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The Whitfield is bringing a bold splash of red to Toronto’s St Lawrence neighbourhood, with its burgundy tones now standing out at Front and Sherbourne streets. Designed by Giannone Petricone Associates with Rafael + Bigauskas Architects as the Architect of Record, the 39-storey mixed-use development by Menkes Developments and Core Development Group continues to progress and create a notable contrast against the neutral tones of its surrounding developments.
Since UrbanToronto’s last update in September, 2024, The Whitfield now stands at 31 storeys, with glazing installed up to 18 storeys, the distinctive swooping red-stained brick panels on the podium, and vertical red aluminum fins beginning to define its upper-storeys design.
This close-up of the south podium highlights the concave curve along Front Street East, where stained precast panels in a rich burgundy define the facade. The repetitive, ribbed precast panels are coloured with the use of stain, rather than paint, allowing the colour to absorb into the concrete, ensuring durability against wear from environmental elements like wind and moisture.
This upward view of the tower volume shows the installation of the red fins, which currently span four storeys on the west elevation and five on the south. These fins, with their sleek, linear design, hang slightly below the bottom edge of the first tower floor slab. Glazing is installed across four storeys on the west side, framed in dark aluminum trim. A couple construction crew members can be seen doing different cladding related tasks on two different levels. The image also captures the chamfered corner where west-side windows transition to south-side balconies.
The transition between the podium and tower volumes is seen at levels 10 and 11, inset from the larger tower floor-plates above. Black soffits (seen above) connect the lower portion of the fins on the Sherbourne Street elevation. Like on the tower, the podium balconies in the image below curve along Front Street East, contrasting the windows facing Sherbourne Street.
At grade along the west elevation, a telescopic mobile crane is seen lifting and positioning a massive precast panel, featuring a distinct ridged texture, that spans the first two storeys along Sherbourne Street. The panelling will frame the podium's pedestrian realm, and complement the architecture of neighbouring buildings.
Looking west toward the Downtown skyline, glazing and cladding are installed on six tower storeys on the east elevation. At the top, formwork can been seen on the east side around the crane in preparation for the building of the next floor. The concrete boom pump awaits in readiness to the right for the next pour.
Scheduled for completion in December, 2025, The Whitfield is rising to a height of 130m with 484 condominium 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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