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Photos taken today, Friday (Nov. 22). Since my update a week ago, the core at the top is higher, and it seems to be at the 4th mechanical level, which would be levels 77 and 78. If so (please correct me if I am wrong), then the tower would be at 272 metres, tying 1BW for the 4th-highest building...

Photos taken today, Friday (Nov. 15). A smaller update than usual as since my last one a week ago, there has been little visible progress. At the top, the blue forms remain at level 75 or 76 or so, with level 73 emerging from the super column forms. No movement up with the crane or external...

Photo taken Friday (Nov. 8), rebar on project with Picasso condo in distance.

Some shots taken on Friday (Nov. 8).

Here's another from Friday.

Photos taken yesterday, Friday (Nov. 8). Up to the core of level 75 or 76 or so on top, with level 73 emerging from under the blue scaffolding, up a floor from my weekly post last Friday. When it hits 77, that's the next mechanical level, so it will be interesting to see how it proceeds from...

Took this photo as the sun set today (Sun. Nov. 3). Should be seeing more spectacular sunset reflections as the west Rail Climbing System rises, revealing the skin, now around level 44. This will be a new landmark to see once done... Taken east of Dundas on Bloor. Also included is a similar...

Photos taken today, Friday (Nov. 1). Since I posted last Friday, not much progress apparent with the tower, at least externally. A few of the blue forms for the corners have moved up a level, to floor 62 or so. And some glass has been added to level 45 on the south side. Otherwise the blue forms...

Photos taken today, Friday (Oct. 25). A dull day with drizzle at times... Since my post last Friday, the scaffolds at the top have moved up a level as has the core, to around level 74 or 75, it seems. For sure, we are seeing level 72 now emerging from under the super-column forms. Whatever the...

Taken late this afternoon, Wednesday (Oct. 23). The view from Dundas and Sterling, west of Lansdowne. It looks pretty clear now that the core of 1BW has surpassed 1BE, at least in my opinion!

My latest set of weekly shots, taken today, Friday (Oct. 18). Just about everything but the crane has gone up a level since last week. At the top, the blue forms have moved up and the core looks like it might be at level 75, which is even with 1BE more or less... I've heard nothing definitive on...

Thanks Olives! It's been fun to watch the progress of 1 Bloor W, and it seems we are in the final stretch with around a dozen floors left to pour. I've done this before, and here is another retrospective look. I started doing (mostly) weekly updates starting October 2020, so with the 4th...

Photos taken today, Friday (Oct. 11). Since my post from last Friday, the forms at top have moved up a level where the core is at 73/74 or so, perhaps matching the height of 1 Bloor E. (See above discussion...) Level 70 is peeking out under the forms, we'll likely see the attachments points for...

Photo taken today, Thursday (Oct. 10). A shot from the Wallace pedestrian bridge, near Dundas and Bloor, about 5km to the west of 1BW. Looks like the core of the tower is at level 73... and it visually looks like it's matched the height of 1BE, almost exactly 4 years after work began on the...

A full slate of photos taken today, Friday (Oct. 4). Almost everything is up a level since last week, and the first louvre exteriors for the mechanical levels have been installed, as also seen in other photos above. Several new segments have been added to the crane as the tower core looks like...

Photos taken today, Friday (Sept. 27). Since my post from last Friday, the tower continues its steady rise to... whatever height! Some of the blue forms on top rose one level, as the top is at level 70/71 or so. The crane is where it was a week ago, but the external elevator added three floors...

Photos taken today, Friday (Sept. 20). The forms on top have moved up a level since my post last Friday, and they are working on level 70/71, which translates to a height of 239/242 metres, equalling or surpassing the height of Commerce Court West, the tallest building in Toronto from 1972 until...

Several photos taken over the last few days. The first from the Toronto Ukrainian Festival on Bloor from east of Jane Street on Sunday, Sept. 15. The second from Dundas and Ritchie (near Roncesvalles) on Tuesday, Sept 17.

Photos taken today, Friday (Sept. 13). The forms at top have moved up a level, I think we are at level 70 at the core. At 69 for sure. As documented by BloorMan above, the latest set of hangers were installed yesterday linking the corner floors of level 59 to the top of level 64. These are the...

Photos taken today, Friday (Sept. 6). A smaller batch this week as there is less visible progress. Some of the forms have moved up on the top, with work on levels 68/69 or so. On the corners below, attachment points have been attached for the latest set of hangers to be installed to the floor of...