Toronto KING Toronto | 57.6m | 16s | Westbank | Bjarke Ingels Group

UtakataNoAnnex · Jul 11, 2024

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jackattack · Jul 14, 2024

AHK · Jul 15, 2024

July 15 - Problems with one (the west one) of the King Toronto cranes at the end of last week. Friday afternoon, most of the crane was taken down. This morning, it was being put back up.

Friday afternoon:

This morning:

AHK · Jul 19, 2024

From July 18. Some portions of King Toronto now appear to be topped off.

pajaro · Jul 20, 2024

Are there any more floors that will go up on this one? Hard to tell...

rdaner · Jul 22, 2024

Can’t tell what these panels are? Taken 22 July.

Vminkov · Jul 22, 2024

Only the finest G+C spandrel from their overflow storage

AHK · Jul 23, 2024

July 23 - three detail photos. Some sections of King Toronto have been topped off - can be seen in the formed concrete areas below, while other peaks are still rising. So overall, not completely topped off yet, but should be soon. Installation of the mechanical components, is proceeding. In addition to the previously visible drain pipe runs (black), white wrapped insulated water supply piping runs can be seen. Still no new cladding though.

Topped Off Sections:

Still going up:

Mechanical work in progress:

karledice · Jul 23, 2024

AHK said:
July 23 - three detail photos. Some sections of King Toronto have been topped off - can be seen in the formed concrete areas below, while other peaks are still rising. So overall, not completely topped off yet, but should be soon. Installation of the mechanical components, is proceeding. In addition to the previously visible drain pipe runs (black), white wrapped insulated water supply piping runs can be seen. Still no new cladding though.

Topped Off Sections:

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Still going up:

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Mechanical work in progress:

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Thanks for the detailed construction insights as always with the pics

A Torontonian Now · Jul 23, 2024

AHK said:
July 23 - three detail photos. Some sections of King Toronto have been topped off - can be seen in the formed concrete areas below, while other peaks are still rising. So overall, not completely topped off yet, but should be soon. Installation of the mechanical components, is proceeding. In addition to the previously visible drain pipe runs (black), white wrapped insulated water supply piping runs can be seen. Still no new cladding though.

Topped Off

I'll save Westbank the time and just announce on their behalf that the cladding will be arriving early next month.

UtakataNoAnnex · Jul 23, 2024

...or the first week in February!

AHK · Jul 24, 2024

July 24:

Morning - setting up to pour the top layer of the ground floor slab in the north-east corner of King Toronto:

Afternoon - freshly poured floor slab:

AHK · Jul 26, 2024

A Torontonian Now said:
I'll save Westbank the time and just announce on their behalf that the cladding will be arriving early next month.

July 26. A lot is going on at the King Toronto site - some of it associated (or coincident ) with the anticipated start of the glazing referred to by A Torontotonian Now above.

First of all, a Clifford Heritage Restoration crew was on-site all day yesterday. It looks like all the brackets are now in place to mount the sections of the heritage facades that were taken down and stored off-site during the construction process - photos below.

Secondly, the iron railing contractor for installation of the King Toronto balcony railings started at the site this morning.

Third, over the past while, in addition to the final sections being topped off there has been small in-fill concrete pours in various locations in the building - photos below of wood forms being removed from one of them.