CIBC SQUARE

Developer: Hines, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Architect: WilkinsonEyre Architects, Adamson Associates Architects
  
Address: 81-141 Bay St, Toronto
Category: Commercial (Office, Retail), Public Space / Park
Status: ConstructionCrane(s): 2
Height: 792 ft / 241.39 mStoreys: 50 storeys
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Toronto CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre

  • Thread starter Suicidal Gingerbread Man
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There were 3 jumps in the core sometime around Nov 4, 14, 22.
This phase looks to be about 12 months behind.
81 Bay 2017-05-21 to 2019-04-05 ~ 23 months
141 Bay 2020-12-01 to 2023-11-20 ~ 35 months
The glass was ~ 6 weeks after this.

April 2019
Contra said:
I think this should be more or less accurate...gives you a sense of what's left at least. If I have time I'll actually give this some proper detail and keep it updated.
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I've always maintained that the complexity of the base of Phase 2 is and was radically different to Phase 1 here. Being that, Phase 1 was fairly straight forward conventional build; where as, Phase 2 was built unconventionally on a pivot of sorts which required a lot more engineering gymnastics to make it work. I mean, the podiums weight of the tower goes straight into the core with the latter, opposed to using common supports for weight distribution for the respective tower with the former. Therefore, making Phase 2 take much longer to build at least at podium level...if that makes any sense.
 
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UtakataNoAnnex said:
I've always maintained that the complexity of the base of Phase 2 is and was radically different to Phase 1 here. Being that, Phase 1 was fairly straight forward conventional build; where as, Phase 2 was built unconventionally on a pivot of sorts which required a lot more engineering gymnastics to make it work. I mean, the podiums weight of the tower goes straight into the core with the latter, opposed to using common supports for weight distribution for the respective tower with the former. Therefore, making Phase 2 take much longer to build at least at podium level...if that makes any sense.
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Yeah exactly, Phase 2 needs to redirect the same amount of weight into a notably smaller foundation, due to the rail corridor. Plus there's the whole thing where the tower itself is essentially cantilevered over said active rail corridor, which as someone who was originally a civil engineering grad, a level of complexity that makes my brain hurt just to think about. This is up there with The One in terms of complex structural engineering projects in Toronto rn.
 
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