TORONTO | Highrise Developments Compilation Thread - Page 202

Maldive · #**4021** Posted **Oct 25, 2022, 9:15 PM**

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

Urban-Affair

Looking down on the east-west portion of the glass canopy (called the “Pedestrian Spine” by architects HPA). The green-roofed mid-rises along Wellington Street are on the right.

generalcanada

Red Mars

A brief but stunning drone video travelling under the glass canopy.

https://i.imgur.com/XliLF6e.mp4

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Pinnacle One Yonge | 312.5m | 95s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Phase 1 getting the last of its white fritted glass “swoosh” back (entire tower had to be reclad with new balcony glass).

Northern Light

Northern Light

Phase 2 (SkyTower) crane in the centre, Phase 1 behind.

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Phase 2 podium u/c.

Northern Light

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Maldive · #**4022** Posted **Oct 26, 2022, 7:10 PM**

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

Great Phase 1 set from jackattack at UT.

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Nice up-lighting on the curvy planters/benches along the park/deck over the rail corridor.

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Phase 2 core.

Johnny Au

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

Cool shot through morning fog. Upper right is Yonge and Eglinton (a long way up the hill).

BloorMan

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

The first of 2 mass timber building by 3XN on the waterfront.

Northern Light

Northern Light

A little light magic on the south face.

TheSix

York University/Seneca College: Markham Centre Campus | 56.08m | 13s | York University | Diamond Schmitt l u/c

Great cladding keeping its render promises.

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Plaza Midtown | 107.89m | 34s | Plaza | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

On a misty morning.

Lamor

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The Hampton | 123.13m | 38s | Collage Works | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

Pixel snowflake balcony glass being installed.

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Scala | 61.57m | 18s | Tridel | Wallman Architects l complete(?)

Roof-top amenities include a downhill ski hill.

Undead

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AlbertC

Time and Space Condos | 101.8m | 29s | Pemberton | Wallman Architects l u/c

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504 Wellington Street West | 49.5m | 13s | Lifetime | Wallman Architects l pre-construction

Small infill condo just west of The Well and KINGToronto.

UT

The mid-rises of The Well are on the bottom left and KING Toronto is right of centre.

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Bathurst Quay Revitalization | ?m | ?s | City of Toronto | Kearns Mancini l u/c

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Restoration of the south silos on the left nearing completion.

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Performance and event spaces.

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Bowen

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Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 1) | 231m | 70s | Menkes | a—A l u/c

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koops65 · #**4023** Posted **Oct 29, 2022, 1:53 AM**

A zoom-in to The One:

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Maldive · #**4024** Posted **Oct 29, 2022, 2:19 PM**

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

Another big pour underway yesterday, this one for the first mechanical level I believe.

Benito

Note the super-columns are taller for this mech level.

Benito

jer1961

Alien concrete pouring gizmo.

thaivic

jer1961

The completed octagonal floor of the first mechanical level (inset from the usual floor-plates).

Benito

Moody skies.

thaivic

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

Johnny Au

Yonge Street was closed yesterday for demolition to make way for the new elevated pedestrian walkway to be built east over Yonge Street from the Phase 2 tower now u/c.

UT

An army of heavy equipment descends on the (south of Front) Yonge Street tunnel under the rail corridor, to demo a portion to make way for a new elevated walkway east from Phase 2.

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7 am it begins.

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5 pm - earthquake alert?

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Canary Landing | 89.61m | 26s | Dream | COBE Architects l u/c

Magical yellows of sunlight bouncing off of the angled white pre-cast panels.

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Hand-laid brick underway for the podium.

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The Whitfield | 130m | 39s | Menkes | Giannone Petricone l excavation

On the right is the block-buster ‘Time & Space’ (from developer Pemberton who seems determined to match every great project underway, with a stinker of their own).

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The Twelve Hundred | 29.32m | 8s | Fieldgate | IBI Group l excavation

Mid-rise condo and retail on Dundas West near Ossington.

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XO Condos | 53.64m | 14s | Lifetime | Core Architects l u/c

On the right with the Humber Bay skyline and Mississauga looming behind.

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Through the transit spider web covering the intersection.

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XO2 Condos | 71.7m | 19s | Lifetime | Turner Fleischer l excavation

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A couple of things in Scarberia, North York and the ‘burbs:

255 Morningside Avenue l ?m l 25s l First Capital l Diamond Schmitt l pre-construction

Mix of colours helps this one a bit. 456 residential units and retail (eventually a park when the block is built out).

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2941 Eglinton Ave E l ?m l 44s l Achille Developments KirKor l pre-construction

Kind of busy with so many ‘volumes”. Also located in Scarborough (near a GO Station) with 555 residential units in a mixed-use tower.

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720 Sheppard East | 73m | 20s | Sky Property Group | Kirkor Architects l pre-construction

Mixed-use about halfway between Bayview Avenue and Leslie in North York. Lots of retail planned (though units are smallish) which may help explain the block-long podium ;-).

Northern Light

Northern Light

9218 Yonge (Richmond Hill) | ?m | 42s | Taheri | Icon l pre-construction

796 residential units and retail.

UT

Maldive · #**4025** Posted **Nov 3, 2022, 1:41 PM**

Cranes everywhere west of the core.

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

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Behind is the completed demolition of a portion of the rail corridor tunnel to make way for the future elevated walkway across Yonge Street to the east.

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Pinnacle One Yonge | 312.5m | 95s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Couple of new SkyTower renderings from Pinnacle.

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Scout Condos | 38.65m | 12s | Graywood | CMV l u/c

I like this one, particularly since it employs humaniod bricklayers instead of pre-cast.

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56 Fieldway | 136.55m | 42s | Ellis Don Developments | BDP Quadrangle l pre-construction

Big jump in a revised submission for 42, 34, 25 and 12-storey mixed-use buildings (1324 condo units) located east of Kipling and south of Bloor Street West (in a largely industrial neighbourhood between 2 transit hubs). Ellis Don has been one of Canada’s leading construction companies for decades and I believe this is one of their first as a developer (wonder who will construct it lol? ;-).

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266 Royal York | 127m | 37s | Royal Mimico | IBI Group l pre-construction

824 condo units and retail in 2 towers on Royal York Road midway between the Gardiner Expressway and Lake Shore Blvd.

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2 Temple | 53.1m | 14s | Curated Properties | RAW Design l pre-construction

Mix of rental and condo just west of Dufferin near Liberty Village.

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170 Roehampton | 153.5m | 46s | Capital Developments | Sweeny &Co l pre-construction

630 condo and rental units. New renderings below.

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Love to see more and more proposals with (faux?) wrought-iron railings/balcony guards.

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Maldive · #**4026** Posted **Nov 5, 2022, 2:59 PM**

Some breaking news... SkyTower proposed to be taller and Phase 3 is now also a super-tall:

Pinnacle One Yonge | 346.35m | 105s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

A new application proposes to increase the heights of both SkyTower (from 95 storeys to 105 storeys) and the Future Phase 3 (from 80 storeys to 92 storeys) which would now become another super-tall:

1. SkyTower u/c: height to the top of the architectural parapet (per CTBUH) is 346.35 metres (taller than The One)

2. Phase 3 (pre-construction): height to the top of the architectural parapet (per CTBUH) is 306 metres.

Phase 3 @ 306 metres is on the left.

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Maldive · #**4027** Posted **Nov 5, 2022, 4:04 PM**

181-195 Dundas St West l ?m l 41s l ICC Group l Scott Shields l pre-construction

Mixed-use with office, residential and retail at grade. Somewhat suprisingly for this location, at least 16 floors of office space are being proposed.

No eye candy renderings yet but this one has already filed a re-zoning and site-plan approval application(s).

Northern Light

Cowdray Court | 130.25m | 41s | Gemterra | Teeple Architects l pre-construction

41, 35, 26 and 23 (mixed-use) storeys and public space, on Kennedy Road north of Hwy 401. No Teeple eye candy yet, just a drawing.

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Couple of nice mid-rises:

838 Broadview | 31.67m | 8s | The Broadview Group | KUA l Approved

Mixed-use mid-rise on The Danforth.

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4151 Kingston Road | 40.75m | 12s | Sunray Group | Chamberlain l pre-construction

Some historical-esque details echoing in this mid-rise. Kinda works. Kingston Road is “king” of the mid-rises with more than 4 dozen projects u/c, approved and proposed.

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Maldive · #**4028** Posted **Nov 5, 2022, 5:09 PM**

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

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Microsoft’s new offices in Phase 1, filled with Canadiana and geography design references plus art installations from Canadian artists… and some cutting-edge tech of course ;-). Originally planned to host 500 new employees, the final tally is 2,500 folks will call this home.

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Canadian Business

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

Inside.

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Outside (Wellington Street).

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Maldive · #**4029** Posted **Nov 5, 2022, 5:43 PM**

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

Even if Sam gets his approval for the 338.3 metre height here... Pinnacle just checked with a proposed new height for SkyTower (u/c) @ 346.35 metres and 105 storeys.

It's your move Sam (check-mate?).

Benito

Holy rebar Batman.

Benito

jer1961

Maldive · #**4030** Posted **Nov 6, 2022, 2:48 PM**

Maverick | 154.53m | 49s | Empire | IBI Group l u/c

jackattack

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Ontario Court of Justice Toronto | 95.7m | 17s | Infrastructure Ontar | Renzo Piano l u/c

Spire being installed. “Walk the plank” elements are on the right. This is a courthouse after-all (and courts are certainly back-logged) but this same-day punishment for offenders seems a bit extreme.... though highly efficient from a time management pov.

Red Mars

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Sitting quietly behind City Hall.

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KING Toronto | 57.6m | 16s | Westbank | Bjarke Ingels Group l u/c

Urban-Affair

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One of the glass block ‘mountains’ growing on the right.

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

Will grudgingly admit this is one of the better builds by Concord from a materials pov (faint praise though).

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Tallest of the two (on the left) has about 52 floors left to go.

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2525 Bathurst Street | 49.38m | 13s | IBI Group l u/c

Located near Forest Hill North.

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Orange brick used is much more dynamic than the almost de-saturated brick in the rendering.

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Gresto · #**4031** Posted **Nov 6, 2022, 6:32 PM**

I'm a bit perplexed, to say the least. I keep hearing and reading that Toronto's condo market has finally crashed after 20+ years, and that sales are down 79% from this month last year, yet we're still seeing new proposals and height-increase requests. Is this a case of a delayed reaction? Can someone explain the paradox?

Maldive · #**4032** Posted **Nov 6, 2022, 8:55 PM**

Great image from Stephen Velacaso showing approved and proposed height (increases) for SkyTower* and The One... with the CN Tower to scale in between:

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*No longer just a super-tall according to the CTBUH criteria... but now is Super-Duper-Tall ;-).

koops65 · #**4033** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 12:01 AM**

Pinnacle One Yonge:

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C. · #**4034** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 12:30 AM**

Toronto has a 100+ floor proposal? Wow. What's the chances it gets approved?

Nite · #**4035** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 12:31 AM**

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Toronto has a 100+ floor proposal? Wow. What's the chances it gets approved?

Both are already under construction, they both want approval to build taller than the current plans

Sky Tower currently on the 2nd Floor

The One currently ont he 17th floor

C. · #**4036** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 12:45 AM**

They're under construction, but not formally approved to build at that height. For One Bloor, what are the chances of the height increase proposal being approved? Hasn't it been pending for months?

Gresto · #**4037** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 1:34 AM**

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Originally Posted by C.

For One Bloor, what are the chances of the height increase proposal being approved? Hasn't it been pending for months?

I have been wondering the same. I don't understand why an extra 30 metres would be contentious, but it probably related to shadows cast over precious Jesse Ketchup schoolyard.

C. · #**4038** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 1:38 AM**

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Originally Posted by Gresto

I have been wondering the same. I don't understand why an extra 30 metres would be contentious, but it probably related to shadows cast over precious Jesse Ketchup schoolyard.

How long does it take to make a decision. Does it really take a year or more to make a ruling on the shadow cast by this building? The big planning work happened when the building was originally approved. This incremental change should not be back to the drawing boards.

Nite · #**4039** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 2:23 AM**

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Originally Posted by C.

How long does it take to make a decision. Does it really take a year or more to make a ruling on the shadow cast by this building? The big planning work happened when the building was originally approved. This incremental change should not be back to the drawing boards.

welcome to Toronto, it takes about 2 years to go through the planning process for most new developments in the city

Northern Light · #**4040** Posted **Nov 7, 2022, 2:26 AM**

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Originally Posted by Gresto

I have been wondering the same. I don't understand why an extra 30 metres would be contentious, but it probably related to shadows cast over precious Jesse Ketchup schoolyard.

The previous City Councillor was adamantly opposed to more height here. The request was put through the regular planning channel (not minor variance); and Council hasn't had a regular meeting since July, because it was an election year.

I imagine the report on this will be at one of the first couple of meetings of the new Community Council, then Council thereafter. (haven't spoken w/planning staff, just a guess)

It will have to come with additional community benefits. But the proponent new that, and I don't imagine that's a material issue.

I lean that its likely this will go through now, but its not a given. The two principle arguments against it are both to do w/precedent, to my understanding.

One is about the absolute height, and the knock-on effect on other applications proposed or incoming.

The other is 'a deal is a deal'. The height was worked out after extensive negotiation w/the Planning Dept. and the local Councillor. There is some wariness about suggesting you can get approved at height 'x' and come back and vary it during construction.