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Destruction is nearly complete and construction has started at Warden station, currently the penultimate east-end stop on Danforth Line 2. Designed by Strasman Architects with WSP for the Toronto Transit Commission and opened in 1968, the subway station's outdated silo-style bus terminal will be replaced with a fully accessible, two-storey facility featuring an island-style bus platform, elevators, and improved signage.
The bus terminal work marks the first stage of a broader transit-oriented revitalization at the Warden and St Clair intersection, which includes one of CreateTO’s planned mixed-income Housing Now developments. The new bus terminal will have a slightly smaller footprint than the now demolished one, leaving more land for potential redevelopment on the site.
Work started in July, 2024, with full-scale demolition having commenced in February, 2025. A top-down view in March, 2025 shows the active demolition near the west end, where the one bay of the bus terminal building is being nearly fully demolished. Excavators are actively sorting and piling concrete and steel on the south side. The structural walls flanking the demolished bay remain intact, while the east wall abuts the elevated active subway station to the right side of the image. Warden Avenue borders the site on the left.
Looking northeast, the excavators are equipped with grapple and pulverizer attachments, processing debris. The original structure's drawer-like bays, once used for bus routes, are partially gutted, their concrete roof slabs broken apart and internal walls exposed. Piles of debris are staged for removal in nearby bins. In the back, north of St Clair Avenue East, the parking lot at 705 Warden Avenue is planned for redevelopment, with three new mixed-income residential towers up to 19 storeys as part of the Housing Now initiative.
Twisted rebar, crushed concrete, and fragmented steel elements blanket the ground. The partially dismantled roof slab exposes separated brick and concrete walls.
A few days later, isolated portions of the interior structural walls remained standing along the edges of the site. A hydraulic excavator is working through the surrounding debris field.
This month, demolition is mostly completed. On the left is the isolated section in the forefront of the previous image, adjacent to the red excavator. On the right, white weatherproofing covers the pickup and drop-off lane structure.
From the north edge of the site near St Clair Avenue, we see two active zones of work. At centre are large sections of debris piled near a still-standing portion of the bus terminal at left. To the right, crews are preparing subsurface infrastructure where trenching reveals rows of concrete placed within excavated channels. Bright orange protective conduit and lining indicate drainage equipment.
Demolition and later construction will continue in phases. Full completion of the new terminal is expected by the end of 2027. Temporary bus connections are available to the south of the station.
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