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Rising along Symington Avenue, just north of the CP Rail corridor in West Toronto's Carlton Village, The Spoke will offer rental units and affordable housing options after a convoluted planning history. Designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects for Tricon Residential, the project will deliver 398 residential units, including six affordable rental suites.
Originally launched in 2015 as East Junction Condos by Limen Developments, the initial proposal featured two 17-storey buildings. Financial setbacks in 2020, however, led to the cancellation at that plan, but Limen moved ahead again in 2021 with a new version of the project featuring 8- and 17-storey towers along with townhomes.
Tricon acquired the site in 2022, also proposing 8- and 17-storey towers, and a Minor Variance application approved by the Committee of Adjustment in early 2024 led to the current iteration that is now being built; the buildings to rise to 8 and 23 storeys. The six affordable housing units are being built in partnership with Woodgreen Community Housing for a 40-year commitment, an initiative supported by the volunteer organization HousingNowTO.
In October, 2023, we observe the formed concrete walls for the ground floor of the 8-storey mid-rise fronting Symington Avenue. Construction started earlier that summer, with the project already at grade due to there being no underground garage. One of two tower cranes, installed in July and August, is seen to the left. Vertical rebar cages are spotted alongside construction crews.
In April, 2024, we look northeast across the CP Rail corridor to both tower cranes. The ground floor of the three-storey podium facing the corridor has been formed. Formwork for the second floor is underway, with concrete pillars visible for the second storey further back. To the right, a 2.5-metre-tall concrete crash wall stands completed, offering protection adjacent to the rail corridor.
We look into the Symington Avenue entryway in July, 2024, where the residential entrance will be located. The first three storeys are now formed to the left, with shoring posts supporting the concrete slabs of the second and third floors. Peering down the laneway we see what will eventually be a pathway and landscaped area leading to the 4-storey podium volume that extends along Perth Avenue.
Looking south from Kingsley Avenue, installation of precast white brick-faced panels progresses on the first three storeys of a podium section. One of the tower cranes is visible behind to the left, including additional cladding adjacent to the future landscaped area. In the backdrop, the three storeys of the high-rise segment have been formed.
Work continues currently on the east elevation along Symington Avenue, seen below, with concrete pillars and walls formed for the fifth storey. Decking is in place to support the curing fourth-floor slab to the left and the eventual concrete pour for the fifth-floor slab to the right. Precast panelling is installed along the centre and portions to the right. Further right, at the entryway, we see the first of four step-backs atop the third and fourth levels, acting as a transition from the low-rise residential north of the site.
Upon completion, The Spoke’s buildings will ascend to heights of 32.6m and 78.65m.
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