Construction Sites In your City II - Page 30

SteelTown · #1 Posted **Sep 27, 2025, 3:29 PM**

Hamilton construction update

The Design District 41 | ?m | 31s

Source: ProjectEnd @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....32779/page-35

Source: vistaway @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....32779/page-35

Source: vistaway @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....32779/page-35

75 James Condos | 108m | 34s

Source: Canuck905 @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....31339/page-37

Source: Canuck905 @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....31339/page-37

325 James Street North | 45.7m | 12s

Source: Reidfenwick @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....35353/page-12

213 King Street West | 94.3m | 30s

Source: Canuck905 @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....32784/page-21

Source: Branden Simon @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....32784/page-20

Source: Branden Simon @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....32784/page-20

Radio Arts | 47.6m | 14s

Source: Branden Simon @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....27799/page-22

Source: Branden Simon @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread....27799/page-22

Royal James Condominiums | 27.5m | 8s

Source: KingJames @ https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/thread...i.34757/page-2

Wigs · #2 Posted **Sep 27, 2025, 3:59 PM**

Hamilton is becoming Canada's 30 storey capital as almost every knew build is in the 30-35 storey range. I'm looking forward to watching Brad Lamb's Television City twin towers rise, on the former site of CHCH TV station (they moved to the 'burbs in Waterdown).

I hate the brick on the podium of Radio Arts. All my eyes see are "1970s realtor/office/medical office building" look

ScreamingViking · #3 Posted **Sep 27, 2025, 4:52 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wigs

Hamilton is becoming Canada's 30 storey capital as almost every knew build is in the 30-35 storey range. I'm looking forward to watching Brad Lamb's Television City twin towers rise, on the former site of CHCH TV station (they moved to the 'burbs in Waterdown).

"As of right" zoning in much of the downtown for 30, with some small variation. TV City is on a ridge running across the west end of downtown, so will look much taller than others (those twins were proposed at 40 floors but the city was in the midst of enacting the height limit and they were reduced to 32)

ScreamingViking · #4 Posted **Sep 27, 2025, 4:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Wigs

I hate the brick on the podium of Radio Arts. All my eyes see are "1970s realtor/office/medical office building" look

What it replaced, which was meant to be the podium before it burned and collapsed.

Innsertnamehere · #5 Posted **Oct 10, 2025, 3:57 PM**

Hamilton has a strict 30-storey limit that has been in place since 2018. A few projects like Television City and 75 James have managed to sneak a few extra floors through but most just stick to the limit.

I feel like 2026 is going to be an important year for Downtown Hamilton - a LOT of units are coming online (about 2,600 by my count should occupy some time next year), TD Coliseum is opening, return to office is going to make the office blocks downtown a lot busier, etc.

jc_yyc_ca · #6 Posted **Oct 10, 2025, 5:04 PM**

This isn't a huge project by any means, but an interesting one.

The Barron building is a former office building is one of 13 office buildings being converted to residential.

But...there's an interesting back story with this one. This building is a big reason (and some say the main reason) Calgary became the head office city for the oil and gas industry.
The building was built on spec by local Calgarian Jacob Barron right after oil was discovered in Leduc. Oil companies needed office space and the Barron building was already u/c, while Edmonton didn't have any modern office space available or u/c at the time. Several companies moved into the building (Sun Oil, Shell Socony, Vacuum Oil, Mobil and Trans Canada Pipelines)

From that point on all the oil companies settled in Calgary and the rest became history.

More back story for those interested

Ozy_Flame · #7 Posted **Oct 10, 2025, 5:10 PM**

The Barron Building also had the Uptown Theatre, which still hold an (undetermined) future in that location. The Globe across the street is another independent theatre that has a storied history as well.

When I was younger I went to late night parties, CIFF events, film premieres, and other things at that theatre. It was where you could catch obscure anime films on the big screen (midnight showings FTW!)

In addition to oil and gas, it has a pivotal place in Calgary's arts and entertainment history too. Just want to raise awareness and I hope the Uptown has a presence in the redesigned Barron going forward.

MonctonRad · #8 Posted **Oct 15, 2025, 5:08 PM**

very interesting video:

• Video Link

TorontoDrew · #9 Posted **Oct 19, 2025, 5:41 PM**

Here's a great-looking project that has flown under the radar in Toronto's west end.The Stella at 5207 Dundas West: a 30- and 26-storey mixed-use affordable and market-rate rental building designed by Henriquez Partners Architects. (Maldive posted a few above)

Source: urbantoronto.ca

Surrealplaces · #10 Posted **Oct 19, 2025, 9:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

The Barron Building also had the Uptown Theatre, which still hold an (undetermined) future in that location. The Globe across the street is another independent theatre that has a storied history as well.

When I was younger I went to late night parties, CIFF events, film premieres, and other things at that theatre. It was where you could catch obscure anime films on the big screen (midnight showings FTW!)

In addition to oil and gas, it has a pivotal place in Calgary's arts and entertainment history too. Just want to raise awareness and I hope the Uptown has a presence in the redesigned Barron going forward.

I'm not aware of the theatre being part of the new plan, but I wish it was. It was a cool theatre.

TorontoDrew · #11 Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 1:31 AM**

50 Scollard in Yorkville
50 Scollard: a 41-storey mixed-use condominium building

Source: urbantoronto.ca

Two Foster's are finishing up around the same time.

KnoxfordGuy · #12 Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 1:13 PM**

This is 99 King. Built at the top of King Street in Saint John. At 12 stories (at the bottom slope of the project), it will be very prominent on the skyline due to being on the top of the hill.

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The entire first floor walls are installed now - it shows the doorway in question capped off but that doesn't really clarify its purpose.

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The exposed support connections for the entrance canopy can be seen on these new panels. The canopy can be seen in this rendering, which also corroborates it being a entrance door not a parking entrance.

Of all the renderings we've seen, the building going up seems to most closely resemble this one from OSCO - which makes sense since they are the ones producing the panels. The height in this also matches the approvals from the City.

jc_yyc_ca · #13 Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 4:40 PM**

A few updates from Calgary Glenbow museum renovation. The outside is being re-clad, but also a lot of change to inside, with a larger atrium with natural light coming from above.

Nom pics of the inside, but here's a rendering of the atrium.

Here's the outside re-clad.

Source Alex YYC @ SRC

jc_yyc_ca · #14 Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 4:53 PM**

Calgary SAIT Campus centre. This is the new student facilities building currently u/c.

Source Niteryder @SRC

TorontoDrew · #15 Posted **Oct 28, 2025, 1:02 AM**

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Originally Posted by jc_yyc_ca

A few updates from Calgary Glenbow museum renovation. The outside is being re-clad, but also a lot of change to inside, with a larger atrium with natural light coming from above.

This is giving me straight-up Brutalism vibes. I really like it.

MonctonRad · #16 Posted **Nov 2, 2025, 2:27 PM**

Pad for the tower crane for the Gateway Towers on the Petitcodiac riverfront in Moncton NB. The tower crane itself will be erected this week. It is being moved over from the Three Sisters across the street. The Three Sisters are nearing the end of construction.

You can see the excavation for the first tower. The renders below show what both towers will look like.

Innsertnamehere · #17 Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 5:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by KnoxfordGuy

This is 99 King. Built at the top of King Street in Saint John. At 12 stories (at the bottom slope of the project), it will be very prominent on the skyline due to being on the top of the hill.

I'm sorry but this is just hilariously terrible - like they went out to design literally the worst project possible. It looks like a suburban Hampton Inn from 1998 with an odd medieval twist to it. The rendering even has the 1990's wordart in it lol.

Wpg_Guy · #18 Posted **Nov 7, 2025, 1:23 AM**

Drone footage of the Hudson Bay and Portage Place mall redevelopment in downtown Winnipeg

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Portage Place redevelopment becomes visible
By Krista Sinaisky | November 3, 2025

A lot has been happening behind the scenes at Portage Place, and with the removal of the atrium’s north and south exterior walls, this work is now more visible along Portage Ave.

Over the next few months, the area over the former atrium will see existing bridges and glazing removed and Edmonton St. reconnected as part of the project’s vision to bridge north and south Portage neighbourhoods.

Concurrently, demolition and reconstruction will continue on the healthcare tower, and in later winter, the new Healthcare Centre of Excellence will begin to rise above the block between Edmonton and Carlton.

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jc_yyc_ca · #19 Posted **Nov 7, 2025, 2:52 PM**

A couple of pics of the new arena u/c.

Slightly closer up image.

Source Spring2000 from SRC

WhipperSnapper · #20 Posted **Oct 23, 2025, 11:05 PM**

I wasn't expecting much from the Glenbow reno so call me surprised. However, the atrium looks like an interrogation room in some futuristic fantasy blockbuster. Huge wow factor. Just plain odd when you set that aside.