Although noteworthy upscale renovations have been gracing McDonalds franchises across the GTA lately, UrbanToronto's eyes have been fixated on the city's new Ronald McDonald House at 240 McCaul Street near College, which has quietly been nearing completion over the past couple months:

Home Sweet Home - June 1st - Photo courtesy of Tridelwebmaster

Constructed by Tridel, Toronto's new Ronald McDonald House is set to be the largest in the world, and located much closer to University Avenue's hospital row than the original location at 26 Gerrard Street.

The facility will house up to 80 families, all related to children who require special medical attention at the nearby Toronto hospitals.

Photos courtesy of Tridelwebmaster

Construction began in February 2010, and has come far along in just 15 months.

Site Excavation - May 2010 - Photo by urbandreamer

Photo courtesy of Tridelwebmaster

The development is designed by award-winning architectural firm Montgomery Sisam, and is being built at a total cost of approximately $32.5 million.

Learn more at the Ronald McDonald House website.

Keep up with construction updates and more in our forums.

Photo courtesy of Tridelwebmaster