Recent content by AHK

The Level 5 cladding has been completed on the entire west facade, and has started on the south facade, moving eastwards from the south-west corner of the building. West facade: South Facade:

The entire 462 Wellington West parking lot has now been closed off and Verve's Park Retirement Residence appears about to start construction. Building permit for structural work within the heritage building to support the new facility was been issued on November 3 while the Mechanical...

A couple of photos from the south side of Natasha - work has definitely restarted, with interior demolition activities back underway. Contractor pickups on site, with openings on the south side for debris exiting the building.

Thursday morning, December 18: Level 5 cladding installation activities have reached the corner of the King Street facade and the west facade over the driveway. Much of the cladding along King Street is obscured by the hoarding for the legacy building facade restoration activities. With what...

A historical anecdote. Around 25 or so years ago, a relative worked at the optician shop in a small strip mall on the north side of Cross Street from the Oakville GO station. She lost her job when the store closed - due to redevelopment of the site - right across from the GO station - to...

December 5th - Sunrise Over Portland Commons:

First signs of occupancy at Portland Commons - Christmas Party at the top floor of the Portland Commons north portion of the building. Presumably the tenant to be occupying the area, using this as both an appropriate locale for their Christmas Party and to introduce the staff to their new home.

Tuesday, November 25 - Level 5 cladding activities have now reached King Toronto's outside walls. A couple of late afternoon photos of Level 5 cladding installation activities on the east end of the King Street facade:

Thursday morning, November 6. Much activity today. Both tower cranes are operating this morning. Work started recently on the ground level of the north-east corner heritage building, presumably part of customer requirements / specifications for tenant occupancy of the retail areas. At least...

November 3 - Monday end of day. Major progress in the Level 4 cladding installation today - may be the best single day yet for King Toronto, in spite of the midday weather hold as the storm cell passed through. First, a couple of photos from Friday afternoon (not previously posted - and one of...

Some Golden Hour images from last night:

Another Thursday, and this morning's delivery:

Wednesday afternoon - progress on the south facade Level 4:

October 29 - Two updates (posts) follow. This one covers photos from Monday, October 27, and the next one from earlier today (Wednesday, October 29) Monday morning - the cladding crew was working on the north west corner Level 4. Also a couple of pictures of the former Early Mercy building -...

An amazing weight for the mass damper - works out to 1,410,000 pounds 705 tons, or 1,579,200 pounds for 705 tonnes. Or to put it another way, to the dry weight (no fuel or passengers) of approximately three and a half Boeing 747 air craft using short tons, or just over 3.8 Boeing 747's for if...