On the east side of Union Station in Downtown Toronto, construction continues on CIBC SQUARE. With the Ivanhoé Cambridge and Hines-developed complex's first phase hosting the new Union GO Bus Terminal and the tower continuing to be fitted out for its tenants, work is forging ahead on the second phase tower. In the just over two months since we last looked in, there's been quite a bit of progress all around on these WilkinsonEyre and Adamson Associates-designed buildings. With so much photography added to this thread on an ongoing basis, these are some of the updates to the site over the last nine weeks by numerous UrbanToronto Forum contributors. Text is in the captions.

Looking up at the Phase 1 tower from the corner of Bay and Lake Shore on September 2, image by UrbanToronto contributor Johnny Au

The building's logo below the completed canopy of Phase 1, September 11, image by UrbanToronto contributor Marcanadian

Rebar awaits a concrete pour so that a second crane can be raised for Phase 2, September 18, image by UrbanToronto contributor skycandy

CIBC's new logo has started to be placed on the Phase 1 exterior, around September 23, image by UrbanToronto contributor mburrrrr

Work on the sidewalk beside Lake Shore and under the Gardiner, to the south of phase 1, around September 24, image by UrbanToronto contributor skycandy

Looking west to the second crane about a week after it went up, October 2, image by UrbanToronto contributor bilked

The south half of the overbuild park close to finished, October 4, image by UrbanToronto contributor mburrrrr

A virtually completed public realm along the south side, October 18, image by UrbanToronto contributor ADRM

Nightlighting on Phase 1, October 20, image by UrbanToronto contributor NorthshoreCity

A portable concrete pumper, looking like a spider, at the site on October 21, image by UrbanToronto contributor mburrrrr

Where the concrete is going; a pad for a third crane, October 21, image by UrbanToronto contributor mburrrrr

Another logo, and the stairway to the park still to be finished, October 29, image by UrbanToronto contributor polesingularity

Work on the new underground levels of Phase 2, October 29, image by UrbanToronto contributor mburrrrr

The north end of the overbuild park, being used as staging and office area for Phase 2, October 29, image by UrbanToronto contributor mburrrrr

A portable crane assists in the raising of the third crane, November 2, image by UrbanToronto contributor skycandy

So now you are up-to-date as of yesterday!

We will keep you updated as CIBC SQUARE continues to progress, but in the meantime you can learn more from our Database file for the project, linked below. If you'd like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread, or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.

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