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At the corner of Front and Sherbourne streets in Downtown Toronto, The Whitfield is just starting its ascent into the sky. This 39-storey mixed-use condo project, designed by Giannone Petricone Associates for Menkes Developments and Core Development Group, has risen above grade since our last update. Located at 33 Sherbourne Street, the podium is now taking shape alongside its integrated heritage elements.
A northeast view from January 11, below, captured The Whitfield just as it rose above the hoarding at street level. A red and white tower crane dominates the site, its jib extending across the work area. Construction is progressing on the lower podium levels, with the second storey formed at the east end.
Overseen by GBCA Architects with demolition having started in 2022, the two-storey 19th-century heritage facades at 33 Sherbourne and 178 Front streets — the Whitfield, Pearlman, and Goldberg buildings, respectively — have been stabilized and will be incorporated into the new building. The north, west, and partial south facades of the Whitfield building are being preserved, showcasing the architectural details that contribute to the St Lawrence Heritage Conservation District's character. New windows, faithful to the original designs, will be installed near the end of the process.
A February 2 shot from a nearby balcony offers an overview of the project. Construction workers are concentrated around a central area rich with ducting and rebar in advance of a sizeable concrete pour. Where the slab has already been poured, wooden forms map out the future layout of walls and columns that will support the rising structure.
In a more recent image we can see more of the concrete slab having been poured, while the distribution of construction materials, from stacks of plywood to rebar cages, speaks to the site’s workflow. Red fences along the building edge ensures worker access and safety.
In this recent image below looking northeast, The Whitfield is flanked by the King + Condos to the north, completed in 2016, and the Time and Space Condos to the south, close to completion. The former also features a historic facade, in its case a former 19th-century hotel hidden from view in this image, while the latter's U-shaped layout and volumetric complexity contrast its neighbour. Below, the Whitfield's first two storeys of the podium have significantly advanced, with wooden formwork, materials, and crew seen along the third storey. Eventually to be an 9-storey podium, it will feature horizontal bands of brick that wrap each floor slab.
With its completion scheduled for December, 2025, The Whitfield will reach 130m and house 484 units.
UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, 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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