[Cryptopreneur]

^Never say never, we've seen crazier things happen (ie: The common dummy revolution led by the common bozo Mike Harris which saw the shuttering of quite a few hospitals in Ontario).

True. Let's just hope not by a few years after this building completes lmao.

 

[AlbertC]

Aug 29, 2020

 

[ushahid]

Whats going on? can someone explain please.

 

[Redroom Studios]

looks like hoisting equipment and supplies up to the roof.

 

[ShonTron]

There's a temporary metal fence surrounding the entire block now. All the external signage, including Tim Hortons, is gone.

 

[AlbertC]

Based on mentions on Twitter, Davpart is having their ceremonial groundbreaking for this project today.

 

[AlbertC]

UT article coverage on the ceremonial groundbreaking:

Work on The United BLDG Commences With Ceremonial Ground Breaking | UrbanToronto

A ground breaking celebration was held last week for Davpart's The United BLDG, a mixed-use development to rise at Dundas Street West and University Avenue in Downtown Toronto. The 52-storey, B+H Architects-designed condo/office/retail development will incorporate one of the tallest...

urbantoronto.ca

 

[Cryptopreneur]

UT article coverage on the ceremonial groundbreaking:

Work on The United BLDG Commences With Ceremonial Ground Breaking | UrbanToronto

A ground breaking celebration was held last week for Davpart's The United BLDG, a mixed-use development to rise at Dundas Street West and University Avenue in Downtown Toronto. The 52-storey, B+H Architects-designed condo/office/retail development will incorporate one of the tallest...

urbantoronto.ca

Wasn't the tentative completion date 2025?

 

[Rimsky44]

Wasn't the tentative completion date 2025?

Tentative completion dates are as accurate as economist forecast - directionally correct, but almost guaranteed to be wrong.

 

[Cryptopreneur]

Tentative completion dates are as accurate as economist forecast - directionally correct, but almost guaranteed to be wrong.

Lol I know... but now they're saying late 2026...

I can't wait that long.

Hell... The One is set to complete in 3-4 years.

 

[AlbertC]

Davpart's website have always indicated they expect completion here to be in 2026:

DAVPART

DAVPART - Real Estate Investment & Property Management in Canada and the USA

www.davpart.ca

 

[Northern Light]

Report on the new TTC entrance to be part of this complex is on the Sept 24th agenda of the TTC.

http://www.ttc.ca/About_the_TTC/Commission_reports_and_information/Commission_meetings/2020/September_24/Reports/9_481_University_Avenue_New_Entrance_Connection.pdf

Connection will feature stairs and an elevator.

 

[Towered]

 

[Khaloody]

I was hoping the facade of this building would be restored and incorporated into this development as well

 

[Towered]

I was hoping the facade of this building would be restored and incorporated into this development as well
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Me too - I honestly can't see a reason why it couldn't have been kept. Would have made a grander lobby entrance.