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

[MJS]

Today:

 

[Johnny Au]

November 5, 2025:

Lawrence West Station Bus Bay:

 

[daptive]

Photos taken today, Friday (Dec. 5), heard that Frank Gehry had died as I returned home after taking these. (Had posted some Forma shots earlier today before I heard the news.) It's too bad he won't be around to see his glorious towers when completed. As for glorious towers... here we go with 1 Bloor W, where the crown seems unchanged since I posted here a week ago, but most of the Rail Climbing Systems (RCSs) installing the skin have risen, as they are almost ready to install the skin for that final 6-storey section at top. The east and north RCSs are at the 4th mechanical level, 77, while the west RCS is close behind at level 76. The mini-RCS on the south face remains at 72.


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Don’t get me wrong, I love this tower, probably top 3 in the city.. but all I can see now is a top down view of a centipede

 

[khabah]

A very well-connected source told me that Pan Pacific and Mandarin Oriental are in the running for the hotel component. Mandarin Oriental has pre-existing experience in the branded residential sector, and given Tridel's desire to co-brand the residences above to command greater premiums, I'm hoping this one pulls through.

khabah

 

[Banana78]

From today,

 

[ComptoirGeneral]

Is there any word on what retail is poised to be opening on the ground level?

 

[hawc]

I think they're starting to assemble the pieces of the tuned mass damper up there.

I gotta get a shot before @kotsy scoops me!

 

[interchange42]

Is there any word on what retail is poised to be opening on the ground level?

No. Many people are hoping that Apple will negotiate a lease with the new ownership: they still need a flagship store in this city, the space was designed for them in the first place, and it's both one that very few other retailers would be able to take best advantage of, or even afford. Don't expect any public acknowledgement of who does go into the space until its kitting-out makes it obvious.

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[prtk.g]

 

[jer1961]

A couple more from this past Friday.

 

[vinny_the_hack]

No. Many people are hoping that Apple will negotiate a lease with the new ownership: they still need a flagship store in this city, the space was designed for them in the first place, and it's both one that very few other retailers would be able to take best advantage of, or even afford. Don't expect any public acknowledgement of who does go into the space until its kitting-out makes it obvious.

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It's obvious now!