Tag Archives: construction
20191228. Taking advantage of a facade’s support structure in lighting a construction hoarding walkway at King and Peter.
20191227. The best construction hoarding in Toronto could be at Wellington and York, around the 1888 Toronto Club.
20191225. Taking advantage of facadism to sneak a peek at the Shangri-La Hotel.
20191220. The anatomy of a fire exit stairwell.
20191207. Constructing a Storm Water Quality Facility (SWQF) at Lake Shore Blvd and Cherry St to treat urban run-off from new West Don Lands development.
20191127. The Gardiner Expressway strategic rehabilitation from Jarvis to Cherry Street (https://bit.ly/37z0TYu) continues. Here, the new Sherbourne St off-ramp decking is in place and a worker prepares a support bent for a new panel.
20191027. Behind the 1876 heritage-designated rowhouses on Widmer Street, a 49 storey condo shall rise.
20191015. Behind the facades of Toronto history on Yonge Street.
20191010. Lift All Crane’s Liebherr LTM 1400-7.1 mobile crane with telescopic boom, Y-shaped guying system and fixed lattice jib in a resting position.
20191009. Only the north and west facades remain of the 1924 Gerrard Buidling which is a rare example of the Modern Gothic style adapted to a commercial building (Heritage Listed 1994).
20191005. The new pedestrian bridge linking the future CIBC Square (and GO Bus Station) to the PATH via the Scotiabank Centre before receiving its cladding.
20190917. This appears to be token facadism but word has it that the rest of the south wall will return. This image shows the building before and after demolition at 156 Front St W.
20190911. Makeshift stairs lead to platforms under the Gardiner as the City prepares to replace the expressway deck.
20190828. The Yonge Street Mission occupied this future site of the YSL Condos at 381 Yonge Street since 1896.
20190823. Facade support structure at future YSL Residences tower development site.
20190716. Herding the humans through the construction at Union Station.
20190620. The Loblaw Groceterias Warehouse is back again in a shroud.
20190616. The Well, a massive, mixed use project on former Globe and Mail property (featuring seven condo towers) progresses rapidly on the largest construction site in Toronto. #redevelopment #fashiondistrict @Tridel @alliedproperties @HaririPontarini @_archAlliance_
20190524. Behind the facades of 19 Duncan Street, a future mixed-use development featuring a 58 storey condo tower.
20190520. The first CIBC Square tower and the steel support structure for its park rise behind the current Union Station Bus terminal, which is the future site of the second CIBC Square tower.
20190414. Repurposed shipping containers as offices on construction sites is all the rage now.
20190219. Moving the Kipling Station Passenger Pick-up building for the construction of the future Kipling Mobility Hub.
20190102. Scaffolding surrounding smokestack.
20180913. The temporary tunnel between the Eaton Centre and Ryerson’s School of Management.
