Ontario Line: Gerrard Station l Metrolinx l pre-construction
Official ground-breaking ceremonies were held yesterday for the $11 Billion Ontario Line (14 new stops/stations - 16 kilometres). One of the more interesting renderings of new station images released yesterday is Gerrard Station below. UT
The line from the Ontario Science Centre to Exhibition Place will be a mix of underground, above ground and at grade (in joint rail corridors with GO Transit trains). Metrolinx
Ontario Line: Exhibition Station | Metrolinx l pre-construction
Rail Deck District | ?m | ?s | Craft Dev Corp | Sweeny &Co l pre-construction
CRAFT Development Corporation, the Kingsmen Group, Fengate Asset Management and LiUNA Pension Fund have filed a formal application to the City of Toronto to build 11 towers (5,750 residential units, 11,000 square metres of retail space and a hotel) and up to 11 acres of park… above the rail corridor.
While the developers won their appeal last year at LPAT for the Moshe Safdie-designed development, Sweeny & Co and SvN Architects are now architects in charge, and many of the City’s concerns have been addressed (accessibility issues due to the grade height of the previous design, location of retail, now proposed to line Front Street etc.).
Forma | 308m, 266.5m | 84s, 73s | Great Gulf | Gehry Partners l pre-construction
New name, new “homecoming*” website (*Frank Gehry featured) and sales pre-registration underway at last. Below are some new hi-res renderings zoomed in for detail. UT UT UT
T3 Sterling Road | 39.01m | 8s | Hines | DLR l u/c
3 heavy timber ‘creative’ office buildings totalling 420,000 SF of rentable space. vic UT vic UT
The One | 338.3m | 94s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners l u/c
Concrete evidence of progress - less than 3 weeks since the last floor slab poured (a record ;-). As floors simplify/standard floor plates they might whittle that down to every 2 weeks (no bets though). BloorMan Benito Benito Benito onebloorwest.com
88 Queen | 163.05m | 51s | St Thomas Dev | Hariri Pontarini l u/c
4050 Yonge | 106.5m | 28s | Gupta | IBI Group l pre-construction
This one was settled at LPAT and the hotel component was dumped in favour of more than double the residential units originally proposed (from 300 to 656 units). UT
Thirty Six Zorra Condominiums | 113.68m | 35s | Altree | Graziani + Corazza l u/c
Podium on the left with arched windows will be cladded in terracotta tiles. Red Mars Terracotta cladding underway. architecturefan architecturefan
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Hariri Pontarini’s signature curves are found in many of their projects u/c (such as 19 Duncan below this pic). Red Mars 19 Duncan Red Mars tstormers jackattack
160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG l u/c
Balcony pattern starting to emerge which actually resembles the rendering, for better or worse ;-). kris UT enrigue8
Concord Canada House | 231.97m, 202.97m | 74s, 64s | Concord Adex | IBI Group l u/c
The mega beast of a podium rising. Some decent cladding may help but this is a Concord project. Red Mars Bettin’ it ain’t gonna look like this. UT UT
2 Carlton | 251.1m | 73s | Northam | IBI Group l approved
Just a bit of movement since last spring when this was approved a LPAT. The proponents recently submitted a sub-division proposal that splits the development into six blocks (small park and other future conveyances to the city, parking garage, office, residential) … described as “to facilitate separate ownership and financing”, so they likely want a partner/owner for the office component (levels 2 thru 6). A total of 990 residential units are planned in addition to office and retail. UT
65 George | 72m | 17s | York London Holdings l Core Architects l pre-construction
Approved in principle now that a one story heritage facade will be saved (and subject to the usual servicing reports). Project also includes restoration of the Little York Hotel.
The Grainger & The Sanderson | ?m | 40s | Fitzrovia | Turner Fleischer l pre-construction
850 rental units in 2 towers 38s and 40s, heritage retention of elements of 4 buildings including 50,000 square feet of restored and refurbished brick-and-beam office space, retail and a 5000 sq foot park. UT UT
New images posted for the project now called “The Webly”… only 9 units so I can imagine the prices ;-). DavidCappizano Previous design shown in its location near Yorkville. UT
4800 Yonge Street | 168.24m | 49s | Menkes | Arquitectonica l site shoring
Mixed-use including 498 residential units in North York. UT Edward Skira
See earlier posts above: the 3 HPA-designed towers all u/c (88 Queen, The Elm, The Ledbury). urbanexplorer Throwback: Site prep begins on the big parking lot back in January 2020. innsertnamehere interchange42
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Question: years ago there were plans for a fairly elaborate upgrade of North York’s streetscape. I believe Tridel was tapped for the project. Did that ever come to fruition ?
Question: years ago there were plans for a fairly elaborate upgrade of North York’s streetscape. I believe Tridel was tapped for the project. Did that ever come to fruition ?
Perhaps you meant this below, which among other things, narrows Yonge from 6 to 4 lanes (not Tridel... City Council).
REimagining Yonge: this Sheppard to Finch project was adopted by city council in late December 2020 but I think it’s probably 3 or 4 years away still. UT
Perhaps you meant this below, which among other things, narrows Yonge from 6 to 4 lanes (not Tridel... City Council).
REimagining Yonge: this Sheppard to Finch project was adopted by city council in late December 2020 but I think it’s probably 3 or 4 years away still. UT
Why isn't the buffer and plantings next to the street? Why does the bike lane act as a buffer? Fake ass cycle track designed by people that don't ride bikes or give a crap about cyclist safety.
Massive design improvement on 8 Elm, and love how it cantilevers out from a smaller base above the low-rise, historic structures. It should "feel" a bit lighter from the ground by giving those structures a bit of a setback above their roofs. Also liking 60 Queen East, and good to see some taller structures continue to push the skyline a bit further east. And I've commented on this before, but the facade on Hyatt Place is turning out much better than the renderings promised, in my opinion.
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This one looks to have struck a deal for city support thanks to a contribution of $6,500,000 in Section 37 community benefits (incl. affordable housing, public art, streetscape and park improvements and cultural/community space).
Lots of height coming to Queen and Church… this is right next to 60 Queen @ 186m (posted above). UT UT
160 Front West | 239.87m | 46s | Cadillac Fairview | AS + GG l u/c
Site plan applications now filed for 37s and 11s buildings which I presume is Phase 1 (partial site prep complete, shoring rigs arriving).
Entire plan includes 6 buildings (37s, 34s, 32s, 22s, 19s, 11s) of condo, institutional, office, rental, retail and public space.
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2189 Lake Shore West | 195.97m | 59s | Marlin Spring | Wallman Architects l pre-construction
Centre of rendering next to Eau du Soliel’s 2 towers. Preliminary report headed to community council. UT
Azura Condos | 108.2m | 32s | Capital Developments | IBI Group l u/c
First phase of a 30 acre development with 7500 residential units in 15 towers, 12 mid-rises and 10 low-rises, 150,000 sq feet of retail and 3 parks. bangkok bangkok UT Masterplan
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M1 & M2 at M City | 197.81m | 60s | Rogers Real Estate | Core Architects l u/c
2150 Lake Shore | 215.75m | 70s | First Capital | Allies and Morrison l pre-construction
Phase 1 moving closer to a start with the submission of the Site Plan application. Phase 1 includes 2 towers of 66s and 46s, 5 mid-rises - 1,358 residential units, office, retail and public spaces.
Eventual full build-out will have 29 buildings from 10s to 68/70s. UT UT
993 residential units in 43s and 41s towers. Nice use of white brick in the podium which also trims the towers. South of Don Mills and Eglinton. Northern Light
The Rosedale on Bloor | 185.92m | 55s | Gupta | IBI Group l u/c
Centre of pic: I used to own the condo and large terrace (the building in the foreground) with north views over Rosedale... and a southern view of the skyline... that view is gone ;-). Rascacielo jackattack
400 King West | 157.37m | 48s | Plaza | BDP Quadrangle l site demolition
KING Toronto | 57.6m | 16s | Westbank | Bjarke Ingels Group l u/c
Centre foreground with The Well rising behind (right centre). jta5 jta5 jta5 UT UT
Pinnacle One Yonge | 312.5m | 95s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c
Phase 2 SkyTower progress (looks like most of the podium footprint for the supertall has reached grade). mburrrrr DavidCappizano Phase 1 crown getting some cladding installed. mburrrrr
The Well | 174.03m | 46s | RioCan | Hariri Pontarini l u/c
kris Sugar Wharf rising behind the cranes of CIBC Square Phase 2. G.L.17
32 Raglan Avenue | 95.2m | 28s | Madison Group | superkül l pre-construction
This one was going to be opposed at the Ontario Land Tribunal but a deal was struck in late February. According to a UT forum member the houses on site are now boarded up (presumably future demolition). UT UT Location near Bathurst and St. Clair. UT
West Don Lands: Block 3, 4 & 7 | 50.32m | 13s | Dream | COBE Architects l u/c
U of T: Schwartz Reisman Innovation Centre | ?m | 20s | U of T | Weiss/Manfredi l u/c
Phase 1 has quite the presence already in the Queen’s Park nabe (at only 12 storeys). Rascacielo Rascacielo 20 storey phase 2 in centre of rendering. UT
11 Interchange Way | 175.4m | 55s | Graywood | IBI Group l pre-construction
55, 55, 46 and 4 storeys of condo, office and retail with new developers at the helm (Gupta-led project was cancelled). UT
Warning! Consider averting your eyes… Below, yet another Pemberton Group disaster unfolding (praying for bankruptcy news)… fritted glass or metal for the balconies would have helped hide this cladding nightmare… but of course they go with transparent glass (smacks forehead ;-).
Social at Church + Dundas | 164.89m | 52s | Pemberton | RAW Design l u/c