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Adjacent to the Danforth GO station in Toronto's East End — and a short walk to Main Street station on Danforth Line 2 — Rushden Station is rising. Designed by bKL Architecture for Fitzrovia Real Estate Inc., the mixed-use development’s towers will rise 29, 37, and 39 storeys. With no underground garage, construction has swiftly progressed since the ground breaking ceremony ten months ago.
The three towers will rise from a ten-storey podium on a narrow property running beside the GO station. With trains running nearby, the lowest levels of the podium require a crash wall on the off chance that a derailment were to occur here. Because of the crash wall, suites would not make sense on the lowest floors, so the parking garage will be behind the crash wall. All of this means that no excavations were necessary other than for the foundations, and construction up from grand level can get going much more quickly.
Since UrbanToronto's last update in September, 2024, a third tower crane was erected in October, so construction progress is being made on the entire length of the podium now. In the image below, the 29-storey tower will rise on the west (left), the 39-storey tower in the centre, and the 37-storey on the right (east). Further to the east are the two tower cranes for another development, The Dawes, which will join the skyline with 24- and 43-storey towers.
At the west end of the site in this image from October, 2024, some concrete walls and columns are complete, while forms are in place, supported by scaffolding and filled with rebar, waiting for the next pours. Formwork along the southern edge is in preparation for a floor slab, while the west crane's cable hangs from the jib. The staging area contains formwork and construction materials, situated on the northern side where a private road will eventually be built.
A top-down drone view provides a comprehensive snapshot of the construction site. The blue tower crane anchors the west end where the shortest tower will rise, while the central red and white crane marks the site of the future tallest tower, while the red and white jib crane is positioned at the east end for the 37-storey tower. Further east, the area designated for a proposed 57-storey fourth tower currently serves as a staging area with office trailers and materials.
This month, with the crane is hoisting a container, the west end (at right) now stands at two storeys formed (shoring still supports the curing concrete), while rebar and formwork rises on the third floor in progress. To the left, the central portion of the podium has one storey formed, with work progressing on the second floor. The podium's exterior will eventually be covered in grey metal panels, while the northwest corner will feature two storeys of fritted glass.
This northeastward view from the Main Street rail overpass highlights the progress on the concrete crash wall, built along the west end and currently reaching the second tower crane. Set to feature metal fins as part of Rushden Station’s overall design, the wall will run across the entire site. In the background, the distant crane from The Dawes is visible between Rushden Station's central and east cranes.
The three towers will rise to final heights of 108.25m, 132.20m, and 138.10m, and collectively bring 922 rental units to the local market.
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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