I swear I took a picture of the Community Centre pool when it was still under construction and just before it opened to the public (before it was filled with water), but of course I cant find it now. Ughhh.

Funny enough, the pool was the main reason the community centre was delayed from being opened (the rest of the community centre opened but was delayed in opening, while the pool was last to open).
 
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Amare said:
I swear I took a picture of the Community Centre pool when it was still under construction and just before it opened to the public (before it was filled with water), but of course I cant find it now. Ughhh.

Funny enough, the pool was the main reason the community centre was delayed from being opened (the rest of the community centre opened but was delayed in opening, while the pool was last to open).
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We actually had a few swim classes there in the brief window it was open. St. Lawrence (our normal location at the time) was closed for a while.
 
Yesterday, UrbanToronto was invited to a construction tour of SkyTower. Neither rain nor fog nor wind nor cold stayed us from completing the tour. A story will go up later today, but for now here's a roundup of photos from the event. The tour started at the 67th floor, then the 73rd floor (at the bottom of the RCS), then the first three floors, the level seven outdoor terrace, and ended on floor 42 (fittingly, the answer to life, the universe, and everything).

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Wait, three floors a week?? This might actually be completed before 1bw, as in structurally completed (cladding in specific) correct me if I’m wrong but this’ll open before 1bw?
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From the artcle: The self-climbing platform shields three and a half floors at a time, offering vital wind and fall protection. The system enables a roughly four-day cycle per floor, helping to maintain the construction schedule even when crane operations are halted due to wind or height constraints.

It's fast, but not that fast. It will probably surpass 1 Bloor West before the latter reaches substantial completion (topped out and fully clad), but that's a moot point because we know it will be 43m taller.
 
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Based on distance and perspective, I would think it would look more like this or somewhere in-between.
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I took a screenshot of my Toronto model of the same perspective, lining up the CN Tower with the newly topped-off Canada House:

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We were both pretty close, but yes, the real height was in-between. The dotted red line is the limits of my cropped photo.
 
Not sure anyone saw the front page story of this in a spectacular fashion...

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UrbanToronto Tours Supertall-to-be 'SkyTower' at Pinnacle One Yonge | UrbanToronto

Yesterday, UrbanToronto joined a construction tour of SkyTower at Pinnacle One Yonge, covering the tower from podium to near-pinnacle. The walkthrough revealed details on the tuned mass damping, post-tensioned slabs, RCS and ACS systems, and progress across residential, hotel, and public spaces.
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...where UT reps scaled this towers heights and depths under construction. And here's hoping Mr. 42 will invite us regulars to join in if they do this again. <3
 
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