Roehampton Avenue in Midtown Toronto has been the site of much change over the past decade, with modern residential towers rising from the blocks east of Yonge Street.

In November, 2018, a mid-rise condominium complex on the south side of Roehampton was in the process of being taken down—an extremely rare example of a condo demolition, having surpassed the threshold of 80% of its owners deciding to sell.

Demolition at site of E2 at E Place, November, 2018, image by Forum contributor DorsiaOnAFriday

The demolition made way for a much larger project from Capital Developments and Metropia, similar to the density increases happening all over this area: on the right side of the photo above, a 38-storey rental tower at the E Condos complex, then in its later stages of construction, was a perfect example of this. Known as E2 at E Place, work on the new tower here would begin construction the following year.

Now two and a half years after the photo above was captured, the TACT Architecture-designed building is well on its way to 46 storeys and a 156.56 metre height. Cladding installation is rapidly enclosing lower floors as forming advances upwards. In a wider view captured this month, the E Condos rental tower on the right is now complete, while the not-yet-complete 2221 Yonge Street rises 58 storeys high in the background.

Looking south to E2 at E Place, May, 2021, image by Forum contributor DorsiaOnAFriday

We will return next week with another look at the changing face of Toronto. In the meantime, you can submit your own Throwback Thursday comparisons in our dedicated Forum thread for your chance to be featured in next week's edition.

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