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Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, we’re looking back at the defining moments of 2025 as captured on UrbanToronto’s front page, a year marked by unprecedented vertical growth, major planning reforms, and long-awaited progress on Toronto’s transit network. From ever-taller ‘supertall’ proposals and skyline-defining construction to transformative transit infrastructure and city-wide housing policy changes, 2025 saw the Greater Golden Horseshoe continuing to intensify, adapt, and debate how it grows.
To capture the breadth of the year, we’ve gone beyond our usual monthly Top 10 format to present our Top 25s of 2025 in three parts, beginning here with the most-read news stories of the year. Later, we’ll continue the year-in-review with the Top 25 most searched Database Files and Top 25 Forum Threads, highlighting the projects and discussions that most engaged UrbanToronto readers throughout the year, so stay tuned!
Starting off the list is a nine-tower mixed-use redevelopment that would replace Woodbridge Square at Highway 7 and Weston Road, proposing towers rising up as high as 57 storeys.
25. Nine-Tower Redevelopment Proposed for Woodbridge Square in Vaughan
24. Therme Unveils Scaled-Back Ontario Place Spa and West Island
23. Concord Sky Rising as Toronto’s Next Supertall?
After nearly a decade of planning, the Region of Waterloo confirmed that construction would begin in 2025 on the Kitchener Central Transit Hub, consolidating rail, bus, and LRT services into a single downtown facility.
22. Construction Imminent For New Kitchener Central Transit Hub
21. North York Centre Changes Would Bring New Housing, Parks, and Transit Upgrades
20. Nine Towers Proposed at Kipling and the Gardiner in South Etobicoke
Toronto advanced a package of planning reforms aimed at accelerating housing delivery, including citywide multiplex permissions and expanded mid-rise zoning along designated Avenues.
19. City of Toronto Proposes Sweeping Planning Reforms to Unlock More Housing
An Ontario Superior Court order formally transferred control of One Bloor West to Tridel in April, clearing the path for construction to continue toward a revised early-2028 completion.
18. Court Order Finalizes Tridel’s Takeover of The One
Expanded GO service announcements brought direct trains to Kitchener and increased off-peak frequency at Bramalea, signalling incremental but meaningful progress along the busy Kitchener corridor.
17. GO Going Bigger to Bramalea, Mount Pleasant, and Kitchener
KingSett Capital submitted plans for a 65-storey tower at 60 Yonge Street that would cantilever above the heritage Hotel Victoria while introducing new residential density steps from major transit hubs.
16. 65-Storey Tower Proposed to Hang Over Hotel Victoria in Financial District
15. Seven-Tower Proposal Would Transform Sobeys Plaza in Humber Bay
14. One Bloor West, SkyTower Both Reach 85 Storeys, But One Stands Taller
GWL Realty Advisors proposed a three-tower redevelopment at College Park, including a 96-storey, 333.3m ‘supertall,’ alongside heritage restoration and a reworked public realm at Yonge and College.
13. Three Towers Including a ‘Supertall’ Proposed at College Park
12. 67 Storeys Proposed Across from Eaton Centre at Yonge and Shuter
A growing roster of nine planned or under-construction ‘supertall’ towers highlighted Toronto’s emergence as a global high-rise city, with multiple projects set to exceed 300 metres:
11. Toronto’s Tallest: ‘Supertalls’ Shaping the Skyline
10. Boost to 95 Storeys Sought for Pinnacle One Yonge’s ‘Supertall’ Third Tower
9. Crosstown West Extension Etobicoke Tunnels Substantially Complete
8. Toronto Council Approves Over 10,000 Residential Units in New and Reworked Proposals
The near-completion of Mount Dennis station positioned the west-end neighbourhood for a major transformation, with Eglinton Line 5 set to trigger sweeping changes to both regional and local bus networks.
7. Line 5: Mount Dennis Station Will Change Everything
The Cortel Group unveiled plans for a 30-acre mixed-use district at the historic Hearn Generating Station, with a masterplan envisioning thousands of homes alongside cultural, commercial, and public spaces.
6. Hearn Generating Station Proposed for 30 Acre Mixed-Use Redevelopment
Prior to opening, Eglinton Line 5 prompted the TTC to plan the largest bus network overhaul in decades, reshaping surface transit across mid-Toronto ahead of the LRT’s launch.
5. Line 5: No Opening Date, But the Crosstown Bringing Big Changes
4. Toronto Cranes Continue to Disappear: UTPro Q1 2025 GTHA Crane Report
3. One Bloor West Reaches 84th Floor, Nears 300m ‘Supertall’ Height
2. Ontario Line 3: Crossing the Don Valley
Just like last year’s #1 news story, SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge looks to rise higher still, as Pinnacle International filed a new Minor Variance seeking to add height and convert the lowest mechanical penthouse to the 106th storey.
1. Canada’s Tallest Supertall Tower Aiming to be Even Taller, Yet Again
We will be back later today with the Top 25 Threads and Database Files of 2025!
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UrbanToronto’s research and data service, UTPro, provides comprehensive data on construction projects in the Greater Golden Horseshoe—from proposal through to completion. Other services include Instant Reports, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter, New Development Insider, that tracks projects from initial application.