TORONTO | Highrise Developments Compilation Thread - Page 215

Maldive · #**4281** Posted **Apr 18, 2023, 3:46 PM**

Aqualuna at Bayside | 61.87m | 18s | Tridel | 3XN l u/c

My favourite new waterfront project is starting to rise and the “waves” of 3XN’s stunning design are starting to appear. As the materials mock-up below suggests (curved glass and curved terracotta-coloured cladding and balcony guards)… this one is bound steal the show in the East Bayfront. Can’t afford to live there of course, but content to gaze longingly at this jewel on the lake ;-).

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JustElena

Mock-up of the curvy materials.

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GeneralLeeTPHLS · #**4282** Posted **Apr 20, 2023, 6:22 AM**

Prime Condos is getting quite big now.
I took these yesterday

Prime Condos, Wednesday by Draulerin Photographics, on Flickr

Maldive · #**4283** Posted **Apr 20, 2023, 1:28 PM**

I'm dense and so is this: the 3 cranes of HPA’s Artist Alley right of centre.

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

Rising on the left (with Nobu x 2 in the centre and on the right).

tstormers

Gotta love the way CentreCourt delivers what was promised.

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Leaside Common | 29.98m | 9s | Gairloch | BDP Quadrangle l site shoring

A dramatic change for Bayview Avenue from Gairloch who have a number of other excellent designs underway and in the approvals* pipeline (see *15 Hollis below).

Site demolition was completed a couple of months ago and shoring well underway.

AlbertC

Leaside Common has a very large horizontal footprint along the street but imo the elegant BDPQ design makes it work.

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The east elevation steps down to the low-rise neighbourhood.

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15 Hollis | 146.6m | 45s | Gairloch | a—A l Approved(?)

One of 2 high-rise projects from Gairloch, this one was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal but a revised submission is now the subject of a confidential report to Council which suggests an agreement has likely been reached.

Given Gairloch’s great mid-rise design portfolio, I expect the early renderings from this developer will be enhanced from the rather aA utilitarian images seen so far.

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The plans will see the demolition of some pretty forgettable homes (check out the two barns on the right).

A Torontonian Now

Allure | 139.5m | 43s | Emblem Developments | IBI Group l pre-construction

A new name and some new images for this condo + retail project st 250 King Street East. Fairly tall for the neighbourhood.

AlbertC

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The sales centre model.

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Galleria 01 & 02 | 92.65m | 29s | Almadev | Core Architects l u/c

Large redevelopment of the Galleria Mall at Dupont and Dufferin design by Core Architects and Hariri Pontarini.

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The presentation centre from a few years ago.

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The HPA-designed “Flat-iron” phase (Galleria 03) completed its shoring and excavation is well underway.

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Queen & Ashbridge | 60.15m | 17s | Context Development | Teeple Architects l u/c

The big site on the western edge of the city’s “Beaches” community now well above grade (nice design from Teeple).

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36 Eglinton West | 199.99m | 59s | Lifetime | Wallman Architects l pre-construction

Simplified podium in the resubmission, along with the City Planning 8.1 metre haircut … down to 199.99 metres (200 metres is way too high right?).

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yaletown_fella · #**4284** Posted **Apr 20, 2023, 1:41 PM**

The randomly placed square windows on the Teeple design on Queen look very clunky.

The latest version of 36 Eglinton is an improvement.

colemonkee · #**4285** Posted **Apr 20, 2023, 2:24 PM**

Wow, those Aqualuna Bayside facade mockups are amazing. Love the materials and textures. Agreed that this will be a stunner.

Maldive · #**4286** Posted **Apr 20, 2023, 4:06 PM**

The Forest Hill Condominiums | 60.7m | 17s | CentreCourt | BDP Quadrangle l u/c

Not bad but a little conservative for a CentreCourt project. The project has a direct connection to the Forest Hill LRT station on the new Line 5 (Eglinton Crosstown).

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159SW Condos | 118.87m | 36s | Alterra | Richmond Architects l complete

Not bad from Richmond Architects (some pretty bad stuff on the resume), looking close to what was rendered (see similar angles below).

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Niagara Falls

Niagara 77 Condos | 248.85m | 77s | Fugiel International Group | Chamberlain l Approved

1. Chances of approval: 100% (as noted in the project title this was just approved ;-).

2. Chances of being built: place your bet … hey it’s in casino city (I think current odds are roughly 678 to 1).

3. Chances of this (nearly 250 metre) skyscraper being downsized to a 2 storey souvenir shop: even odds

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isaidso · #**4287** Posted **Apr 20, 2023, 10:41 PM**

36 Eglinton West went from a gorgeous sophisticated design to yet another bland forgettable building. I knew it was too good to be true.

I honestly don't know why they bother baiting people with beautiful designs they know will never get built. All they're doing is exacerbating people's disappointment by raising expectations. For every 30 architecturally exceptional designs, ~29 end up stripped of practically every feature that made them visually appealing. Aqualuna is one of the rare instances where they're delivering a top notch design.

Siriusb · #**4288** Posted **Apr 22, 2023, 12:20 AM**

Hard to believe but this would be heritage property in some cities.

(Photo originally submitted by Maldive)

yaletown_fella · #**4289** Posted **Apr 22, 2023, 1:07 AM**

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Originally Posted by isaidso

36 Eglinton West went from a gorgeous sophisticated design to yet another bland forgettable building. I knew it was too good to be true.

I honestly don't know why they bother baiting people with beautiful designs they know will never get built. All they're doing is exacerbating people's disappointment by raising expectations. For every 30 architecturally exceptional designs, ~29 end up stripped of practically every feature that made them visually appealing. Aqualuna is one of the rare instances where they're delivering a top notch design.

The podium on the previous design of 36 Eglinton West was a jumbled mess full of random cutouts.

I agree that Aqualuna is exciting.

Nite · #**4290** Posted **Apr 22, 2023, 3:27 AM**

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Originally Posted by Maldive

Aqualuna at Bayside | 61.87m | 18s | Tridel | 3XN l u/c

My favourite new waterfront project is starting to rise and the “waves” of 3XN’s stunning design are starting to appear. As the materials mock-up below suggests (curved glass and curved terracotta-coloured cladding and balcony guards)… this one is bound steal the show in the East Bayfront. Can’t afford to live there of course, but content to gaze longingly at this jewel on the lake ;-).

Riseth

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DarwinP

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JustElena

Mock-up of the curvy materials.

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One of my most anticipated projects. sinces it right on the lake it will look pretty tall in waterfront skyline shots

koops65 · #**4291** Posted **Apr 22, 2023, 5:31 AM**

212 King W chopped down from a supertall to 254 metres:

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Maldive · #**4292** Posted **Apr 22, 2023, 6:10 PM**

Cielo Condos | 99m | 29s | Collecdev | KPMB l excavation

Site shoring well underway and excavation started for the new building after a long (pain-staking) heritage retention job.

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Condo, retail and a new sanctuary hall for the Bloor United congregation.

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

Testing the LEDS on the lower half of the tower. Gonna look fab at night.

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Cranesinthe6ix

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

HPA’s signature curvy glass being installed. Yummy.

skycandy

Glassy and classy.

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

Lots of gear, forms, elevator (and other) systems to build this (you can tell I have an engineering background ;-).

Mega-columns and walls poured and new forming just a couple of days after the last floor slab was poured. The photo below is the 9,763rd of the project on UrbanToronto… more than half of them I’d bet were shot by UT forum member Benito lol.

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Cool in black and white.

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Lots corners with hangers to do.

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Spadina Sussex Residence University of Toronto | 75.55m | 23s | U of T | Diamond Schmitt l u/c

Nice precast brick colour with white horizontal trim and vertical fins looking sharp.

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28 Eastern | 45.4m | 12s | Alterra | Teeple Architects l u/c

Eastern Avenue is in for some big changes and this Teeple design is one of the biggest.

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flonicky

The flip side steps down, away from Eastern.

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Mississauga

Exchange District Condos | 232m | 72s | Camrost-Felcorp | IBI Group l u/c

Full build-out will include 72, 60, 42, 30 storey mixed-use towers.

EX1 @ 201 metres (60 storeys) is on the left.

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I think this phase rising out of the ground is the tallest phase @ 232 metres (72 storeys).

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212 King Street West | 311.8m | 80s | Dream Office | SHoP l pre-construction

Sad day for super-tall geeks as noted by koops… this one has been chopped by 61 metres down to 254 metres (still no slouch). The DREAM project had a very large office component here which no longer makes sense demand-wise so they’ve switched to a mostly residential tower. No new rendering but I suspect it will look similar to the super-tall version below… but shorter.

If there’s a any positive in this news… Gehry’s 2 tower FORMA just to the west of 212 King W will stand out even more and SHoP Architects are still on board for the re-design.

Original 312m version below. The 3 heritage buildings will still make this an inviting frontage along King (don’t know the fate of the tall atrium planed between 2 of the buildings).

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Kipling Station Condos | 159.6m | 50s | CentreCourt | BDP Quadrangle l pre-construction

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444 Eglinton West | 70.3m | 19s | Arista Homes | Core Architects l pre-construction

Hoping the wine/purple coloured brick is for real… any colour is welcome. This one located west of Avenue Road.

Northern Light

Etobicoke Civic Centre | 75.82m | 16s | CreateTO | Henning Larsen l site prep(?)

RFP bids from general contractors for the big build closed on January 30th and today’s activity on site suggests this Henning Larsen design will be getting underway (at last).

Tons of projects in the neighbourhood will dramatically increase the number of residents around the new civic centre.

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Sugar Wharf Condominiums (Phase 2) | 299m | 90s | Menkes | a—A l demolition/heritage retention

The east facade of the LCBO warehouse (on the right) was originally going to be retained but now... its gone. I think the plans now will see the west facade retained along with a portion of the north building (left centre next to the expressway). The fully cleared section on the right side of the photo will eventually be a new park.

Jeff Morgan

Location of the park seen in the centre of the rendering below.

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The north LCBO building.

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265 Balliol | 91.43m | 27s | Park Property | BDP Quadrangle l site demolition

Demolition nearing completion.

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Could be an almost elegant addition if the BDPQ material palette in the renderings make it to the actual build (would have looked great without so balconies ;-).

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Lower Don Lands Redevelopment | Waterfront Toronto l u/c

Starting to green up along the edge of the new/future river valley.

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North of the existing canal, the realigned Cherry Street is all prepped and ready to connect to the new bridges under the expressway.

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Gresto · #**4293** Posted **Apr 22, 2023, 8:14 PM**

The truncation of 212 King is such a letdown. It will look silly if it still has that rotund section on the bottom.

Charmy2 · #**4294** Posted **Apr 23, 2023, 12:06 AM**

I'm loving those LED's on 160 Front!

Maldive · #**4295** Posted **Apr 24, 2023, 4:50 PM**

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

Neat angle of the tight site looking south-east at the core rising behind the Dominion Building. Hard to believe 2 more towers* are planned behind (partly inside) the Dominion Building ...just to the left of CIBC Square 2 in the photo below.

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The 2 a-A designed towers at 169 and 157 metres also located (largely) behind the Dominion Building.

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

Dropping the BMU (maintenance, window washing etc) into its home in the crown.

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Galleria III | 111.5m | 31s | Almadev | Hariri Pontarini l u/c

Crane up for the HPA-designed flat-iron tower phase. Galleria 1 & 2 are rising on the left.

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Nite · #**4296** Posted **Apr 24, 2023, 7:59 PM**

Toronto in it's Cyberpunk goodness

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Gresto · #**4297** Posted **Apr 24, 2023, 9:01 PM**

A new 80-storey proposal for Adelaide East. Looks about 900 ft:

koops65 · #**4298** Posted **Apr 24, 2023, 10:40 PM**

The BlogTO article states "almost 259 metres". Here is a short video featuring this proposal:

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Maldive · #**4299** Posted **Apr 25, 2023, 2:06 PM**

^Great screen grabs from the video @nite.

55 Mercer in the construction zone (a city in Ontario not Asia ;-).

Cranesinthe6ix

160 Front West and 19 Duncan u/c to left of the CN Tower.... among lotsa other cranes.

bhwilkins

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

I mean 85 … or 94 storeys of this will be stunning (already is).

Benito

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145 St George | 98.15m | 29s | Tenblock | a—A l pre-construction

New renderings for a new design with a nice colour combo between tower and podium.

Northern Light

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53-57 Adelaide + 17-25 Toronto Street l 259m(?) l 80s l Goband Investment l SvN l pre-construction

Some more looks at the very tall addition to Toronto Street (first posted by Gresto).

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315 Spadina | 46.29m | 13s | Podium | Montgomery Sisam l site demolition

I’ve been waiting for this one to move forward and now it is. Simple but the details are just great and a perfect fit for the location on Spadina. I’d take 2 dozen more of these and scatter them through out the city in a heartbeat. Just love it.

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Site demo underway.

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

Some great shots from ADRM capturing the textures/details of this terrific Westbank project.

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It's a happier neighbourhood as construction is in its final phase and… the first retail move in is an LCBO ;-).

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Northern Light

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River & Fifth Condominiums | 130.5m | 37s | Broccolini | Graziani + Corazza l u/c

Second crane from the right.

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Benito

yaletown_fella · #**4300** Posted **Apr 26, 2023, 1:39 AM**

Re: 53-57 Adelaide Street.

I quite like the elegant tapering outwards from the podium to the tower. A refreshing change from the typical brutally cantilevered tower and ugly concrete columns hanging over the heritage element.

Unfortunately, however, I don't think what gets built will remotely resemble the rendering.