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A tower crane is now installed at 1071 King West, a 17-storey rental apartment development on the south side of King Street West near Shaw Street, on the edge of Toronto’s Liberty Village. UrbanToronto attended the project’s ground breaking ceremony in July, 2024, where Hullmark, First Capital, and Woodbourne Canada Management Inc. celebrated its beginnings. The triangular site, bounded by the Toronto West Rail Corridor to the south and Douro Street to the east, will be home to a flatiron-shaped building designed by BDP Quadrangle, with Kirkor Architects Planners as the Architect of Record.
Last month, a technical resubmission filed after the Notice of Approval Conditions (NOAC) bumped the building’s height from 56.6m to 62.2m, while the vehicular parking count has slightly decreased from 53 to 52 spaces. More notably, bicycle parking has substantially increased from 257 to 390 spaces.
In October, 2024, this aerial view looking east captures the excavation progress since the ground breaking. The excavation features a dirt ramp at the east end, sloping from grade at King Street West into the pit. This ramp curves around a deeper, square pit for the tower crane, with a red base visible amidst rebar. Within the pit as well are three excavators, construction materials, and tools. A pedestrian overpass above the rail corridor is seen to the southeast.
Later that month, we look out from that overpass to the assembly of the tower crane, where atop its white mast, construction crews are seen where the slewing unit is being prepared for installation of the jib and counter-jib. Cables are visible above and below, assisting in stabilizing the structure.
As of this month, below, the earthen ramp on the east side has been dug out while towards the west end, rows of newly poured concrete columns rise. A construction crew member is using a green articulating lift to apply white tarp on the shoring wall along the west and north elevations, which feature wooden lagging compared to the concrete adjacent to the rail corridor and future West Toronto Rail Path extension that will run along the southern edge of the building. King Street is hidden from view behind construction trailers and hoarding.
When complete, 1071 King West will bring 298 market-rate rentals apartments to the area along with six affordable rental 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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