neuhaus
Senior Member
The first 4 floors are commercial. That dark void will be the entrance to the east mountain lobby and commercial atrium, and there will be proper lighting for those spaces, so fear not, it will be nice.
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tonyp
New Member
no way this will be ready- at best late 2027/ early 2028- if that. The finishes will be another challenge. The finishes are very high end and if I recall coming from italy. Another challenge. Would love to hear from professionals in the construction industry to hear their opinion on the dates!!
tonyp
New Member
There is noway this will be finished by then- at best late 2027 or early 2028- if that. would love to hear from professionals in the construction industry to hear their perspective on this
nightstreak
Senior Member
The whole building won’t be finished until late 2027 but if those being given late 2026 occupancy dates have units on the already enclosed lower floors, that might be possible given that they’re sealed and being outfitted today.
As long as the building is fully sealed before next winter, the lower floors, including retail, could be ready for occupancy. Whole Foods is supposed to open February 2027. The developers have a hard deadline for this and they’re eager to start bringing in some cash from this building.
I could see the Wellington side remaining the loading entrance for construction activities with an external elevator in position in the courtyard. Occupancy would occur below a gap floor so new residents wouldn’t hear any construction activity in the units above.
La Ro
New Member
What about delays caused by FIFA World Cup 2026? There will be construction halts in the downtown core including King Street.
nightstreak
Senior Member
There's no construction on King Street. Deliveries have been through the courtyard via Wellington for some time now. Even if Wellington is included, it's just a few weeks anyway. Construction inside will continue, even if cladding is paused.
La Ro
New Member
There will be a post-FIFA backlog in inspections. Although the summer construction ban ends in July and inside finishes can continue to progress from May - end of July, the city expects a surge in inspection requests in August and September 2026 as multiple downtown projects rush to finish. This could create a bottleneck for the final permits needed for late 2026 move-ins.
after-dark
New Member
not mine, some drone footage:
and pics:
NextBlockOver
New Member
This morning
AHK
Senior Member
A while since the last update, so some current photos and some comments.
First of all - the comment regarding deliveries to King Toronto being via Wellington Street is not correct. The King Toronto site has three active construction gates, each with their own gate security and access control - all three are on King Street. There is simply no access to the King Toronto site from Wellington Street, nor will there be until the Cats Parkette opens, which will be after it is built, which itself will be after the the Park Retirement Residence at 462 Wellington West is built, as the 462 Wellington building has an agreement with the City to use the Cats Parkette as a staging area during its construction.
With respect to comments on the timelines for King Toronto occupancy and completion - a couple of observations. Based on typical high rise residential completion timelines from the currently visible level of King Toronto's completion much skepticism would indeed be warranted. However, King Toronto may not be that typical. First of all - the main mechanical systems, building heating, cooling and domestic hot water, will not be in a still to be completed mechanical penthouse structure. My understanding is King Toronto is connected to the Enwave district heating and cooling systems' major node at The Well, through the connection that was built under Wellington Street and the basement of 462 Wellington West, and that the required building support mechanical components in the King Toronto basement have been substantially complete for quite a while now. Similarly, the King Toronto elevators were delivered, and from my understanding, largely installed by Kone quite a while ago. Many of the residential unit interior fixtures have also been long delivered to the site, and have been stored in the basement level garage areas during the long delays resulting from the cladding supply and installation problems.
So, while certainly not saying all is well with the King Toronto project schedule, projections of time to occupancy and time to completion based on its currently visible state compared to other more typical Toronto high rise residential buildings, may be overly pessimistic.
Some cladding installation activity photos - work on the Level 7 cladding is well underway, with installation having reached the Wellington Street facade. Both tower cranes are actively supporting the cladding work, with several cladding crews are working in different locations of the facade each day (weather permitting).
Photos from this afternoon - Monday, April 6
Level 7 of the facade facing Wellington Street:
Lots of facade panels on site waiting on installation: