It has been five weeks since we last visited the side-by-side construction sites for Lago at the Waterfront and Riva del Lago in Etobicoke's Humber Bay Shores area. The two Graziani + Corazza Architects-designed condominium developments are rising to heights of 49 and 14 storeys respectively, and both have made significant progress since our January update. 

Riva del Lago (foreground) and Lago (background), image by Craig White

At the time of our last visit, the Monarch Group/Mattamy Homes and the Biddington Group developments stood at heights of 39 and 4 storeys. In the time since, Lago has risen another 6 levels, and now stands 45 storeys, while Riva del Lago has more than doubled in height, reaching 9 storeys, with work in progress on the 10th level.

Riva del Lago (foreground) and Lago (background), image by Craig White

While Riva del Lago is still awaiting the first of its exterior finishes, window wall cladding and balcony glazing continue to seal off the much taller Lago at the Waterfront. Lago's main exterior design feature is the effect created by repeated shifting four-level volumes of alternating black and white slab-edge underpainting matched with dark-tinted and clear balcony glazing.

Riva del Lago (L) and Lago at the Waterfront (R), image by Craig White

While not as obvious in the image above, this design feature appears much more prominently when viewed from near-vertical angles at the base of the tower.

Acute view of Lago at the Waterfront, image by Craig White

With just 4 residential floors before work begins on the mechanical penthouse level above, we expect to see Lago at the Waterfront top off in the next two months, while neighbouring Riva del Lago will follow soon after in the Spring. The taller Lago at the Waterfront will very shortly be the tallest structure in the Humber Bay Shores area, though this title will pass on to Empire Communities' nearby Eau du Soleil, likely in mid-2017.

Lago at the Waterfront on the Humber Bay Shores skyline, image by Craig White

Additional information along with renderings of the projects can be found in our dataBase files for Lago at the Waterfront and Riva del Lago, linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum threads, or leave a comment using the field provided at the bottom of this page.