stjames2queenwest
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10 York as well please as I believe toro glass is doing the curtain wall there as well
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It might be necessary for the class rating of the office space to replace the existing with curtain wall (among other things), but damn, we certainly are losing something here...
wolfewood
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This and the Sheridan are really depressing. The Sheridan even more so since it doesn't sound like the reclad is necessary but purely an aesthetic choice.
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Feb 1 More up on site
Had my first look at the site since the steel has gone up and confirms what I expected when first announce.
The existing outside column cannot support the new addition to the point new beef up columns will be used to the existing roof level with most likely beef up bean or trusses will be use to transfer the load for the remaining tower.
I think the last time the base columns size where used in Toronto was the building of the TD and First Canadian Place. Not sure if they were to be use on the original BA tower. The last time I saw these size columns was in New York some years ago.
Had my first look at the site since the steel has gone up and confirms what I expected when first announce.
The existing outside column cannot support the new addition to the point new beef up columns will be used to the existing roof level with most likely beef up bean or trusses will be use to transfer the load for the remaining tower.
I think the last time the base columns size where used in Toronto was the building of the TD and First Canadian Place. Not sure if they were to be use on the original BA tower. The last time I saw these size columns was in New York some years ago.
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Wow! This is really nutty. I'm sure people that walk by are thinking, WTF?
wopchop
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Yes, other big projects of theirs that I can think of are 10 York and 88 Scott.
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Installation of the new curtain wall is expected to start on the south side of the building tomorrow afternoon.
A Torontonian Now
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It's incredible to me that the office tenants remain in the building while such intense construction work is underway.
maestro
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That's usually how reclads work. (Lobby renos, balcony replacement, etc.)
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CodeDonkey
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How does the lower curtain wall go up with zero risk that the glass will get damaged from falling chips, concrete and general debris, etc... considering that the majority of the old cladding still needs to be removed, new exoskeleton needs to be installed/welded and concrete needs to be poured around the exterior of each floor to extend its perimeter out to the new width? I mean, when I was watching those concrete buckets being poured into the trays of the lower floors last week, bits of it were falling and being taken by the wind as the guys scraped it out of the shute. Just saying.
maestro
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No such thing as zero risk. Anyways, how is this different from any other tower being built?