High-rise condominium development in the Entertainment District continues to add residential density to an area once dominated by night clubs and after-hours venues. With a new wave of projects nearing completion, like Pinnacle International's eponymous 'Pinnacle on Adelaide', the Entertainment District's growth shows no signs of slowing.
The 46-storey, Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed Pinnacle on Adelaide development has been topped off at 474 feet for several months now, and the recent removals of both the building's tower crane and construction hoist are a major step forward for this 564-unit condominium development. On the south side of the tower, seen above, cladding is now being installed where the hoist used to rise. The hoist units up until recently served as lobbies for construction workers, equipment, and materials on each floor. They are always the last units on any floor to be completed.
Meanwhile up on top of the building, the removal of the crane a few months ago has allowed the glazing of the building's slanted fin to progress. Likely the most see-through of any rooftop treatment in Toronto to date, the fin shields some of the building's mechanical equipment. The catwalk adds just a touch of drama.
At ground level, work is now under way on the development's new public plaza. The plaza, designed by award-winning landscape architecture firm, Janet Rosenberg + Studio, will front onto John Street and include cultural programming which is sure to make this a lively space.
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Related Companies: | Hariri Pontarini Architects, Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, Janet Rosenberg & Studio, U31 |