Toronto MaRS Centre Phase 2 | 112.77m | 20s | Alexandria | B+H

[dt_toronto_geek]

I cycled by today and saw that several of the columns have forms on them and cement trucks were on site. Things are really happening here now!

 

[yyzer]

drove by tonight w/o camera unfortunately, there has been major progress in the last couple of weeks.....much more formwork is now in place, up to the tops of the first floor it looked like.....

 

[AlbertC]

http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/1...ee-red-cranes-signal-life-at-mars/#more-99172

Information Booth: Three red cranes signal life at MaRS

Peter Kuitenbrouwer Oct 11, 2011 – 8:33 AM ET

In 2007 MaRS began Phase 2, a 20-storey, 750,000 square-foot glass box. But transforming “Ideas to Reality” proved more difficult than just painting the slogan on a stretch of plywood. Pasadena, California-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc., MaRS’s development partner, halted the project in the fall of 2008, citing liquidity issues. Tenants also proved scarce; Randal Froebelius, vice-president of real estate for MaRS, told the Post: “We don’t want to build an empty building.”

This July workers returned to the job site after Ontario expanded the loan program of Infrastructure Ontario, a provincial Crown agency, to include MaRS. The agency is lending MaRS $230-million to build the tower.

“The current MaRS Centre is at full occupancy, and cannot meet the increasing demand for space,” MaRS said in a news release. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research and Public Health Ontario have both signed on as tenants at the new tower, which MaRS plans to open in 2013.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

MaRS on Wednesday

 

[androiduk]

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[dt_toronto_geek]

MaRS from last Wednesday (iPhone capture). Much of the ground level forming is in place, we'll be able to see & photograph more in about a month.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

I can't wait to see it hide the unsightly mess that is TGH's Norman Urqhart building.

AoD

 

[Red Mars]

Pic taken Nov 5, 2011

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Passed by in the rain on the 506 car late this afternoon and the forms are starting to come together for the second floor already

 

[drum118]

Nov 23

 

[College Park]

Progress as of a week ago: soon my vantage point will be obstructed.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Dec. 1st from University, south of College

 

[cassius]

This one sure is moving quickly. Thanks for the pic, dt. Glad to see it coming along as it's sure to impact the intersection well and provide good space for those in that line of work.

 

[Automation Gallery]

Finally, nice to see it going up.....by the way, is this strictly institutional or is there going to be ground level retail.

 

[confusion]

Finally, nice to see it going up.....by the way, is this strictly institutional or is there going to be ground level retail.

It was listed on the potential future PATH connections picture I saw recently. Maybe there will be below ground retail?