Collingwoodbuildinglover
Active Member
The street level is starting to look fairly complete. I am noticing wondering if they will be opening the sidewalks in this area before they even open the building. Either way, looks a thousand times better
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Lyphe
Active Member
I live close by and am hoping we get the sidewalks back sooner. Certainly looks like it’s the plan .. fingers crossed!
Collingwoodbuildinglover
Active Member
Yeah I am from a small town. I don't live in Toronto so I have never had to deal with the long sidewalk closures and hoarding that you guys always have to deal with. I can't imagine. Could definitely see why it would put a sour case and everyone's mouth about development when you lose entire streetscapes for multiple years to get these buildings constructed
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
To be clear, I'm not looking for an Alpine snow dumping or the brass monkey cold here...rather that shining spherical thing we see in a blue sky that makes everything so much more bright and cheerful, which has been of notably absence for a week plus now. /sigh
zang
Senior Member
I'm with you on that. Some sun would be nice. But thankfully sun and snow are not mutually inclusive. I'd like some mid-fall like cool days with sunshine.
BloorMan
Active Member
A little more clean-up work happening today. It was interesting to watch them strap all of the remaining cable spools to have the crane lift them all at once. I was a bit concerned they would damage the small column the reels banged into as they were being hoisted.
Benito
Senior Member
UpwithOlives
Active Member
Excellent documentation of the little things that we would never see otherwise. Cheers!
Johnny Au
Senior Member
Part 2 of 2 taken on December 29, 2023:
Yonge and Bloor (aka the Golden Corner or the Champagne Corner):
Yonge Side:
Yonge and Bloor (aka the Golden Corner or the Champagne Corner):
Yonge Side:
Northern Light
Superstar
A single pic, taken Dec 31st, 2023, from Yonge at College:
xy3
Active Member
Looks to have reached the height of Manulife Centre.
jer1961
Active Member
Thought I'd post some photos to show the progression of the tower during 2023... Three pairs of shots...
First pair - from the NE corner of Yonge and Bloor, taken Jan 6 and Dec 29.
Second pair - from by the old entrance to The Bay, on Bloor, east of Yonge... taken Jan 6 (never published before) and Dec 22.
Third pair, taken from Yonge and Dundas, on Jan 6 and Dec 15.
Back in early January 2023, the forms were at about the level of the first mechanical section, where the Rail Climbing Systems now reside, a year later.
First pair - from the NE corner of Yonge and Bloor, taken Jan 6 and Dec 29.
Second pair - from by the old entrance to The Bay, on Bloor, east of Yonge... taken Jan 6 (never published before) and Dec 22.
Third pair, taken from Yonge and Dundas, on Jan 6 and Dec 15.
Back in early January 2023, the forms were at about the level of the first mechanical section, where the Rail Climbing Systems now reside, a year later.
CWLLer
New Member
So it's roughly 30+ floors a year........optimistically two more years............they may open the commercial part earlier hopefully.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
The rate they are going right now is closer to 50 floors a year. They picked up the speed quite a bit later in 2023.
I expect this will top out early 2025 at the current rate, completion and occupancy likely late 2025 or early 2026.
BloorMan
Active Member
It appears we might be getting the sidewalk back again in the near future.
