections regarding precondition surveys being offered to properties adjacent to the Metrolinx construction corridor. As part of Metrolinx’s Don Yard Expansion, explains Metrolinx community ...
Read More »Old Town appreciates Esplanade decorations
After years of seeing The Esplanade between Parliament and Jarvis Streets looking forlorn during the Holiday Season, surrounded with the dazzle of the Toronto Christmas Market and festive decorations on a few streets north, I did not want to see yet another ...
Read More »Let’s make The Esplanade shine for Christmas
The Esplanade from Parliament St. to Jarvis St. is forlorn and this is highlighted by dazzle of The Christmas Market in the Distillery District and lighting and decorations in the surrounding area. The popularity of The Christmas Market brings thousands ...
Read More »New Bay office tower raises Esplanade traffic worry
Dennis Hanagan— Toronto community council approved at its October meeting a zoning amendment that would set the stage for a 53-storey office building between Bay and Yonge streets south of Front. At the same time it asked for a traffic ...
Read More »Esplanade bus will still run: McConnell
After a call-to-action was circulated in the community to save a TTC bus route along The Esplanade, The Bulletin reached out to Deputy Mayor Pam McConnell for more information. The call-to-action had warned that the TTC was proposing to re-route ...
Read More »Viewpoint: The Esplanade also needs streetscape love from the city, BIA
Susan Bates— If you walked along King Street East during the holidays, you would have seen winter baskets on the old lantern posts, holiday lights in St. James Park and lights on the Old Town Hall. It was a beautiful ...
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