Canada's 10 Tallest U/C

[GeneralLea]

I took these yesterday of Concord Sky (#3), and 8 Elm, which is #10 on the list.
Concord Sky
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Cobstruction, Wednesday, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
8 Elm
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Edits, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr
Construction, F7 by Josh Kennington Photographics, on Flickr

[Maldive]

Mississauga

M3 at M City | 260.29m | 77s | Rogers Real Estate | Arcadis l u/c

Startin’ to twist and shout (“I’ll be the tallest in the ‘burbs!”).


Lake Ontario

Lake Ontario

UT

khaldoon


Concord Canada House | 231.97m | 74s | Concord Adex | Arcadis l u/c

Well at least they’re tall ;-).


ProjectEnd

ProjectEnd

CityPlace has some decent night lighting (a concept called “Warm by Night”), so hopefully these will be nicely lit… ‘cause they will definitely be best viewed in the dark lol.


vikpahwawa.com

[Maldive]

Posted by NYguy in the SSP Super-tall section… nice view of Bloor-Yorkville.

The One, 11YV etc. u/c left of centre.


gettyimages.ca

[Maldive]

Pinnacle One Yonge | 344.9m | 105s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c


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CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre l Phase 2 u/c


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hawc

swampymudkip

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[Maldive]

The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

Floor 52 being poured today.... 39 floors to go.


BloorMan

BloorMan

@Contra’s progress diagram:


Contra

[TorontoDrew]

I love those progress diagrams. Is that with or without the possible height increase?

[Maldive]

CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre l Phase 2 u/c


Johnny Au

Johnny Au

First curtain-wall appearing last week.


mburrrrr


The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

From the Lower Don Lands.


jer1961

jer1961

rdaner

[yaletown_fella]

The materials used on M3 look very slap dash .

[Metro-One]

The One is exciting to watch rise!

[Maldive]

TD Terrace

Year of the Dragon


Red Mars

[Maldive]

Pinnacle One Yonge | 344.9m | 105s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c


Red Mars

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Concord Sky | 299m or 300.6m?? | 85s | Concord Adex | a—A l u/c

Racing skyward (not ;-).


thaivic

@Koops65 has a 300.6 metres (super-tall) height listed on his SSP diagram for Concord Sky, despite UT's official height of 299m.

The “is it a super-tall?” has been much discussed at UT and one member pointed out that height is measured from the lowest pedestrian entrance (there’s an elevation change from south up to north* (*which is the 299m).

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) does indeed measure total height from "the level of the lowest, significant, open-air, pedestrian entrance to.... (the Architectural Top)".

So if the south end of the tower has a pedestrian entrance (presumably not just a fire door lol)... voila! super-tall. If there is no door on the south end of the tower .... height fanboy dreams are crushed.

But Toronto may actually have 3 super-talls under construction. 2 of them are looking fine, 1 tba (Concord Sky) …is bound to cause some serious hand-ringing for the next few years.

But does that entrance exist?? Inquiring minds want to know.


3D (CTBUH criteria)

[Maldive]

^^

Just after my Concord Sky comments were posted, @innsertnamehere kindly put the super-tall discussion to bed.

There is a primary entrance on the (lower elevation) south end of the tower, making this a 300.5 metre super-tall according to CTBUH criteria.


innsertnamehere

So T-Dot does have 3 super-talls under construction.


Even the CTBUH lists it as a super-tall @ 300.2 metres... so whatever height is correct it is a Super-tall.

[craner]

^Yayy!

[Gresto]

Originally Posted by Maldive

So T-Dot does have 3 super-talls under construction.

Maybe it will four, if One Yonge Phase 3 starts soon.

[WhipperSnapper]

I didn't know CTBUH updated it to supertall. That makes it official. Was it because of innsertnamehere's fine illustration?

[Maldive]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

I didn't know CTBUH updated it to supertall. That makes it official. Was it because of innsertnamehere's fine illustration?

Haven't checked the site recently so it might have been updated for a while.

Toronto has a local member of the CTBUH who is supposed to keep things updated ... not sure who that is now (spoke to the local rep once many moons ago), so perhaps they figured this out for the CTBUH.

[WhipperSnapper]

They would be on urbantoronto

[Maldive]

The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

A beautiful sight (sunset) and site (floor 53 poured).


BloorMan

[Maldive]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

They would be on urbantoronto

If they were updating (solely) from urbantoronto ... the CTBUH height would be a match @ 300.5m (innsertnamehere's post), not that mysterious 300.2 metres.

[WhipperSnapper]

They may have disagree with his findings in regards to the lowest entrance of significance. I don't know which entrance leads to the main lobby which is why the database's height is currently measured from the lowest corner to the tippy tip. Perhaps CTBUH has calculated it for me.