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Since UrbanToronto's last update in December, 2023, construction at 88 Bathurst Street has reached the mechanical penthouse. Cladding and glazing work has advanced substantially, with a visually striking envelope that — while still reflecting the Danish design character championed by the acclaimed architectural firm 3XN — varies from the rendering below. Halfway into 2024, this 17-storey mixed-use development by Hines is making its mark on Toronto’s King West area.
This view from January, 2024 presents the late day sun shining through the building, including reflecting on parts of the east elevation. Sixteen floors high at that point, only the 17th storey and mechanical penthouse were left to form. Below, the podium levels are sheathed in curtain wall that will flood the commercial space behind the glass with natural light. Above them, the residential amenity floor is stepped back to provide terrace space. Above, the building's mid-section reveals a patterned application of copper-hued aluminum cladding, similar to that of Aqualuna at Bayside. The bare concrete of the upper storeys await their exterior treatment.
Making a five-month jump, this image from mid-May provides a close-up view of the residential levels, with a better look at the copper-hued cladding, while the picket-style balcony guards and some of the the distinctly angled balcony partitions have now been installed. On the second-lowest level in the image, we spot the substructure for the partitions have been installed, awaiting application of the staggered cream-coloured tiles. Below that, steel members await cladding that will frame the podium levels. Overall, the colour finishes vary significantly from the rendering at the top of the article, but match what was specified in documents submitted to the City at the Site Plan Approval stage.
Looking northeast towards the building juxtaposes 88 Bathurst's slab-style building against tree-obscured townhomes of a development along Wellington Street West. In this view, we see the thicker slabs where the building's articulation changes between the tenth and eleventh storeys, and again at the top. At the north end, we see the mechanical penthouse area, which was simply not illustrated in the rendering at the top of this story.
Looking southwest towards the building, the railings and partitions — where installed — and more fully showcased by the high-contrast treatment of this shot, while we get a fuller look at the concrete framework for the mechanical penthouse as well. To the right, a mobile crane is in place to hoist sections of the north crane (no longer needed) to the ground. Meanwhile, in the foreground at the lower left, the yellow mast of a shoring rig is visible, in advance of excavation for the coming King-Bathurst station on Ontario Line 3.
With a targeted completion for the first half of 2025, 88 Bathurst is set to add 307 residential units at the corner of King and Bathurst.
UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, linked below. If you'd like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
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| Related Companies: | Crossey Engineering, Hines, Janet Rosenberg & Studio, Live Patrol Inc., WZMH Architects |
