Construction Sites In your City II

[GeneralLea]

Is that wooded patch protected or something, or part of that native land? Just curious.

[giallo]

^I believe it's part of the Squamish Nation's land. I'm not sure what's going to happen to it.

I was flying over 5055 Joyce in East Vancouver yesterday. The growth around Joyce-Collingwood Station is slow but steady.

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[Tone]

Quartier Maritime phase I this morning

[giallo]

Sen̓áḵw development from English Bay

[SignalHillHiker]

Westerland Apartments.



It's adjacent to the Aquaarena, where we last hosted the Canada Games. The track was turned into a parking lot but has since been converted back.

And via FB, you can't really see it in my photo, but the A-frame building is the Aquaarena itself, and those new buildings are directly to its right from this and the above angle.

[Dmajackson]

Site prep is now underway for LITTLE BROOKLYN I. Excavation is set to begin in March and Cresco has confirmed this will be 40-storeys. This will overtake One 77 as the tallest building east of Quebec City (maybe Montreal once the height is confirmed). This is rentals and as-of-right so there are no renderings available to the public. This is not located downtown or even on the Peninsula. It is in Central Dartmouth next to MacDonald Bridge with all of the other high rise construction sites.

For now the lot is home to a very ugly ice bank.


HalifaxDevelopments.ca (Photo by David Jackson)

[giallo]

Some photos of 5055 Joyce in East Vancouver.

[cranes]

The Metz Kitchener (Schneiders site redevelopment)

@ZEBuilder 02-22-2025

They've almost completed all of the excavation/shoring for Buildings A, B and C as of this week. They've started to form the raft slab for building A and had a crane on site this past week. As of right now they can only complete concrete work for the raft slab as they are working off of the shoring permit which was conditionally amended in January to include raft slab and under slab plumbing but nothing else. Realistically they should be getting the full foundation permit in the coming weeks so they can progress beyond the raft slab.

This photo is not mine, it's taken from Musselman Excavating's social media, it looks to be about a week or two out of date at this point but it provides a nice aerial view of the site.

@Acitta 03-03-2025






150 Wissler Road Waterloo

@Branden Simon 02-28-2025

150 Wissler Road - A under construction with a crane up with 6-Storey 128 unit market rate rental apartments developed by Killam REIT. Located in Northeast Waterloo.

Update from VanMar




Google Maps street view from Sept 2023



TEK Tower Kitchener | 45 fl | U/C

@Andy Mc 02-28-2025




@CP42 03-01-2025








Station Park Kitchener | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C

@CP42 03-01-2025

[GeneralLea]

Those balconies remind me of bone spurs. What a PUGly thing it is.

[cranes]

TEK Tower Kitchener | 45 fl | U/C

@CuilTard 03-07-2025

Lots of pics of Tek lately, but it's close to the top. Forms up for 41 by my count

[TorontoDrew]

Source: urbantoronto.ca
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[Dmajackson]

ONE 77 - 32 FLOORS - WEST END HALIFAX



WYSE TOWER - 27 FLOORS - CENTRAL DARTMOUTH



28 ELEVEN - 11 FLOORS - NORTH END HALIFAX



I'll miss the MacDonald Bridge tolls. They're being taken down this weekend after standing guard over the last 70 years making sure Darksiders pay for the honour of crossing the harbour.

There is about 130 more buildings under construction in HRM.

All photos taken by me. See my signature for my blog.

[WhipperSnapper]

That last one is just awful. No symmetry or theme to suggest a design. Zero artistic value in it. Just a box with an awkward bite taken out of the penthouse levels

Wyse must have massive corner units otherwise it's looking like a prison.

[someone123]

Originally Posted by WhipperSnapper

That last one is just awful. No symmetry or theme to suggest a design. Zero artistic value in it. Just a box with an awkward bite taken out of the penthouse levels

It may be the worst one in that area. Also blank at ground level but has a commercial type appearance like it is an office building. It's on the more residential Isleville rather than Gottingen. I do like that it is a bit taller and less boxy than the others.

Lots of construction in this area but it's bland. The older houses are generally colourful and made of wood while the new buildings are monochromatic:



The foreground is a military base which has some nice historic buildings but is generally maintained in a very utilitarian way. In many developed nations I'd guess some of these buildings (like brick buildings from the 1850's, just a portion of what was there originally) would be used as museums or some kind of community space, and there would be some kind of appealing public space and landscaping.

[SignalHillHiker]

neighbour fixing up two connected houses down from me invited me to see. It's about 4x the size of mine lol

[WhipperSnapper]

This reminds me that adding a dormer and/or replacing a small one with one much larger is a way to add more usable space that can seamlessly blend in with the original heritage home. I've certainly been fooled.

[SignalHillHiker]

It's going to be amazing. It's still bare bones inside, but the owner's father is a cabinet maker, and he's a general woodworker. Kitchen is going to be 14 feet long, living room almost the same. Sauna, at least a toilet on every floor except the top. Huge bedrooms with ensuites and walk-in closets. And the top floor is a loft office with a day bed. And despite the house being twice as deep as it was, they kept I'd say about half of my yard worth of lawn in the back. It won't be put on the market, the guy and his family are living in this one, but it'll be done exceptionally well for the next buyer in a generation.

[TorontoDrew]

Thanks for sharing those pics. Great location.

St Lawrence's North Market is just a few weeks away from opening now. It will be great to see it full of vendors and people.


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photos by UrbanToronto Forum contributor mburrrrr














At the north end of the Market Hall, a section of the historic 'porcupine drain' from the earliest market building on the site is showcased, preserved beneath a glass floor panel. This stone drainage tunnel, dating back to 1831, was uncovered during archaeological investigations. The exposed stonework, illuminated by recessed LED lighting, reveals the drain’s distinctive jagged profile, which earned it the 'porcupine' nickname. Surrounding the display, stainless steel stanchions with tensioned cables protect the drain while offering visibility.

This will be the 3rd Food Hall to open in Toronto in about 1 year if you include The Wellington Market Food Hall and The Waterworks Food Hall.

[zoomer]

Thanks for the pics TorontoDrew.

Will it just host the Saturday market or will it also be a full time food hall? Any idea of how many vendors and what they'll be? I know the Eatons Centre rebranded a food court as a food hall (Queen's Cross) but it's still just a food court. I dunno, does it have a lot of independent eateries? I was there last year but it wasn't anything special. I wonder how long the food hall trend will last. I can see the advantage of being inside and less security concerns, reduced costs and the co-location benefits.

That porcupine drain is cool, reminds me of a water well from the 1860's in Victoria which is in the lobby of this building in Victoria facing the harbour. It had pipes that led to the docks to provide water the ships at port.



VCC. Tuesday - Photo essay on Favorite Building by Pearson, on Flickr


VCC. Tuesday - Photo essay on Favourite Building by Pearson, on Flickr


VCC Tuesday - Photo essay on Favourite Building by Pearson, on Flickr

[WhipperSnapper]

I guess a continuation of a weekend farmers and antique market and the work week a courthouse. The building is new. The market is not.