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Pacific Residences has topped off in the heart of Toronto's Junction neighbourhood. Rising eight storeys at 2968 Dundas Street West, on the northeast corner with Pacific Avenue. The mixed-use mid-rise is designed by Core Architects for Old Stonehenge Development Corporation and Clifton Blake Group. The building replaces two low-rise mixed-use structures while wrapping around and retaining the three-storey building at 2946 Dundas West.
Demolition started in 2021, with the excavation underway by 2023. The project’s massing incorporates step-backs along Dundas Street and Pacific Avenue for compatibility with adjacent low-rise homes. UrbanToronto Forum members have been tracking the project.
Looking north across the Pacific Residences site in June, 2023, the tower crane, installed in May, anchors the east end of the excavation. To the right, the shoring wall is set up around the retained 3-storey structure at 2946 Dundas Street West. Further back, the shoring wall features a raker at the corner for stability of the walls in the northeast corner, while tiebacks reinforce the east elevation. Material staging is concentrated around the crane base, with yellow excavators positioned to the left and further back. A graded dirt ramp on the left facilitates vehicle access to and from the site, ascending to grade just out of frame on the west side.
Looking northeast across Dundas and Pacific in October, 2024, Pacific Residences has reached its full height of eight storeys, with the decking and formwork for the roof slab extending above the uppermost level. The massing reveals two prominent volumes along the south elevation: the western volume features a step-back above the third floor and a more pronounced one above the fifth, while the eastern volume steps back above the fourth floor, with another step-back across the entire facade above the seventh level.
Rising to a height of 28.3m, Pacific Residences will house 120 residential units, with condominium and rental options, as well as at-grade retail. As the project moves closer to completion, attention turns to the awaited installation of its cladding.
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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