Johnny Au
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Part 2 of 2 take on October 9, 2024:
Davenport and Berryman:
Davenport and Berryman:
Toronto The One | 328.4m | 91s | Mizrahi Developments | Foster + Partners
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reinventingthewheel
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Good call because, for the record…
This is nonsense. You would need to have knowingly photographed precisely when the sun lies in the same horizontal plane as the roof surface, thus casting a shadow up to an equal elevation on the background, normal surface. Even then, several sources of error (from more complex physics) make this a poor approximation.
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mburrrrr
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Thursday Oct 10 from The Esplanade at Scott St +~100m. Almost there.
ImmenselyMental
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That was pretty much what I was about to say. The photo by @jer1961 on the previous page was taken from 5 km away, a distance far enough from the site (despite The One being in front) for me to conclude it was at least the height of One Bloor East. Although the photo by @mburrrrr suggests it has yet to surpass the height of One Bloor East, it was also taken slightly closer to One Bloor East than The One, but the difference is negligible. Of course, if The One has not yet surpassed One Bloor East, it will do so very soon.
Let's move on to some photos of The One from this morning:
Rascacielo
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Nonsense or not, the record (elevation drawings, thanks to @ ZEBuilder) shows the top of the 74th floor, which I assume where the core is now, is 256.175 m, while One Bloor East’s height (according to UT’s data) is 257.24 m. I guess I must have been extremely lucky to catch the shadow at a point when it was close to its real height.
As to whether the core is actually at Level 74 or 75 (which would surpass 1BE’s height), I admit it’s a bit difficult to see, as all the floors above Level 70 are fully hidden behind that blue covering. But based on the height of the floors, I’d say there are 3 fully formed floors behind that cover, not 4. The core rises 1 floor above the top floor, and the columns are about the same height as the core.
Anyway, clearly we’re about to hit a milestone here. The next and more interesting milestone will be surpassing First Canadian Place’s height (298 m), which will make it the tallest building in Canada.
Rascacielo
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One indisputable fact is the crane is now the tallest crane in Canada 
WalkieScorchie
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Here's a good vantage point to show the height of the core compared to 1BE - from St. Clair and Yonge yesterday (Oct. 10):
Practically dead even at this point
Practically dead even at this point
Collingwoodbuildinglover
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Wouldn't it just be the worst thing ever if the receivership kicked into effect and we stalled out at 75 floors 
jer1961
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Photos taken today, Friday (Oct. 11). Since my post from last Friday, the forms at top have moved up a level where the core is at 73/74 or so, perhaps matching the height of 1 Bloor E. (See above discussion...) Level 70 is peeking out under the forms, we'll likely see the attachments points for the next set of hangers next week when the forms rise. The corners below which are supported by the latest set of hangers are being poured, around level 61. The Rail Climbing Systems (RCSs) installing the skin below have all risen, with the east RCS now up to level 43, the first glass on that level visible on the south side, the north RCS is up to level 42, where the west RCS is now as well. And now on the 1st mechanical level, louvres have been added to the east and west facing sides joining the north face which had them installed last week.
Starting with the usual Flickr "time lapse" album addition, to views from the south. The first one, from Dundas, shows 1BW and 1BE. Hard to tell for sure, but the core section, which is back-set from the blue forms on the exterior, may be matching the height of 1BE. A wide view from Yonge at Alexander, and shots showing the latest skin installed on the south side, and a view up that crane and exterior elevator. Then the view from across the street on Balmuto, and shots from Cumberland east of Bay. Shots from Bloor just east of Yonge, including views of the east and north louvres on the 1st mechanical level, the east one the new one here. Finally, views from the west, at Devonshire, and from the southwest at Queen's Park Crescent E north of College.
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Starting with the usual Flickr "time lapse" album addition, to views from the south. The first one, from Dundas, shows 1BW and 1BE. Hard to tell for sure, but the core section, which is back-set from the blue forms on the exterior, may be matching the height of 1BE. A wide view from Yonge at Alexander, and shots showing the latest skin installed on the south side, and a view up that crane and exterior elevator. Then the view from across the street on Balmuto, and shots from Cumberland east of Bay. Shots from Bloor just east of Yonge, including views of the east and north louvres on the 1st mechanical level, the east one the new one here. Finally, views from the west, at Devonshire, and from the southwest at Queen's Park Crescent E north of College.
The One (1 Bloor West) "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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fanoftoronto
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Wouldn't it just be the worst thing ever if the receivership kicked into effect and we stalled out at 75 floors
You take that back!!
Don't even joke about the building stalling!
Here I am hoping for the builders forgetting to stop building and keep going past 328m while all this receivership is figured out in the background!
Johnny Au
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Part 1 of 2 taken on October 11, 2024:
Bay and Cumberland:
Balmuto Side:
Back Alley:
Bloor Side:
Bay and Cumberland:
Balmuto Side:
Back Alley:
Bloor Side:
UpwithOlives
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Really appreciate your weekly updates/recaps!Photos taken today, Friday (Oct. 11). Since my post from last Friday, the forms at top have moved up a level where the core is at 73/74 or so, perhaps matching the height of 1 Bloor E. (See above discussion...) Level 70 is peeking out under the forms, we'll likely see the attachments points for the next set of hangers next week when the forms rise. The corners below which are supported by the latest set of hangers are being poured, around level 61. The Rail Climbing Systems (RCSs) installing the skin below have all risen, with the east RCS now up to level 43, the first glass on that level visible on the south side, the north RCS is up to level 42, where the west RCS is now as well. And now on the 1st mechanical level, louvres have been added to the east and west facing sides joining the north face which had them installed last week.
Starting with the usual Flickr "time lapse" album addition, to views from the south. The first one, from Dundas, shows 1BW and 1BE. Hard to tell for sure, but the core section, which is back-set from the blue forms on the exterior, may be matching the height of 1BE. A wide view from Yonge at Alexander, and shots showing the latest skin installed on the south side, and a view up that crane and exterior elevator. Then the view from across the street on Balmuto, and shots from Cumberland east of Bay. Shots from Bloor just east of Yonge, including views of the east and north louvres on the 1st mechanical level, the east one the new one here. Finally, views from the west, at Devonshire, and from the southwest at Queen's Park Crescent E north of College.
The One (1 Bloor West) "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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Rascacielo
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So the next mechanical levels will be 77/78? It will be interesting to see The One from the Danforth as it rises above 1BE. It will look like an extension of 1 BE, although with very different aesthetic.
thaivic
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ahmedyusali
Member
1BE was dominating the height its neighboring area but soon it will be left in the dust by the one..
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