TORONTO | Highrise Developments Compilation Thread

[koops65]

Concord Sky:

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[Maldive]

34-42 Maitland l 198m l 61s l TC Core l Turner Fleischer l pre-construction

A nearly 200 metre tower to be grafted on to heritage buildings - though the (very large) south heritage facade would be retained, some very nice interiors would face the wrecking-ball. The good news is the 584 units would be rentals.


Northern Light

Existing heritage buildings.


Northern Light

Northern Light


700 University Avenue | 196.41m | 57s | KingSett Capital | KPMB l Approved

Some new renderings below: this one was approved in early 2022 and the teal-coloured residential tower component would have 57 storeys of rental units right next to the University of Toronto… so get moving Kingsett.

The project also includes a 4 storey addition to the existing 24 storey curved office building and a complete revamp of the public space and building lobby at the corner of University and College (across from Queens Park and the Ontario Legislature).

New rendering of residential tower looking north-west:


Adamson

New rendering looking south at the entire project which includes the 4 storey addition to the office building that would host Life Sciences “Exploration Labs”.


Adamson

Lobby


Adamson

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

Some nice close-ups including one of its 4 “mouths” (insets).


jer1961

jer1961

Lots more of the stunning* cladding up (*even on a cloudy day ;-).


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

*Looking south-east as phase 2 rises behind the historic Dominion Building.


Red Mars

Red Mars

Red Mars

Red Mars

*Reverse angle looking south-west at construction, with Phase 1 on the left and the Dominion Building on the extreme right of frame.


Red Mars

Johnny Au

Phase 1 in misty black and white.


tstormers


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

After a bit of a slow down while working on the 2 mechanical level floor-plates the last week or so, the next residential floor pour is well underway.


aura

Through the flurries.


jer1961


Crosstown Place | 47.55m | 9s | Metrus | Core Architects l u/c

On the topic of keeping ‘rendering promises’… the first cladding here is promising indeed.


James1256

James1256

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Ivy Condos | 102.41m | 32s | Dream | RAW Design l u/c

Dear Pemberton: as you can see it’s ok to use lots of opaque cladding if you bother to choose wisely. This may be boring so far… but at least it’s inoffensive and (not anti) Social.


camarianez


camarianez


Theatre District Residence & Riu Plaza Hotel | 156.05m x 2 | 49s x 2 | Plaza | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

Nice shot showing the project neighbours and how the yellow/orange and red brick of the new project offers nods to the materials nearby.


jackattack

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[colemonkee]

The cladding on Crosstown place looks great.

I'm torn on 34-42 Maitland. On one hand, I like that they sort of mimic the bay windows of the heritage buildings on the front massing of the towers, and appear to be trying to mimic the trim materials with the white facade. I also like the glass at the top that ties into the atrium at the bottom. On the other hand, these are two really nice buildings and would love to keep them as is. It's a nice respite from the towers, and there are plenty of other lots with less attractive older buildings to build 500 rental units on.

[Elkhanan1]

Originally Posted by colemonkee

The cladding on Crosstown place looks great.

I'm torn on 34-42 Maitland. On one hand, I like that they sort of mimic the bay windows of the heritage buildings on the front massing of the towers, and appear to be trying to mimic the trim materials with the white facade. I also like the glass at the top that ties into the atrium at the bottom. On the other hand, these are two really nice buildings and would love to keep them as is. It's a nice respite from the towers, and there are plenty of other lots with less attractive older buildings to build 500 rental units on.

Unfortunately, there's a housing crisis in Toronto right now with a lot of pressure to build, build, build. These walk-up apartments have been "cheap" rentals for decades so their heritage value is kind of discounted. I'm glad we're getting at least some preservation here. Maybe through negotiations with the city, the interior heritage elements can be saved too. It's doubtful but who knows. Fingers crossed.

[Maldive]

All things “M City” in Mississauga from Rogers Real Estate… 5 towers so far of which 4 are near or taller than 200 metres. Full build out of M City will be 8 towers, 15 acres and 4.3 million square feet.

Wonder if wireless internet will be available in the towers. Missie sure gettin’ tall.


M1 & M2 at M City | 197.81m x 2 | 60s x 2 | Rogers Real Estate | Core Architects l u/c

Topped out.


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Tim MacDonald

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M3 is the 4th tallest tower under construction in Canada behind only SkyTower (Pinnacle One Yonge), The One and Concord Sky.


M3 at M City | 260.29m | 77s (81s) | Rogers Real Estate | IBI Group l u/c

M3 is in the centre of the overhead photo. The excavation pit* to the left in the photo is for M4:


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*M4 at M City | 215.6m | 67s | Rogers Real Estate | Core Architects l excavation



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M5 - still to come (in sales (?), the runt of the M City litter so far at only 36 storeys.


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[koops65]

30 Scollard, before it gets officially cancelled:

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[Maldive]

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


hkskyline

hkskyline

DavidCappizano

Red Mars

Undead

hkskyline


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

The City says no to the height increase citing “Jesse Ketchum Park” shadowing (huge suprise lol): this despite shadow studies on Jesse Ketchum which one UT forumer describes as “a relatively small amount of additional shadowing on Jesse Ketchum at 10 in the morning, and a shadow which will move extremely quickly given the distance of the building from the park. There is no incremental shadow impact at 9am, nor at 11am.”

This height tug of war will ultimately be decided at the Ontario Land Tribunal (who may look at the small/brief additional shadow on the park and tell Planning to take a hike if Mizrahi sweetens the pot a bit more ;-).

Some great shots from hkskyline:


hkskyline

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New floor completed after the recent big pour.


Benito

On the right, joining the cluster of other Bloor-Yorkville skyscrapers under construction (11 YV, Eight Cumberland, the Pemberton etc.).


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Johnny Au


100 Davenport | 72m | 19s | 100 Davenport Ltd | Scott Shields l pre-construction

Yesterday was City Planning “Monday Bloody Monday*” … a day where Planning skewered so many good proposals (oppose at OLT or outright refusals) that even this simple, tasteful addition to Davenport got push back with the same copy + paste boilerplate (too tall lol, shadows blah blah blah).


AlbertC

*Monday January 16, 2023: *No to a height increase for ‘The One’ due to suspect shadow complaints (Sam will fight this of course), no to a stunning Gabriel Calatrava skyscraper (the sort we desperately need ;-) etc.


55 Mercer | 155.5m | 47s | CentreCourt | IBI Group l u/c

Great glazing with 2 colour tones of aluminum trim… as render-promised. CentreCourt for Mayor.


Red Mars

Red Mars

Best new podium in the neighbourhood imo (appropriately ‘warehousey’ ;-).


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

Another CentreCourt beauty getting its first cladding.


Rascacielo

Hope the retail + heritage that will be animating this stretch of Church Street is decent.


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252 Church | 166.1m | 52s | CentreCourt | IBI Group l u/c

Yet another CentreCourt project (just up the street from 199 Church) gets its crane.


Rascacielo

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bilked


88 Queen | 163.05m | 51s | St Thomas Dev | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Starting to pick up the pace with 15 storeys of its eventual 51 levels.


Rascacielo

Looking forward to seeing some of the podium cladding:


UT


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

For better or worse, both towers are flying up @ 74 and 64 storeys;-).


Red Mars

Red Mars


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

Office glass repairs nearly done.


Red Mars

Red Mars

hkskyline


Looking east with Portland Commons rising on the left.


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Portland Commons

UT

[C.]

Toronto is so odd that the tallest, most dense buildings are away from transit and the main street (Danforth).

[Maldive]

First Capital has big plans (yet to be revealed) for the Main and Danforth area at 2451 Danforth Avenue which is served by GO Transit and the TTC. Below is a future model of the neighbourhood by steveve that identifies the First Capital site as "Future Redevelopment":



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[koops65]

Future skyscraper cluster at Yonge / Gerrard:

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[koops65]

I was fiddling with the water controls and this screengrab seemed pretty sharp:

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[Nite]

Originally Posted by C.

Toronto is so odd that the tallest, most dense buildings are away from transit and the main street (Danforth).

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[Maldive]

I love your under construction progression compilations that use your (actual) great drawings with the built portions in colour and the "to be built" portions ghosted/faded.

Have you ever discussed this option with SSP as a possible work-around their legal issues, instead of those ghastly blurred blobs? I realize the blobs will inevitably remain for proposals.

This would be much more than a work-around in fact... since they actually show the progress of u/c projects, you're providing a more accurate representation/information on a project's status.

Plus we at least get to glimpse more and more of some of the great diagrams that you created. Did I mention I love those progression diagrams...lol?

[koops65]

I haven't discussed it... yet. We'll see what Dylan says.

In the meantime I'm still working on my renders:

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[H2O]

Originally Posted by koops65

I haven't discussed it... yet. We'll see what Dylan says.

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Man, could you imagine a Megatall in Rosedale that would actually give you that view?!!!

[Maldive]

Originally Posted by H2O

Man, could you imagine a Megatall in Rosedale that would actually give you that view?!!!

I think the perfect spot for the H2O Mega-tall is Jesse Ketchum Park (see the green parcel marked A below).

Incidentally the red line is the shadow cast by Gabriel Calatrava's gorgeous 30 Scollard and there are other shadow studies at different times like this one below that show 30 Scollard completely missing Jesse Ketchum Park.


Northern Light

City Planning staff are completely opposed to 30 Scollard citing a number of issues including (of course) shadowing. Hmmm.

This (priceless?) little park comes up as a staff concern in virtually every proposal anywhere near Bloor/Yorkville (incl. The One's height increase request of course)... so I say build the H2O Mega-tall in this park (with a new school and a huge park/amenity in the tower of course)...

... and then I won't have read the words "Jesse Ketchum Park" and "shadowing" again. Planning staff will have to come up with new ammunition.

Northern Light will not be pleased with my this lame joke.

[koops65]

Sugar Wharf:

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[Maldive]

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

Forming up another floor.


Benito

Benito

Benito

Lobby of the 160-room ANDAZ hotel from Hyatt.


ben.thebean1

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Rooftop pool on the south podium along Yonge.


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jer1961

jer1961

[Maldive]

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


flonicky

Undead

On the right with Canary House on the left.


UT

Right of centre below. Part of the (never-ending) building boom in the West Don Lands.


AlexBozikovic


Canary House | 50.3m | 13s | Dream | BDP Quadrangle l u/c


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Close on neat brick squiggles on the former Canary Diner that is being restored.


jsmith77


West Don Lands: Block 10 Indigenous Hub | 50.30m | 13s | Dream | Stantec l u/c


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55C: 55 Charles Condos | 167m | 50s | MOD Developments | a—A l u/c


Rascacielo

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The Rosedale on Bloor | 185.92m | 55s | Gupta | IBI Group l u/c

This one includes a 188-room Canopy by Hilton hotel.


Benito


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


Northern Light

Northern Light

Some nice images from a new website featuring the multi-use “Kitchen” component of the development. All images from here: https://mirvish-village.com/retail/the-kitchen







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Construction in the Entertainment District featuring Nobu and 55 Mercer.


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522 Royal York | 117.9m | 35s | Queenscorp | Turner Fleischer l pre-construction

Big mixed-use development along the Gardiner Expressway in Etobicoke. Nearly 1000 residential units in buildings 35, 20, 17 and 10 storeys.


UT

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TTC Headquarters Redevelopment 1900 Yonge l 40s(?) l CreateTO and TTC l planning/pre-construction

Early planning for the redevelopment of 1900 Yonge Street and the TTC’s Davisville Rail Yard could see up to 855 new residential units at 1900 Yonge and a portion of a rail deck park that would span approximately 2.5 acres over the site.


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Massing in yellow from a slide at a community meeting with towers up to 40 storeys.


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[Gresto]

You're doing a yeoman's job keeping us updated, Maldive. There's a nimiety of political talk in the Canada forum. Scrapers are being neglected.