TORONTO | Highrise Developments Compilation Thread - Page 180

Elkhanan1 · #**3581** Posted **Nov 17, 2021, 8:54 AM**

The scale-up in Toronto is unbelievable. For example, in this rendering for 50 Merton posted by Maldive on the previous page, the building with wraparound balconies on the left, at the southeast corner of Yonge, is less than 10 years old. It was considered to be quite big back then. The orange brick building across the street, on the northeast corner of Yonge, is only about 15 years old and it was the average scale of new condo buildings in the area at the time. Now both are dwarfed by this proposal. Plus there's all the other huge proposals popping up all over the city...Mind-boggling!

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C. · #**3582** Posted **Nov 17, 2021, 4:05 PM**

It's like Manhattanization but in a weird Le Corbusier kind of way. Maybe this can be termed Torontoization.

Nite · #**3583** Posted **Nov 17, 2021, 9:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by C.

It's like Manhattanization but in a weird Le Corbusier kind of way. Maybe this can be termed Torontoization.

The city is building a lot but it still nowhere enough to meet demand. By keeping most of the land in Toronto for exclusive single family housing it makes the land value for the places where more than SFH can go more expensive. This means only the most profitable housing, ie most expensive is getting built.

If we got rid of single family exclusive zoning it would allow for less profitable multi family housing to be built as well since the supply of re-developable land with increase by 10x.

H2O · #**3584** Posted **Nov 18, 2021, 11:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nite

The city is building a lot but it still nowhere enough to meet demand. By keeping most of the land in Toronto for exclusive single family housing it makes the land value for the places where more than SFH can go more expensive. This means only the most profitable housing, ie most expensive is getting built.

If we got rid of single family exclusive zoning it would allow for less profitable multi family housing to be built as well since the supply of re-developable land with increase by 10x.

I agree philosophically with the YIMBY position on exclusionary zoning. But context is everything. Here in Austin, and most US cities that are struggling with the same issues, the predominant single family home is fully detached on a 1/8 to 1/4 acre lot, even in the core. The typical core Toronto 'single family' is semi-detached, rowhouse or detached on a small lot, the exact kind of missing middle housing we are fighting for.

What would be the next layer of density in Toronto that would allow an incremental but universal enough change to impact real estate economics? Stacked Flat walk-up rowhouses like Montreal, Chicago and New York? Would all 'single family neighborhoods' need to allow lot consolidation and increased height limits for true multi-story elevatored multiplexes?

Nite · #**3585** Posted **Nov 18, 2021, 1:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by H2O

I agree philosophically with the YIMBY position on exclusionary zoning. But context is everything. Here in Austin, and most US cities that are struggling with the same issues, the predominant single family home is fully detached on a 1/8 to 1/4 acre lot, even in the core. The typical core Toronto 'single family' is semi-detached, rowhouse or detached on a small lot, the exact kind of missing middle housing we are fighting for.

What would be the next layer of density in Toronto that would allow an incremental but universal enough change to impact real estate economics? Stacked Flat walk-up rowhouses like Montreal, Chicago and New York? Would all 'single family neighborhoods' need to allow lot consolidation and increased height limits for true multi-story elevatored multiplexes?

Toronto needs a ton of mid rise density to offset higher housing prices, Montreal is the most affordable large city in Canada because of this.

this example of Barcelona is the type of housing that is pretty much is impossible to built right now because of single family exclusive zoning.

Tokyo is another city that has figured out you keep housing prices low by allowing almost any type of housing to be built anywhere in the city and the market will decide on what gets built.

Maldive · #**3586** Posted **Nov 20, 2021, 5:03 PM**

The One | 338.3m | 94s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

Forming and rebar for the next level well underway and the final parts of the south podium roof just had a concrete pour (seen in the pic below).
Take it for what it’s worth but ‘those in the know’ claim that they will soon be past the most complicated part of the build (lower floors including Apple Store, south podium, west elevator tower etc.) and more standardized tower floors can be completed every couple of weeks ;-)

thaivic

Cladding is up on most of the podium.

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11 YV | 212.44m | 62s | Metropia | Sweeny &Co l u/c

Big concrete pour for the first below ground level even before the crane is installed.

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19 Duncan | 186.53m | 58s | Westbank | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

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Restored heritage facades along Wellesley.

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Rush Condos | 44.96m | 15s | Alterra | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

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160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG l u/c

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West Don Lands: Block 3, 4 & 7 | 50.32m | 13s | Dream | COBE Architects l u/c

Another Cobe-designed project in the West Don Lands gets its first crane.

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Lotsa West Don Lands cranes.

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Spadina Sussex Residence University of Toronto | 75.55m | 23s | U of T | Diamond Schmitt l site prep

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AlexBozikovic

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Sixty Five Broadway | 132.89m | 39s x 2 | Times Group | Wallman Architects l shoring/excavation

Condo, rental & institutional.

Domenico

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Line 5 Condos | 113.99m | 36s | Reserve Properties | IBI Group l u/c

Condo, rental & institutional in 36s and 33s towers.

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Domenico

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Via Bloor | 138.37m | 46s | Tridel | a—A l nearing completion

Rascacielo

Rascacielo

355 Sherbourne | 42.08m | 12s | United Property Resource Corporation | KPMB l pre-construction

Another church redevelopment plan. This one from St. Luke’s designed by KPMB that preserves and revitalizes the 1887 heritage sanctuary and adds a new mid-rise addition that would feature 100 mixed income and affordable rental housing. City staff have a number of issues including (huh?) lack of parking ;-).

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906 Yonge Street | 114m | 33s | Eastons l IBI Group l pre-construction

Mixed-use with 33 and 19-storey buildings and a total of 401 residential units.

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1837-1845 Bayview Ave l 25s l Gupta Group l IBI Group l pre-construction

Mixed-use including 288 residential units.

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957 Eglinton East | ?m | 28s l Graziani + Corazza l pre-construction

4 new residential buildings (containing 1,279 units) ranging in height from 16 to 28 storeys

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1910 Yonge | 156m | 45s | Davpart | Graziani + Corazza l pre-construction

Another G + C masterpiece (at least the render is as bad as the eventual result ;-). Condo, rental, office and retail.

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Maldive · #**3587** Posted **Nov 20, 2021, 10:24 PM**

The Pemberton | 215.79m | 68s | Pemberton | a—A l u/c

Condo and retail in towers 68s and 44s.

Originally a Cresford project called 33 Yorkville, the project (along with a number of other Cresford projects) went into receivership in March 2020, leaving the huge excavation in limbo. Pemberton purchased the development in April 2021 and now (20 months later) the site is finally getting its construction crane.
^EDIT: oops... turns out the crane being assembled was for 11 YV (see above in the thread) which is immediately east of The Pemberton.

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AlbertC

Another huge Cresford excavation (formerly YSL) awaits a restart, now known as Concord Sky (still @ 299m) ... at which point there will be a dozen 200m+ to 300m+ towers under construction at the same time (27 total built & u/c - 43 more proposed).

Gresto · #**3588** Posted **Nov 21, 2021, 3:28 AM**

Thanks for the summary, Maldive. Shit, there's a lot of big stuff going up all at once presently, and scads more waiting in the wings. I live in the suburbs and hardly ever have cause to go south of Lawrence, so one forgets what's going on.

Maldive · #**3589** Posted **Nov 22, 2021, 7:56 PM**

320 - 332 Bloor St W l 37s l 115m l First Capital l BDP Quadrangle l pre-construction

Not loving the fake(?) exoskeleton as a design element… if indeed it is fake ;-).

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45 Balliol | 133.45m | 40s | G.R Feldman Investments | Core Architects l pre-construction

Condo and rental mix (centre of render).

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E2 at E Place | 156.56m | 46s | Capital Developments | TACT Architecture l u/c

Best seen from afar ;-)

AlbertC

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St Lawrence Market North | 25.3m | 5s | City of Toronto | Rogers Stirk Harbour l u/c

mburrrrr

Maldive · #**3590** Posted **Nov 23, 2021, 12:11 AM**

Weston Park Development | ?m | 38s | Castlepoint Numa | SvN l pre-construction

A better look at the towers from a resubmission this month.

AlbertC

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Maldive · #**3591** Posted **Nov 24, 2021, 6:12 PM**

GO Transit art… the bobble-head version will be in stores for Xmas ;-)

Dustin William

49 Yonge | 221m | 60s l SmartCentres l aA l pre-construction

Sure, stick a 60 storey aA box on top of one of the nicest historical buildings on Yonge Street (and block the south view of the beautiful 55 Yonge proposal as well... see below).

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55 Yonge | 236.21m | 66s | H&R REIT | BDP Quadrangle & PARTISANS l pre-construction

Worth another look after Design Review Panel praise: described as "seductive," "enticing," "beautiful," and "ambitious."

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The One | 338.3m | 94s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c

Floor slab poured... yay ;-)

Benito

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

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Phase 1

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Mirvish Village (Honest Ed's Redevelopment) | 85.04m | 26s | Westbank | Henriquez Partners l u/c

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West Condos | 52.12m | 14s | Aspen Ridge | Core Architects l u/c

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Eighty One Wellesley | 97.53m | 28s | Aragon Properties | Core Architects l u/c

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160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG l u/c

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First cladding.

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Central Park | 105.9m | 31s | Amexon | Core Architects l site prep

5 buildings with nearly 1500 condo units plus office, retail and public space, near Leslie and Sheppard. Shoring for the 1st phase about to begin.

AlbertC
Quite the sales centre being built.

Edward Skira

134 Parliament St l 145.8m l 44s l Lamb Dev Corp l aA l pre-construction

Here’s a shocker… this was designed by aA ;-).

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Parkside Village: Avia 1 & 2 | ?m | 50s | Amacon | Turner Fleischer l u/c

Condo and retail in 50s and 38s towers.

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Maldive · #**3592** Posted **Nov 24, 2021, 7:18 PM**

225-229 Queen St E l 31s l Dash Developments l IBI Group l pre-construction

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Maldive · #**3593** Posted **Nov 28, 2021, 6:34 PM**

Massey Hall Revitalization at the Allied Music Centre | 48.46m | 7s | KPMB

All images from the Globe & Mail
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts...ew-changes-to/

No. 31 Condos | 137.58m | 41s | Lanterra | Arquitectonica l demolition permit issued

Happy to see this one moving forward with site demo soon. A great addition to the Distillery District.

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95 St Joseph | 129m | 39s | Daniels | Brook McIlroy l pre-construction

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Rosehill Tower | 103.5m | 31s | QuadReal | Hariri Pontarini l pre-construction

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Sherway Gardens Phase 1 Infill l 45s l Cadillac Fairview & Diamond Corp l Hariri + Pontarini l pre-construction

Master-planned community surrounding the shopping centre. Phase 1 is 4 mixed-use towers 30s to 45s.

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The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

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357 King West | 148.13m | 42s | Great Gulf | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

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Crosstown Community | 135.02m | 44s | Aspen Ridge | Sweeny &Co l u/c

Condo, Institutional, Office, Public Space, Rental, Retail, Townhouse in 14 buildings up to 44 storeys. Below, roads starting to taking shape.

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49 Yonge | 221m | 60s l SmartCentres l aA l pre-construction

The proposal location just east of the financial district.

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Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | ?m | ?s | Waterfront Toronto

The Cherry Street South bridge nearly ready for its journey from Halifax-Dartmouth to Toronto.

drum118

CIBC Square - festive lobby

skycandy

Maldive · #**3594** Posted **Dec 2, 2021, 5:03 PM**

j_yyz

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Ryerson: Science Building & Student Residence | 173.7m | 44s | Ryerson University | Henning Larsen l pre-construction

Finally some movement on this Henning Larsen design with the selection of a contractor - Graham.

The project: a total of 565,000 sq. ft. (52,500 square metres), including a 13-storey podium with classrooms, labs and other institutional space and a residential tower for nearly 600 students. Project price tag: $475M.

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350 Davenport | 29.56m | 8s | BBB l pre-construction

Tight squeeze for this luxury infill.

AlbertC

619 Yonge | 190.93m | 57s | YI Developments | Core Architects l pre-construction

Some more images.

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Nobu Residences Toronto | 156.66m x 2 | 45s x 2 | Madison Group | Teeple Architects l u/c

Podium glazing.

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38 Olive Avenue | 96.25m | 28s | Capital Developments | IBI Group l pre-construction

Near Finch and Yonge in North York.

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6 Howard Park | 39.95m | 10s | Lamb Development | a—A l pre-construction

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Eight Cumberland | 170m | 51s | Great Gulf | a—A l u/c

Johnny Au

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Pier 8 Redevelopment l 147m l 45s l Cityzen l KPMB l pre-construction

If built this would be a new tallest for the city.

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Located on the left of the development site plan (Block 16).

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Roundhouse Park

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Innsertnamehere · #**3595** Posted **Dec 2, 2021, 8:20 PM**

just a note but Hamilton has it's own thread in this section

Maldive · #**3596** Posted **Dec 3, 2021, 6:39 PM**

^Lol... who knew? Found the thread but the last post was 7 months ago so someone has a lot of Innsertprojecthere to do given the recent proliferation of projects... maybe someone from the Hammer

. BTW apologies for dropping an 'n' from your forum handle (now fixed).

252 Church | 166.1m | 52s | CentreCourt | IBI Group l pre-construction

Couple of new images from CentreCourt.

AlbertC

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550 Adelaide St E l 29s l Giannone Petricone l pre-construction

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No nail salons or dry cleaners, but a convenient location to pick up your new car.

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T3 Bayside | 42m | 10s | Hines | 3XN l u/c

First timber being installed.

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1875 Steeles Avenue West | 121.75m | 37s | Tenblock | BDP Quadrangle l pre-construction

Condo and rental in three buildings (37s, 31s, 12s).

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Waterworks Building Redevelopment | 47.55m | 13s | MOD Developments | Diamond Schmitt l nearing completion

Night view from the new park.

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From a month ago.

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Bianca Condos | 37.79m | 9s | Tridel | Teeple Architects l u/c

Pretty much as rendered.

Johnny Au

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10 Huntley | 97.3m | 29s | APS Holdings Limited | IBI Group l pre-construction

213 rental units.

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955 Weston | 43m | 11s | Haven | Turner Fleischer l pre-construction

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Stepping down the slope on Weston Road.

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Nice night shot of one of the Sugar Wharf Phase 1 towers u/c. Appropriately, a "sugar ship" is docked at the refinery on the left

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koops65 · #**3597** Posted **Dec 4, 2021, 10:26 AM**

A short video, a zoom in from the Islands to Pinnacle One Yonge, with all of the latest proposals added:

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Maldive · #**3598** Posted **Dec 4, 2021, 6:02 PM**

Social at Church + Dundas | 164.89m | 52s | Pemberton | RAW Design l u/c

Nice brick precast underway on the podium.

Benito

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199 Church | 124.5m | 39s | CentreCourt | IBI Group l u/c

Getting its crane.

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2444 Yonge Street | 101m | 27s | Main and Main | Hariri Pontarini l approved

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1196 Yonge Street | 14s | KPMB l pre-construction

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West Don Lands: Block 3, 4 & 7 | 50.32m | 13s | Dream | COBE Architects l u/c

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On the right.

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Canary House | 50.3m | 13s | Dream | BDP Quadrangle l excavation

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

74s and 64s towers will rise from this (beast of a) podium.

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289-299 Balliol Street l 28s l Menkes l Turner Fleischer l pre-construction

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Berkeley House | 70.05m | 20s | Lamb Development | A&Architects l pre-construction

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7-11 Rochefort | 153.2m | 46s | Damis Properties | Diamond Schmitt l pre-construction

Worst render of the year award. 46s, 41s and 30s of condo and rental, new park and POPs near Don Mills and Eglinton.

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Elevations look better.

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Valhalla Village | 121.91m | 37s | KingSett Capital | BDP Quadrangle l site demo

The final straw.

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Before demo began.

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Phase 1

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Entire site

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