Toronto Toronto House | 186.53m | 58s | Westbank | Hariri Pontarini

[khris]

Curved glass and aluminum. Very nice.

 

[Yegger]

I trust in Westbank to deliver. The execution on Vancouver House was top notch

 

[Contra]

I trust in Westbank to deliver. The execution on Vancouver House was top notch

Not to mention they're putting their own name on the building too. They'll want to show off a little - this should look awesome!

 

[Red Mars]

Pics from Nov 21, 2019

 

[AlbertC]

 

[Red Mars]

Dec 17, 2019

 

[Lachlan Holmes]

Photos taken Sunday:

 

[cd concept]

Here-we-go ! This building is going to look awesome when it's finished !

 

[UrbanAffair]

Thanks to all the photographers from yesterday. I think I counted almost 20 new excavated holes that are almost ready for one or multiple cranes. That's pretty unique in the North American experience presently. Curious how crane suppliers are dealing with this level of demand these days.

 

[AHK]

Thanks to all the photographers from yesterday. I think I counted almost 20 new excavated holes that are almost ready for one or multiple cranes. That's pretty unique in the North American experience presently. Curious how crane suppliers are dealing with this level of demand these days.

I would not think the availability of cranes themselves is such an issue. Cranes can be brought in from other cities. New cranes continue to be delivered, older cranes can be refurbished. Many years ago, in Montreal, after Expo 67 and prior to the election of the first PQ government, there was a short lived construction boom in Montreal. What was noticeable were several white and blue construction cranes with the labelling: 'ONTARIO EQUIPMENT'. So binging them down the 401 from Toronto was not, in the grand scheme of things, a major cost impediment.

Now the real shortage - one that is causing problems, and a lot of poaching - is the shortage of qualified crane operators. Some fairly rigorous training and certification requirements limit the rate at which new people can enter the field, and there definitely are not enough operators for all the projects currently needing them.

 

[innsertnamehere]

I have a friend that just got into crane operating - he's making huge money from my understanding.

 

[AHK]

Friday, December 20. Prepping for the crane base.

 

[ADRM]

 

[westtoeast]

They must be itching to get the crane in to get forming going, this has been slower than anticipated given the complexity of the facade support.

The North and South faces for this one will have some pretty cool signage from the looks of the Sign Variance Application (filed Dec 11):

 

[Midtown Urbanist]

Oh yes please. Inject that logo right into my skyline Westbank!

I take it that this isn't just a CadillacFairview-esque marking of territory, and that Westbank intends to locate their Toronto office into 19 Duncan?