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Site of "The Well" Abuzz With Construction Activity

The Well, Toronto, Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied, Tridel

April 11, 2019 4:55 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments

Toronto's largest construction site is moving along at the northwest corner of Front and Spadina, soon to bring a mix of retail, residential, office, and public space to the area between the ... read more

Office Tower Rises Above Grade at The Well Construction Site

The Well, Toronto, Diamond Corp, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Woodbourne

March 6, 2019 3:38 pm | by Jack Landau | Comments

Work on Toronto's largest construction site continues to progress at the northwest corner of Front and Spadina, with recent photos revealing a construction milestone for the huge seven-building ... read more

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

The Well, Allied, RioCan, Tridel, Hariri Pontarini Architects, Toronto

January 30, 2019 6:17 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

New Renderings of The Well as Massive Dig Continues

The Well, Toronto, by RioCan REIT, Allied Properties REIT, Diamond Corp, Tridel

November 30, 2018 6:37 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

Office Tower at Mega-Project 'The Well' Reaching Grade

The Well, RioCan REIT, Allied Properties REIT, Diamond Corp, Tridel

November 23, 2018 1:14 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

Huge Construction Site In Miniature: Model Views of The Well

October 12, 2018 10:42 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

Work at The Well both Building Up and Digging Down

October 5, 2018 12:00 pm | 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

Residential Tower Construction Beginning at The Well

August 20, 2018 3:42 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

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 4:04 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

Forming and Excavation Progress at Enormous 'The Well' Site

June 27, 2018 3:33 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

The Well: Work Expanding at Toronto’s Largest Construction Site

May 23, 2018 4:56 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

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 4:40 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

Toronto's Largest Construction Site: The Well, Spadina at Front

April 10, 2018 4:42 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

Enwave Partner to Bring Sustainable Energy to The Well

The Well, RioCan, Allied, Diamond Corp, Tridel

February 9, 2018 5:30 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

The Well: Updated Drawings Reveal Further Design Refinements

The Well, RioCan, Allied, Tridel, Adamson, HPA, aA, Wallman, Toronto, BDP

January 12, 2018 5:45 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

The Well: Diamond Corp Sells Interest as Construction Heats Up

October 13, 2017 10:40 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

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 1:00 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

The Well: Retailers and Offices to Anchor Mixed-Use Community

May 10, 2017 5:50 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

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 5:40 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

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 5:23 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