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spasongs
Guest
This one should look awesome IF they stick to the rendering. Son of TD towers.
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jmacmillan
Guest
The on-site sales office is now closed. It reopens at 18 Yorkville in April.
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FortySixAndTwo462
Guest
I'll be able to monitor this one go up and post "aerial" shots once construction begins, as my condo view looks down on the site just 100 feet away.
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jmacmillan
Guest
Great Gulf seems to have a flair for the dramatic, with signs all around the building proclaiming: "Sales Office Temporarily Closed, Xcavation Starting." Or words to that effect.
Incidentally, here's a link to the company doing the work.
www.progreendemo.com/about.htm
10-Mar-2007
An orange tarp is now visible from the front entrance, which appears to seal off the room behind the former front lobby. I wonder if this is related to asbestos removal, or just to keep dust and dirt from spreading. It would be interesting to know step by step how an office building is demolished.
Incidentally, here's a link to the company doing the work.
www.progreendemo.com/about.htm
10-Mar-2007
An orange tarp is now visible from the front entrance, which appears to seal off the room behind the former front lobby. I wonder if this is related to asbestos removal, or just to keep dust and dirt from spreading. It would be interesting to know step by step how an office building is demolished.
Noticed windows have been removed from the old police headquarters so its coming down.
Mike in TO
Senior Member
View from above shows some work being done taking down the roof.
corridor_dweller
New Member
The building shell is now coming down. Should be completely raised by tomorrow at the rate their going. I wonder how soon digging will start after demolition?
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
The north side took 4 or 5 days to take down, Jarvis side is happening today. Once that's complete the slabs have to be jack hammered out so I think it's going to be a good month or two before the building is gone.
There was an 8 or 9 storey building that was taken down where the condos just to the east of the Xerox building now stand on Bloor East and that took 5 or 6 months to take down, must have been built really well. Several jack hammer vehicles working away for about 4 months nearly drove me insane back when I was working shift hours.
There was an 8 or 9 storey building that was taken down where the condos just to the east of the Xerox building now stand on Bloor East and that took 5 or 6 months to take down, must have been built really well. Several jack hammer vehicles working away for about 4 months nearly drove me insane back when I was working shift hours.
maestro
Senior Member
I highly doubt the frame of the police station is as strong as , for example, an elevator core of an unbuilt 55 storeys tower so I doubt they will be jackhammering when they can use this
mysteryman
Active Member
^Is that from the new Transformers movie?
Edward
Senior Member
Agreed. Hopefully it comes close to looking like the rendering. Balconies, or at least the underside, might be an issue.
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Hydrogen
Guest
Maestro,
That thing looks like a robot playing pocket pool.
That thing looks like a robot playing pocket pool.
Andrew3D
Active Member
Can somebody in the area snap a few pictures?
dt_toronto_geek
Superstar
It's coming down quickly. The north side began two weeks ago and the east side (Jarvis St.) began on Tuesday.
Here are a few photos taken today...
The South (Charles St.) and West side -
The North face -
The North and East (Jarvis St.) side -
The North and West side -
Here are a few photos taken today...
The South (Charles St.) and West side -
The North face -
The North and East (Jarvis St.) side -
The North and West side -
Ugly old building - goodbye, lump!
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