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Site of 'The Well' A Hive of Construction Activity Despite Cold

The Well, Allied, RioCan, Tridel, Hariri Pontarini Architects, Toronto
January 30, 2019 5:17 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Despite the cold and recent snow, the drone of mechanical equipment continues at the Front and Spadina site of The Well, Toronto's largest construction site. read more
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New Renderings of The Well as Massive Dig Continues

The Well, Toronto, by RioCan REIT, Allied Properties REIT, Diamond Corp, Tridel
November 30, 2018 5:37 pm | by Craig White | Comments
You've never seen a worksite this size before in Toronto, because there's never been one. The excavation pit for The Well is now 23 metres deep across nearly the whole 3 ¼ hectare site, and work ... read more
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Office Tower at Mega-Project 'The Well' Reaching Grade

The Well, RioCan REIT, Allied Properties REIT, Diamond Corp, Tridel
November 23, 2018 12:14 pm | by Ryan Debergh | Comments
It’s been 7 weeks since we last checked in on The Well, Toronto’s biggest construction project. read more
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Huge Construction Site In Miniature: Model Views of The Well

October 12, 2018 9:42 am | by Craig White | Comments
It has not been long at all since we did our last full story on The Well at Spadina and Front, Toronto's largest construction site ever… but it's such a massive site with so much to see that it ... read more
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Work at The Well both Building Up and Digging Down

The Well, RioCan REIT, Allied Properties REIT, Diamond Corp, Tridel
October 5, 2018 11:00 am | by Ryan Debergh | Comments
Work at Toronto’s largest construction site ever is getting more and more complex by the day. Excavation continues as the end-of-November target to wrap it up approaches after 14 months ... read more
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Residential Tower Construction Beginning at The Well

The Well, Toronto, Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Woodbourne
August 20, 2018 2:42 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Things are heating up at The Well, Toronto's largest construction site, where a community of seven towers will soon rise between Wellington and Front streets west of Spadina Avenue. Led ... read more
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Allied and RioCan Announce Major Office Tenant at The Well

The Well, Toronto, Allied REIT, RioCan, image by UT Forum contributor Red Mars
July 31, 2018 3:04 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Allied Properties REIT and RioCan REIT announced today that Index Exchange has agreed to lease up to 200,000 square feet of gross leasable area at The Well Tower, 8 Spadina Avenue, starting ... read more
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Forming and Excavation Progress at Enormous 'The Well' Site

The Well, Toronto, Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Woodbourne
June 27, 2018 2:33 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
In the month since we last checked in on construction at The Well, the excavation for the block-sized mixed-use development at Front and Spadina has grown considerably. With several residential ... read more
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The Well: Work Expanding at Toronto’s Largest Construction Site

The Well, Toronto, Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Woodbourne
May 23, 2018 3:56 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
We last checked in on The Well just over a month ago, when the first crane was installed where the first phase office tower will be built at Front and Spadina. Since then, work has ... read more
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The Well: First Crane Up at Toronto’s Largest Construction Site

The Well, Toronto, developed by Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Woodbourne
April 18, 2018 3:40 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments
Last week, we caught up with Toronto’s largest construction site with an update on the excavation for The Well, a massive mixed-use development that will add seven new towers at the intersection ... read more
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Toronto's Largest Construction Site: The Well, Spadina at Front

The Well, Toronto, developed by Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Woodbourne
April 10, 2018 3:42 pm | by Craig White | Comments
There's construction all across Toronto, and in fact it can feel as if the whole city's under construction when you move through it, but there's one site where it feel's like a whole city is under ... read more
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Enwave Partner to Bring Sustainable Energy to The Well

The Well, RioCan, Allied, Diamond Corp, Tridel
February 9, 2018 4:30 pm | by Jorge Quesada | Comments
A major announcement was made yesterday concerning the highly-anticipated development ‘The Well’ being developed by RioCan, Allied Properties, Diamond Corp, Tridel, and Woodbourne. A new ... read more
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The Well: Updated Drawings Reveal Further Design Refinements

The Well, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Adamson, HPA, aA, Wallman, Toronto, BDP
January 12, 2018 4:45 pm | by Julian Mirabelli | Comments
Recently appearing on both our Top 10 of 2017 lists for most popular Database files and Forum threads, The Well is clearly one of the most highly-anticipated developments in Toronto, and ... read more
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The Well: Diamond Corp Sells Interest as Construction Heats Up

The Well, Allied, RioCan, Tridel, Hariri Pontarini Architects, Toronto
October 13, 2017 9:40 am | by Jack Landau | Comments
Construction activity is heating up for one of the most transformative mixed-use redevelopments in recent Downtown Toronto history. Since we last covered work on the Front and Spadina site of The ... read more
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Demolition Clearing Site for The Well at Front and Spadina

The Well, HPA, AAA, BDP Architects, aA, Diamond Corp, Allied, RioCan, Toronto
July 27, 2017 12:00 pm | by Matthew Derohanessian | Comments
On the west side of Downtown Toronto and the northwest corner of Front and Spadina, demolition work is making way for The Well, the much-anticipated master-planned, mixed-use community that will ... read more
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The Well: Retailers and Offices to Anchor Mixed-Use Community

The Well, HPA, AAA, BDP Architects, aA, Diamond Corp, Allied, RioCan, Toronto
May 10, 2017 4:50 pm | by Greg Lipinski | Comments
Just over a month ago, UrbanToronto published a story on the phasing strategy for construction at The Well, a massive new mixed-use and master-planned project for Downtown Toronto at the ... read more
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Trio of Wellington Street Proposals Face Vocal Public Scrutiny

Aerial view of the three sites, showing 504 (orange), 488 (teal), and 474 (red),
May 5, 2017 4:40 pm | by Stefan Novakovic | Comments
Bookended by a pair of parks, the stretch of Wellington Street between Spadina and Portland has suddenly become one of Downtown Toronto's most frenetically active development hubs. Still ... read more
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Urban Design Plans Reveal Potential Phasing At The Well

The Well, HPA, AAA, BDP, aA, CCA, Wallman, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Diamond Corp
April 5, 2017 4:23 pm | by Greg Lipinski | Comments
One of the projects in the Downtown Toronto development pipeline most anticipated on the UrbanToronto Forum is The Well. A massive redevelopment of the former Globe and Mail headquarters site at ... read more
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Cluster of Boutique Projects Planned for Wellington Street Block

488, 486, and 474 Wellington (l-r), image via Google Maps
January 17, 2017 12:45 pm | by Stefan Novakovic | Comments
From Spadina to Portland, the stretch of Wellington Street between Clarence Square and Victoria Memorial Park does not rank among Downtown Toronto's more prominent streets. While a number of the ... read more
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Design of The Well Development at Spadina and Front Evolving

Aerial, The Well, Toronto, Diamondcorp, Allied REIT, RioCan, Hariri Pontarini
March 27, 2015 4:55 pm | by Craig White | Comments
Diamondcorp, Allied REIT, and RioCan have been advancing their plans for a transformative development on the site of the current Globe and Mail offices just to the west of the Downtown Toronto ... read more

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