MBand71
New Member
230m tagline!
Toronto CIBC SQUARE | 241.39m | 50s | Hines | WilkinsonEyre
nightstreak
Active Member
It’s not often that this happens but I can confidently say that this is one that turned out better than the renderings.
I walked towards Union down Bay Street a couple of nights ago and the glow of the massive lobby completely changes the area on the east side of the station.
What used to be a dark and derelict entrance to what felt like a highway tunnel now feels like a seamless continuation of the financial district. The tunnel disappears behind the glass bridge and the lights from CIBC Square’s lobby illuminates the side of the station. It really comes together quite nicely. Can’t wait for all the fences to come down and for the bridge to open which will further bring visual activity to between the station and the tower.
I walked towards Union down Bay Street a couple of nights ago and the glow of the massive lobby completely changes the area on the east side of the station.
What used to be a dark and derelict entrance to what felt like a highway tunnel now feels like a seamless continuation of the financial district. The tunnel disappears behind the glass bridge and the lights from CIBC Square’s lobby illuminates the side of the station. It really comes together quite nicely. Can’t wait for all the fences to come down and for the bridge to open which will further bring visual activity to between the station and the tower.
mburrrrr
Senior Member
Coiled up here. I saw one guy at Yonge and the laneway holding the other end about 10-20 minutes after this picture.
UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
The crane count (or lack thereof) has been updated in the respective DB header.
MBand71
New Member
Yup.
Winds started to pick up. Hard to keep the tagline taut. Derrick has a 30km/h maximum operating wind speed, pretty restrictive especially downtown with wind tunnel effects. With winds picking up again this week, outer 3 jib sections needed to be removed to reduce cantilever and stress on the slew brakes.
mburrrrr
Senior Member
Windy morning today too. The winds of November.
daptive
Senior Member
No
Love that this building not only has a publicly accessible park, but also a decent food hall, and more importantly a new bus station! The biggest “miss” is the nighttime lighting, wish it was a bit more visible and a bit more dramatic to really highlight those diamonds!
Love that this building not only has a publicly accessible park, but also a decent food hall, and more importantly a new bus station! The biggest “miss” is the nighttime lighting, wish it was a bit more visible and a bit more dramatic to really highlight those diamonds!
hkskyline
Active Member
11/2
kotsy
Senior Member
Riseth
Senior Member
November 6, 2025
Koops65
Senior Member
hkskyline
Active Member
11/6
DarwinP
Active Member
Wish this building ended up being taller. We are missing an office tower dominating the skyline and not a condo.
Riseth
Senior Member
Agreed. If Phase 2 was 20-25m taller it would create a nice peak effect between Phase 1 and Brookfield Place.
ehambobam
New Member
Today, more coming down yet.
