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<\/a><\/p>\nPhoto: James Bombales<\/em><\/p>\n Toronto\u2019s suburbs are growing up as condo development booms outside the city\u2019s core.<\/p>\n While condo construction in downtown Toronto continues to make headlines \u2014 there are still more cranes there than in the three biggest US cities combined<\/a> \u2014 there are actually more of the mighty machines outside the core.<\/p>\n In fact, of the 246 cranes across the GTA, 126 of them are outside downtown Toronto, according to Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB), a firm that advises developers worldwide.<\/p>\n\n Twice annually, RLB counts cranes in 13 major North American markets, all the cities on the continent that the consultancy operates offices out of.<\/p>\n Why drive around cities crane spotting? The firm suggests the crane count is a good gauge of confidence in a market.<\/p>\n \u201cThe spring season has seen an increase in cranes in Toronto\u2019s downtown; however, most development is happening outside the core area,\u201d reads the July 2019 RLB Crane Index<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cCurrently, residential and mixed-use projects command the local construction market; in the future, increased infrastructure spending is anticipated to trigger additional activity,\u201d RLB adds in the report.<\/p>\n