steveve
Senior Member
Shot #5 in dt's set of photos is INSANE! How deep is this thing gonna get! From that shot it looks like we're at the bottom! i'd say we're a little over 4 floors down! (maybe 5). 
Toronto Aura at College Park | 271.87m | 78s | Canderel | Graziani + Corazza
ethervizion
New Member
Shot #5 in dt's set of photos is INSANE! How deep is this thing gonna get! From that shot it looks like we're at the bottom! i'd say we're a little over 4 floors down! (maybe 5).
Probably only about halfway down so far. Still got a ways to go!
androiduk
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fanoftoronto
Active Member
Nice.....once the ramp to the loading dock is finished, work can begin in earnest, assuming this ramp is one that we can dig out under. The digging of this site has stayed at around 3 levels for a long time now.
The pillars holding up this ramp would have been cast down below the lowest point of excavation.
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Sir Novelty Fashion
Senior Member
but is it temporary? They can dig under it, but I wonder if they'll build around it.
Kraylin
Active Member
I assume they will be digging under it otherwise why make such a permanent structure? Either way I find it quite impressive and will be even more impressed if this ramp is permanently incorporated through the building, is that even a possibility? A ramp right through the middle of one development to service another? Very interesting.
fanoftoronto
Active Member
They'd probably use the same ramp as the entrance to the building's parking.
Exodus
Active Member
Just got an update from Canderel regarding construction. Attached below is the URL. Hope it works for everyone
An excerpt:
...The excavation and shoring process will continue throughout the summer months, with the foundation eventually being poured to establish the "footprint" of this landmark building. Presently all vertical drilling is complete; permanent ramp and forming construction has started, only excavation and tieback activities remain to get us to the final depth. The next activity is the forming/pouring of the 5 garage levels...
http://now.eloqua.com/es.asp?s=170&e=22348&elq=dab60a450c1e4561a94dbf6ac0d9ee77
An excerpt:
...The excavation and shoring process will continue throughout the summer months, with the foundation eventually being poured to establish the "footprint" of this landmark building. Presently all vertical drilling is complete; permanent ramp and forming construction has started, only excavation and tieback activities remain to get us to the final depth. The next activity is the forming/pouring of the 5 garage levels...
http://now.eloqua.com/es.asp?s=170&e=22348&elq=dab60a450c1e4561a94dbf6ac0d9ee77
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VDub
Active Member
I'm lobbying my boss to have me run one of the cranes on this job..
WISH ME LUCK!!!
WISH ME LUCK!!!
fanoftoronto
Active Member
A very good luck to you!! Make sure you take your camera with you when you go up there!!
Btw, when are the cranes gonna come to this site, Fall 2010??
khris
Senior Member
I'd say sooner than that. End of July maybe?
steveve
Senior Member
Great article find! 5 floors down.. not bad at all !
Aura has a youtube channel BTW:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AuraCondos
!Aura has a youtube channel BTW:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AuraCondos
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
A few shots from today including lanes on Yonge Street & Gerrard Street being prepped for closure
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.
Click on the thumbnail to enlarge, then click again on the image for full size.
KA1
Senior Member
Thanks for the latest pictures, dt. Lane closures are going to create horrendous traffic james and headaches - especially for someone like myself who lives in RoCP1. I use Gerrard Street exit quite often to go East. I , along with others, will have to put up with the headaches -- especially, considering that I myself will be moving into AURA as soon as my unit on the high floor is ready for occupancy.
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