195 Dundas Street - 25s (Complete) | 35s, 32s (Approved) - Page 7

jammer139 · #**121** Posted **Nov 26, 2020, 7:26 PM**

Digging the pit still going on with excavator going down below 5m deep. Steel girder bracing has now been installed in corners which may imply the pit will be 2 levels deep. Initial plans showed no underground parking under this 25s tower, so maybe they have made changes and will have a connection to the 2 underground levels planned for the 2nd phase towers.

jammer139 · #**122** Posted **Dec 8, 2020, 8:43 PM**

Nice photo looking south of the excavation for the 1st tower on reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/londonontario/c...ow_what_the_big_hole_between_dundas_and/

ssiguy · #**123** Posted **Dec 9, 2020, 4:24 AM**

Sorry but I can't figure that pic out.

Djeffery · #**124** Posted **Dec 9, 2020, 11:13 AM**

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Originally Posted by ssiguy

Sorry but I can't figure that pic out.

It's looking south out of what looks like a second floor window on the building along the west side of the open space at 195 Dundas. The excavation is immediately behind this building.

jammer139 · #**125** Posted **Dec 19, 2020, 8:07 PM**

Still installing steel braces for the pit walls. No sign yet of concrete base for a tower crane.

ssiguy · #**126** Posted **Dec 19, 2020, 10:04 PM**

So is this proposal actually currently under construction already and when is it suppose to be completed?

Djeffery · #**127** Posted **Dec 19, 2020, 10:33 PM**

Yes, they started work a couple months ago.

ssiguy · #**128** Posted **Dec 20, 2020, 6:52 AM**

Are all 3 building underway?

Djeffery · #**129** Posted **Dec 20, 2020, 3:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by ssiguy

Are all 3 building underway?

No just the one in the middle of the block. I don't think this builder has the deep enough pockets to pull off building the whole complex at once.

bolognium · #**130** Posted **Feb 4, 2021, 12:15 AM**

Tower crane base being installed at the moment.

jammer139 · #**131** Posted **Feb 14, 2021, 3:34 PM**

Looks like they are still forming the tower crane base on the south side of the pit.

jammer139 · #**132** Posted **Feb 17, 2021, 3:25 PM**

Mobile crane on site to assemble the tower crane. Should have it up by tomorrow.

jammer139 · #**133** Posted **Feb 18, 2021, 8:20 PM**

Tower crane is up now and has the John Aarts Group logo on it.

ssiguy · #**134** Posted **Feb 19, 2021, 9:30 PM**

So which tower is this A, B, or C and here is it located? I'm really lost on this development.

Djeffery · #**135** Posted **Feb 19, 2021, 9:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by ssiguy

So which tower is this A, B, or C and here is it located? I'm really lost on this development.

It's the skinny tower right in the middle of this block. If you click on this map, you see the empty lot fronting on Dundas, then the area that widens out behind the 185, 187 Dundas. This square area is where this tower is going.

https://www.google.ca/maps/@42.9836182,-81.2486629,132m/data=!3m1!1e3

TallerIsBetter · #**136** Posted **Feb 19, 2021, 9:45 PM**

It's what was supposed to originally be the 19 storey one that is now 25 stories. About 281 feet tall, which is a nice addition to the height void between Richmond and Wellington.

ssiguy · #**137** Posted **Feb 20, 2021, 5:09 AM**

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Originally Posted by TallerIsBetter

It's what was supposed to originally be the 19 storey one that is now 25 stories. About 281 feet tall, which is a nice addition to the height void between Richmond and Wellington.

Thanks that helps. I couldn't understand which building it was because there were no 25 story buildings in the proposal.

So this is the building that will directly connect to Dundas Place via that little alley, is that correct?

jammer139 · #**138** Posted **Feb 22, 2021, 5:12 PM**

LFP article on the tower crane - https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/sign...e-project-revs-up-core-construction-boom

They expect around a 18 month build which would mean finishing this around Aug 2022.

johnnyhamont · #**139** Posted **Feb 24, 2021, 8:48 PM**

Weird that the render they included has a placeholder parking lot where two other towers are planned

TallerIsBetter · #**140** Posted **Feb 24, 2021, 9:08 PM**

I'm guessing the rendering is like that so you can see it (just like all the other ones they released for this updated tower). I am also guessing that the other towers have not been revealed as they (hopefully) are being redesigned with height increases. Remember this one was 19 and now is 25. Maybe they are being bonused extra height on the other two towers as compensation for dropping the lawsuit against the city and maybe also as consideration for redesign that works with the Bus Loop Thing. I hope the other two are going to be more square-rather-than-rectangular floorplate 50 and 40 storey towers with great design. I don't mind if they even steal designs from Toronto, if they are great!!