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With new developments constantly being submitted to the City of Toronto for approval, and cranes popping up or being lowered, construction never seems to stop in Toronto. While we track all of this information on a daily basis with UrbanToronto Pro, with this feature, we provide a roundup of projects where construction has recently started.
Here are the projects that have broken ground – or were preparing to – over the past couple of months:
Located on the northwest corner of Dunn Avenue and Springhurst Avenue in Parkdale, the 4-storey affordable modular housing project is designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects for the City of Toronto's Modular Housing Initiative, which is part of the HousingTO 2020-2030 Action Plan. A ground breaking ceremony was held recently for the project, with Mayor John Tory in attendance. Upon completion, the development will offer a total of 51 units.
Developed by CentreCourt, the IBI Group-designed project is part of a larger 1,000 acre masterplanned community located at 1100 Sheppard Avenue West in Downsview. The building will stand 14 storeys tall and house a total of 422 units. As for now, construction is underway at the site, where shoring has recently begun.
The 10-storey mixed-use condominium has begun construction at 700 Sheppard Avenue West in Willowdale, with a shoring rig appearing on site recently. Designed by KFA Architects for Quadcam Development Group, the building will come to have retail at grade, and 128 residential units situated in the levels above.
Shoring has commenced for 21 and 25-storey mixed-use condominium buildings designed by IBI Group for Lanterra Developments. On the northeast corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Royal York Road in the Westmount area of Etobicoke, this project will eventually boast another two towers.
Shoring has also begun at the site of The View, an 8-storey residential building designed by Standard Practice for Condoman Developments with 30 condominium units at 507-511 Kingston Road in the Upper Beach area of Toronto.
Being developed by Marlin Spring, the 17-storey, 243-unit condo tower designed by Graziani + Corazza Architects at 201 Sterling Road in the Junction Triangle area of Toronto's West End has had its site cleared, and two shoring rigs — amongst other machines delivered to the site — means that construction start is just around the corner.
Located in in the heart of Downtown Barrie, construction is underway at the site of Debut Waterfront Residences. Being developed by Gary Silverberg, the conjoined Scott Shields Architects and Oleson Worland Architects-designed towers will rise to be 33 storeys tall and house a combined total of 272 units just off the shore of Kempenfelt Bay.
Although construction of its parking garage has been underway since March, construction is finally starting on this big-box retail site. Designed by Turner Fleischer Architects for RICE Group, 2200 Islington is located on its southwest corner with Rexdale Boulevard in Etobicoke.
Shoring has begun for The Dylan at 831 Glencairn Avenue, a 10-storey condominium development on the way in the Glen Park area of North York. Designed by Kirkor Architects for Chestnut Hill Developments, the development will house a total of 218 rental and condo units, in addition to offering retail at its base.
Shoring has also begun at the site of Westerly Condos, 20 and 27-storey residential buildings designed by Kirkor Architects for Tridel and Hollyburn Properties in the heart of Islington Village in Etobicoke. They are located on the north side of Central Park Roadway between Islington Avenue and Cordova Avenue.
A ground breaking ceremony took place last month for this 4-storey office building designed by Kearns Mancini Architects for Intentional Capital on the northeast corner of Geary Avenue and Lightbourn Avenue in the Davenport neighbourhood. The work will add two storeys above the existing building which will be renovated.
The site at 400 King West is the process of being cleared for a mixed-use condominium building designed by BDP Quadrangle for Plaza. The 48-storey building will rise on the northeast corner of King and Charlotte streets, in the city's Entertainment District.
Being conjointly developed by Context Development, RioCan REIT and Toronto Community Housing Corporation, this development designed by Turner Fleischer Architects and Teeple Architects has multiple shoring rigs on site, getting ready to begin work on the 8, 16 and 17-storey buildings at 1575 Queen Street East near Coxwell.
Tomorrow, we will look at recent construction completions in Toronto.
Did we miss a project? Reach out to us and let us know if we did here. In the meantime, keep an eye out in our Forum for new construction projects starting or finishing up work this month. More specific information on each of these developments will come soon, but for now, you can learn more from our Database files for the projects, linked below. If you'd like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum threads, or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
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