Johnny Au
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December 28, 2022:
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Townie
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Can someone tell me: What is that giant slab-like thing -- it looks like the flatbed of an enormous pickup truck, separated from its cab -- projecting from the fifth floor (last double-height floor) on the east side of the building and cantilevered over the street? What is it and what is for? And why is there only one?
JamesKoole
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It's a cantilevered platform for bringing stuff onto (or off of) that floor via crane. It's easier to stick that thing there, which extends inside and is fixed in place at the other end, and then there is a nice platform to put stuff on rather than having to swing it in somehow. This one is cool in that it appears to be on rollers so it can extend in and out to make it easier on the workers.
Why only one? No idea...I suspect you will see more and this one will move up the building as stuff is no longer needed to be hoisted onto that floor (or the floors above or below).
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UtakataNoAnnex
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Probably because they only need one. Or they've been permitted to only have one. Either way, it's a neat and useful device, I'm sure.
Benito
Senior Member
Today, a few workers on site yesterday and today.
Northern Light
Superstar
Benito
Senior Member
Good question, I have no idea!
denfromoakvillemilton
Senior Member
Coming along nicely.
Northern Light
Superstar
I popped by today, and took a few pics; on December 29th, 2022:
Now around back to see the progress of 1 Bloor East's disappearing act:
Now a peek-a-boo shot from across the Pemberton site on Yorkville Ave:
Now around back to see the progress of 1 Bloor East's disappearing act:
Now a peek-a-boo shot from across the Pemberton site on Yorkville Ave:
BloorMan
Active Member
Here is a few from today.
jer1961
Active Member
Here are a bunch of shots I took today, and since this is the last update of the year, I thought I'd include my "time-lapse" photo from the start of the year, taken January 1, 2022, with today's.
Here's the link to that "time-lapse" album on Flickr, Oct 2020-Dec 2022:
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Above photo taken January 1, 2022, the rest taken today, December 30, 2022.
Here's the link to that "time-lapse" album on Flickr, Oct 2020-Dec 2022:
The One (1 Bloor West) "time-lapse"
From October, 2020, as above-ground construction started in earnest at The One (1 Bloor W.) in Toronto. More or less a weekly photo usually taken on a Friday, with some gaps during early-on construction hiatuses. The initial photographs are from 2015, during demolition at the site, 2018, during...
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Above photo taken January 1, 2022, the rest taken today, December 30, 2022.
Riseth
Senior Member
Big progress since the start of the year! Can only image how much more of this will be built in another year from now.
UtakataNoAnnex
Senior Member
So those things fit on like Lego... 
Strange Advance
Active Member
Have you thought of making a gif, jer1961?
Deadpool X
Senior Member
Looks like it gained 12 floors in the last 12 months. It should be a lot more for the next 12 months.