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Following our recent coverage of progress at Exchange District Condos beside Square One in Mississauga, UrbanToronto shifts its focus a little to the southwest along Burnhamthorpe Road to M City, a growing, towering mixed-use community from Rogers Real Estate Development Ltd and Urban Capital Property Group. While the Exchange District Condos’ EX1 tower currently holds the title of Mississauga’s tallest skyscraper, it will soon be surpassed by M City’s M3.
In UrbanToronto’s last M City update from June, 2024, M3 was about halfway to its final height, while M4 and M5 were both essentially excavation pits, with construction work on M4's lower level having started. (M1 and M2 have been completed and are occupied, while the last three towers, M6, M7, and M8, have not begun construction.)
In the time since, M5 is where M4 was in June, M4 has reached grade, and M3, which we will focus on in this article, has grown significantly further into the sky. Looking southeastward, below, a sliver of the completed accordion-like towers of the first phase can be seen to the left, while M3 rises in the centre of the image. (M4 can be seen to its right, with M5 behind it. Core Architects are the designers of M1, M2, and M4, while Arcadis designed M3 and M5.)
Looking north, below, M3 now stands at approximately 57 storeys, up from 35 in the last update. White protective panels at the top cover the uppermost floors, while yellow shoring posts on the three floors beneath are in place while those slabs continue to cure. The lower tower floors showcase alternating black and white balcony accents, with clear glass railings breaking the pattern every third level. On the southeast elevation, to which the crane is attached, a sawtooth balcony design creates a diagonal motif along the facade. That sawtooth design can also be seen in the podium floors below.
While the 60-storey M1 and M2 twins will continue to stand out for their accordion-like shape, M3 will also be a standout at the site, not just because it will be the tallest at 77 storeys/260.29m, but also for its stepped cladding and especially its chamfered elevations. This tower, tallest on Mississauga's books, and soon to take that record from EX1 which is currently topping out some blocks to the east, will sport the unique flares over its lower 20-or-so and upper dozen-or-so storeys, making a lasting impact on the Mississauga City Centre skyline.
UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on these developments, but in the meantime, you can learn more about them from our Database files, 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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