Parkdalian
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I think this view from Hoskins/Queens Park is one that shows the tower off the best. The various heights of the nearby buildings provide references for scale, and they have a nice stagger.
Toronto One Bloor West | 308.6m | 85s | Tridel | Foster + Partners
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mburrrrr
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I think Sky Tower beat you to 85 full floors this week. Not drone certified but very close.
“The One” Yonge should pass 300m after ~9 more floors say… Thanksgiving (CDN).
Can you get over 300m without removing those two beams by then? I’m watching you.
I must say, you win the most interesting project to watch.
“The One” Yonge should pass 300m after ~9 more floors say… Thanksgiving (CDN).
Can you get over 300m without removing those two beams by then? I’m watching you.
I must say, you win the most interesting project to watch.
jer1961
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Another pile of photos taken today, Friday (Aug. 22). Pretty well everything has moved up since my last post a week ago. All four of the blue corner forms have reached the final level - 85 meaning those floors will soon be complete and the concrete portion of the tower essentially completed. The black Rail Climbing Systems (RCSs) installing the building's skin have all moved up, after mostly sitting in place for several weeks. So the east and north RCSs are up to floor 66, the west RCS is at 65, as is the mini-RCS on the south side. Now 18 floors of skin to go, at least on 2 sides. Even the external elevator is taller - the girder track thingy now all the way to the top with what looked like installation work today for access to level 83.
So with the blue scaffolds at top, we should start to see work on the building's crown soon, and we'll find out what those clamp things are going to be used for at the very top of each mega column! And, while 1 Bloor beat 1 Yonge to 300m, there is still that old-school milestone of 1,000 ft (304.8m) to be conquered.
Starting with the view from Yonge at Dundas, moving up to Charles and Yonge, with tighter views of the RCSs from there, then a view of the elevator at the top seen from the alley off Balmuto. Next, the view from Cumberland, including tighter views of the top with the corner scaffolds now at top, and the north and west RCS. Then, from Bloor and Yonge with a view slightly east of there, then the "classic" view from the NE corner of that intersection, with a tighter view showing off the glass and shadows, and a view looking under the RCSs on the east and north side. From Church and Wellesley, then from Harbord and Hoskin to the west where you can see (barely) workers on top of the external elevator doing work there - the elevator was rising as I captured the photos. Also (barely) visible there is a crew installing cladding on the south face at level 66. The plastic covering on the cladding visible there is gone by the time I shot the Charles Street views. (The photos here are posted mostly reverse order that I took them.) Finishing with a final view from Bloor east of Manning.
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So with the blue scaffolds at top, we should start to see work on the building's crown soon, and we'll find out what those clamp things are going to be used for at the very top of each mega column! And, while 1 Bloor beat 1 Yonge to 300m, there is still that old-school milestone of 1,000 ft (304.8m) to be conquered.
Starting with the view from Yonge at Dundas, moving up to Charles and Yonge, with tighter views of the RCSs from there, then a view of the elevator at the top seen from the alley off Balmuto. Next, the view from Cumberland, including tighter views of the top with the corner scaffolds now at top, and the north and west RCS. Then, from Bloor and Yonge with a view slightly east of there, then the "classic" view from the NE corner of that intersection, with a tighter view showing off the glass and shadows, and a view looking under the RCSs on the east and north side. From Church and Wellesley, then from Harbord and Hoskin to the west where you can see (barely) workers on top of the external elevator doing work there - the elevator was rising as I captured the photos. Also (barely) visible there is a crew installing cladding on the south face at level 66. The plastic covering on the cladding visible there is gone by the time I shot the Charles Street views. (The photos here are posted mostly reverse order that I took them.) Finishing with a final view from Bloor east of Manning.
One Bloor West (The One) "time-lapse"
From October, 2020, as above-ground construction started in earnest at The One (1 Bloor W.) in Toronto. More or less a weekly photo usually taken on a Friday, with some gaps during early-on construction hiatuses. The initial photographs are from 2015, during demolition at the site, 2018, during...
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
...I think the fun will start when they assemble roof and mechanical bits.
Benito
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Today.
hawc
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UtakataNoAnnex
Superstar
Louving those views, Mr. Benito! <3
KAR246
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August 22nd photos:
From the top of Kensington Parking Garage:
From King's College Circle:
From Bloor and Bedford:
From the top of Kensington Parking Garage:
From King's College Circle:
From Bloor and Bedford:
Johnny Au
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August 23, 2025:
Sir Winston Churchill Park:
Sir Winston Churchill Park:
GameOnBrad
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Gotta admit, though the first 3 floors are just glass and really boring, the rest of the building is quite impressive to look up at. And if you get just the right angle at the right time of day, the sun hits it pretty dynamically.
Marcanadian
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Saturday:
Jesse Ketchum Park by Marcanadian, on Flickr
One Bloor West by Marcanadian, on Flickr
One Bloor West by Marcanadian, on Flickr
One Bloor West by Marcanadian, on Flickr
Jesse Ketchum Park by Marcanadian, on FlickrOne Bloor West by Marcanadian, on FlickrOne Bloor West by Marcanadian, on FlickrOne Bloor West by Marcanadian, on Flickr
A Torontonian Now
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From Biidaasige Park, yesterday:
daptive
Senior Member
What focal length is this shot at?! Crazy how compressed the shot is
A Torontonian Now
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250 mm
MJS
New Member
Yesterday featuring an event on Charles St parkade
