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454 Ambitious Designs, Supertalls, and Transit Made Headlines in November, 2025
As 2025 draws to a close, November brought another burst of city-building news across Toronto, with major construction milestones, new high-rise proposals, and transit developments shaping much of the month’s activity on UrbanToronto. The city’s appetite for bold design led readership, with a feature on eight ambitious buildings, while SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge reached two milestones, surpassing both 300m and 100 storeys. Pinnacle’s announcement to pause demolition at 1 Yonge in favour of an interim hotel conversion added another twist to the evolving South Block. In the Database Files and Forum, fixtures like Forma, Eglinton Line 5, and the soon-to-open Finch West Line 6 LRT continued to dominate discussion and clicks.
Let’s review our top stories, database files, and threads for November, 2025.
Our Top Ten Most Read News Stories
Starting November’s top ten was a look at a 39-storey proposal for 69 Old Mill Terrace beside Old Mill station, where Fairway Developments is seeking approvals for a tower that would rise far above the surrounding Kingsway-Old Mill area. Designed by Superkül, the plan introduces 371 units above a five-storey podium on the corner of Bloor Street West and Old Mill Terrace, located within the Old Mill Protected Major Transit Station Area.
11. 39-Storey Tower Proposed near Old Mill Station
Leading the month, though, was a feature on eight ambitious buildings, four rising and four in the pipeline, showcasing expressive forms and structural experimentation. Pinnacle International’s SkyTower followed as it crossed the 300m mark to become Canada’s second active ‘supertall,’ while new renderings for Sugar Wharf Phase 2 and the opening of its temporary waterfront park captured attention at #3. Heritage also drew strong readership with a look at the College Park redevelopment, while international design accolades for Missoni Sky came in at #7.
10. Residential Towers Replace Data Centre Plan at Front and Parliament
9. Ontario Backs 21-Storey, 1,382-Bed TMU Residence at 100 Bond
8. 51-Storey Tower Proposed Next to Sheppard–Yonge Station
7. Missoni Sky Earns Acclaim With Design Awards in Paris, London, and at Home in Toronto
6. City Council November, 2025 Zoning Approvals: New Rentals, Parkland Across Toronto
5. Heritage Takes Centre Stage at College Park Redevelopment
4. Pinnacle Pauses Demolition to Pursue Hotel Conversion of Former Toronto Star Building
3. Sugar Wharf Phase 2 Refined as Queens Quay Temporary Park Opens
2. SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge Reaches 300m, Joining Canada’s ‘Supertall’ Club
1. Eight Ambitious Designs Redefining Toronto’s Next Generation of Buildings
Our Top Ten Most Searched Database Files
One Delisle continues to draw attention. Slate Asset Management’s 44-storey tower, designed by Studio Gang with WZMH as Architect of Record, features stepped eight-storey modules (transitioning from a square base to a rounded crown), garnering praise for their distinctive fluted expression. Alternating balcony and curtain wall treatments accentuate the shifting form, while the podium strengthens the Yonge Street frontage and includes terrace configurations shaped to create sheltered outdoor spaces along the tower’s edge.
12. One Delisle
High-rise construction once again dominated database activity through November. Pinnacle One Yonge held the lead, followed by Forma, which climbed to #2 as cladding advanced on its East Tower. The South Block at Pinnacle One Yonge also saw increased discussion as its redesign continued to draw attention. KING Toronto returned to the top ten with updated photos of its evolving exterior, while new coverage of Sugar Wharf Condominiums Phase 2 and the Toronto Metropolitan University residence at 100 Bond pushed both into the list.
10. The Stella
9. 100 Bond
8. Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 2)
7. KING Toronto
6. Pinnacle One Yonge South Block
5. Pinnacle Lakeside (Phase 1)
4. Concord Sky
2. Forma
Our Top Ten Busiest Threads
The TD Coliseum renovation in Hamilton continued its lively run as forum members tracked the arena’s transformation following its $300-million overhaul by BBB Architects for Oak View Group. The discussion ranged from early reactions to the new lighting, signage, and exterior “Rezilience Gate,” to detailed observations about wayfinding and the installation of the centre-hung scoreboard. Opening events, with performances from legends including Paul McCartney, kept the thread busy, while long-time locals weighed in on the building’s identity and the legacy of Copps Coliseum in the city’s collective memory.
Transit, however, again dominated November’s forum activity, with Eglinton Line 5 holding the top spot as members tracked final preparations ahead of opening. Finch West Line 6 surged to #2 after confirmation of its opening date later this month, followed by attention to Ontario Line progress and ongoing work at Union Station further down the list at #6 and #7, with the Union Pearson Express back in the news and popping back into the top ten at #8. You can’t keep tall buildings down though, so Pinnacle One Yonge, Forma, and One Bloor West filled out numbers three through five.
10. KING Toronto
9. CIBC SQUARE
7. Union Station Revitalization
4. Forma
We will be back at the beginning of January for a recap of December’s top news stories, Database files, and Forum threads.
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