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Yesterday, UrbanToronto provided an update on Alias, and today the spotlight shifts to its neighbour, The Saint, a 47-storey condominium by Minto Communities GTA, designed by Wallman Architects. Now topped off, The Saint has mostly completed its cladding, and its tower crane was recently dismantled, just over a year after our last update.
The Saint stands southeast of Church and Richmond streets, dominating the centre of the image below. We spot Alias rising to its left, just west across Church Street from the The Saint.
Looking southwest in May, 2024, the recently topped-off tower's east elevation was nearly fully clad except for its uppermost residential floors, the mechanical penthouse above is seen with its bare concrete. The projecting volume on the southeast side of the building ends the 27th floor.
This view, looking southeast across Church and Richmond streets in June, 2024, highlights the north and west walls of the tower and the podium's west elevation along Church Street. The podium sports blue vapour barrier between windows on its north portion, while final cladding is in place to the south. Above, the tower's north elevation rises with uninterrupted glazing and uniform massing.
By October, 2024, the podium was nearing completion, as seen looking northeast. Brick frames the windows and columns, interspersed with aluminum panelling. Above the podium, a terrace takes up its edges before the tower is cantilevered above it. Weatherproofing material applied to its soffit awaits final cladding. A construction hoist is in place at the southwest corner.
On the south elevation, balconies rise consistently to the 27th floor, while on the west elevation, they begin above the podium and continue to the crown. A notch articulates the northern portion from the southern, breaking up the massing. Glass balcony guards and windows have been installed along most of the facade, except around the hoist at the southwest corner, where temporary fencing and shoring posts secure the edges.
This close-up of The Saint’s east elevation highlights the completed glazing on the mechanical penthouse, with green weatherproofing visible along the south side. At the southeast corner, scaffolding has been set up to support a derrick, which is used to lower portions of the dismantled tower crane to the ground. Construction workers, clad in orange, are visible atop the roof to the right as they focus on final installations, including the BMU (Building Maintenance Unit) and other finishing components.
Standing 151m tall, The Saint will add 418 condominium units to the area upon completion.
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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