Halton Hills McGibbon on Main | ?m | 10s | Amico | Arcadis

Also, cladding panels have started going up.
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urbancog said:
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Topping out pour happening today.
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Still got the mechanical though. I’m curious to see how high it will be. It looks like the equivalent of 2 floors but hopefully it doesn’t look all that bad.

Side note - I absolutely HATE the grey precast brick. I wonder if it was cheaper than red (?) I think the worst spot is on the front facing Main Street, there’s red on one side of a window, and grey on the other. It looks horrible
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Lperry said:
Still got the mechanical though. I’m curious to see how high it will be. It looks like the equivalent of 2 floors but hopefully it doesn’t look all that bad.
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Yeah, hoping the mech building will only have a small footprint and be set back from the Main Street facade. But if it’s another 2 stories it’ll be even more imposing.

It would be better if the next big development was lined up to continue Main Street’s transition to mid-rise but as far as I know there are no other proposals here, only beside the GO Station.
 
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Lperry said:
I absolutely HATE the grey precast brick
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I agree, both the grey and red pre-cast brick cladding looks cheap. Amico does have actual brick layers working at the Main/Mill corner. My photo captures the green netting better than the brickwork, sorry. I’m a bit more optimistic about this section.
 
urbancog said:
Yeah, hoping the mech building will only have a small footprint and be set back from the Main Street facade. But if it’s another 2 stories it’ll be even more imposing.

It would be better if the next big development was lined up to continue Main Street’s transition to mid-rise but as far as I know there are no other proposals here, only beside the GO Station.
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Nothing as of yet for downtown, though the old post office in Mill Street was for sale earlier this year along with the parcel next to it. It was being marketed as a possible new development. Wouldn’t surprise me if Amico took that on as well once they’re done with the Gib and Mill Landing. We’ll find out soon enough I’m sure!

urbancog said:
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I agree, both the grey and red pre-cast brick cladding looks cheap. Amico does have actual brick layers working at the Main/Mill corner. My photo captures the green netting better than the brickwork, sorry. I’m a bit more optimistic about this section.
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So far it’s looking good. But one weird thing I noticed is there’s a major gap between the brick and the rockwool behind it. What fills in that gap? It looks so weird to see the brick wall with a maybe 6” gap behind it
 
It's possible that the plan is to stain the gray precast brick sections after they are all up. I would hope that is what is going to happen at least. Staining sinks in, and can have multiple tones applied to build up a more fine-grained look...

...that's all assuming that they intend to have something resembling their renderings at the end of the day.

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interchange42 said:
It's possible that the plan is to stain the gray precast brick sections after they are all up. I would hope that is what is going to happen at least. Staining sinks in, and can have multiple tones applied to build up a more fine-grained look...

...that's all assuming that they intend to have something resembling their renderings at the end of the day.

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Can confirm this is the case! Pics to follow… I’m wondering why they decided to install some panels along the first level in the intended colour and the rest grey though. My guess is cost? I’m assuming it was cheaper to get grey precast brick and stain it after but I’d love some insight from someone that knows better
 
Lperry said:
Can confirm this is the case! Pics to follow… I’m wondering why they decided to install some panels along the first level in the intended colour and the rest grey though. My guess is cost? I’m assuming it was cheaper to get grey precast brick and stain it after but I’d love some insight from someone that knows better
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Very hard to know why this was the less costly way to go, but pretty much every decision regarding the construction elements are in regards to controlling costs! Anyway, I'm glad it's going red!!

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Very quick photo this morning from the back of the build since it was raining and didn’t want to get outta the car to walk around.

I noticed that the windows on my unit were installed and they somehow managed to install them backwards; the balcony door is in the bedroom instead of the living room unlike the rest of the same unit type below… ask me how tired I am 🫩

November 3 2025:

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