Toronto One Bloor West | 308.6m | 85s | Tridel | Foster + Partners

Photos taken today, Friday (Feb. 23). Nice late afternoon light today... Lots of movement since my previous post last week. Everything, save for the crane, has gone up one level. So the blue forms on top went up one level, revealing the next set of hanger attachment points on level 50. They are at level 54 on top, I believe, already nearly at the third mechanical level at level 57. The corner forms have all moved up as they get caught up to the tops of the last hangers, now at around level 43. And the Rail Climbing Systems (RCSs) have all moved up as we get views of the first mechanical level and the shape of the building is slowly revealed. The east RCS is ahead, as usual, now at level 18, perhaps clearing the mechanical level next week. The north and west RCSs are both on level 17. And the external elevator now goes up to floor 47.

Starting with latest addition to the "time lapse" album on Flickr (I now also show the Cumberland/Bay view in that album), followed by views from the south, showing the mechanical louvres now installed on most of the mechanical level on that side (only the SW corner had them in place as of last week). Views of the emerging mechanical section from the east side with louvres also in place, outward-facing cladding on the super columns installed, and other views from Bloor east of Yonge. Then, from by Holt Renfrew to the west, from Cumberland east of Bay and finally from Bedford on Bloor West.


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...it's been one of those weird cold days where it doesn't really feel that cold. (Usually, it's the opposite way around.)
 
Just read about that. SKYGRid to take over project.
Given the Receiver in charge of this project now, this was very predictable and not surprising in the least. I am sure we will now witness some degradation in how this building is fitted out, and the projects final completion. Should be interesting to see how this further unfolds. I am sure there will be more to come as a sale process continues.
 

Excerpts from the article:
“We just have a difference of opinion on how to build this building,” he continued. “I like to build stuff that's the top quality and the best there is … and they want take it in a different direction.”

And

Mizrahi confirmed the news to the Star late afternoon on Monday. “We just have a different vision for how I want to finish the building versus what's going to happen,” he said. “That created an impasse.”

This sounds like there is going to be cheapening going forward 🙁. I hope the cladding at least stays the same. They can’t put up cheeper material on the top part at this stage right?
 
Pfft! No way! Oh boy. Can't wait to sit back and watch the circus come to town. If the reciever wanted to torpedo the project they could've just come out and said so.
 

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