Toronto PJ Condos | 156.96m | 48s | Pinnacle | Hariri Pontarini

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[raclll]

The platform at the north end will be for construction trailers and such.

 

[GenerationLee]

Update taken yesterday off my cell phone:

 

[friendlyfuture]

March 15th

March 24

 

[friendlyfuture]

Someone above mentioned the north platform / cement area is being built temporarily for construction trailers and such? Hmm...I don't know. The north side seems to follows the contours in the rendering, no? Rendering below from Pinnacle.

 

[interchange42]

That's a heritage concrete pad, so they have to keep it in place while…

ahhhh, crappy joke not worth completing.

The excavation will extend underneath the entire property—deep one too, six storeys—so I'm not sure what's going on with that pad at the north end.

Curious.

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[innsertnamehere]

I bet the city didn't allow lane closures so they are building the pad for construction staging. It will then eventually be integrated into the final structure. My guess at least.

It seems to be becoming more common, they did it at 50 Wellesley too.

 

[interchange42]

It's funny, looking back at the last couple pages of construction photos, I see that it must be that way, but I am surprised that what's under that pad isn't more robust. The soldier piles are in all right around the perimeter, but I don't see a column to support the end of the podium. Obviously it will be added in as the space underneath is excavated, as those little shoring poles won't do the trick for long. Anyway, innnnnnteresting…

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[Miscreant]

I bet that's right. A lane closure on Adelaide would likely just be a nuisance, so creative solutions were called for. But that too is just my guess as well.

 

[interchange42]

The dataBase file has just been updated with a new more precise height based on the Site Plan documents filed with the City, 156.95m to the top of the mechanical. That rounds to 515 feet, and 157 m in the thread title.
Turner Fleischer added as Architect of Record, and Janet Rosenberg & Studio added for Landscape Architecture, which will extend the plan from Pinnacle on Adelaide across the street.

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@DonValleyRainbow

 

[drum118]

March 28
Seeing the north site area, 2 things came to mind; One going to put the sales office back in, but most likely will be used to house the construction office with the last being the option. Since the city wants to reduce lanes closure, this will become the future way of doing things. This method has already being used on a number projects over the last decade.

 

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I wonder if the owner of 263 Adelaide (currently seeking redevelopment) will recreate the 'Forte' throw up when they reconstruct the building. I somehow doubt it...

 

[salsa]

April 22

 

[Momin]

Excerpt from a new Front Page Story:

Excavation is underway for PJ Condos at Pearl and John streets in Toronto's Entertainment District . The 48-storey Pinnacle Developments building will also bring a new pedestrian piazza to John and Adelaide streets.

 

[interchange42]

Digging deeper, from yesterday:

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