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Rising at the northeast corner of Queen Street East and Mutual Street in Downtown Toronto, Queen Central is nearing its final height, with its tower soaring above the heritage facades at its base. Designed by Arcadis for Parallax Investment Corporation and Harlo Capital, the 34-storey development is addressed to 98 Queen Street East in the city's Garden District. At the time of UrbanToronto’s last update in August, 2024, the tower had reached 10 storeys.
Looking up to the north elevation in October, 2024, the tower’s facade installation was progressing, with window wall systems, black precast panels, mullions, and louvres now covering the first few storeys of the tower volume. Below, future walls remain wrapped in green weatherproofing, with gaps where windows will be. To the right, the heritage facade at 3 Mutual Street remains enveloped in scaffolding and green netting.
By December, 2024, the scaffold and netting was gone at 3 Mutual Street, and the heritage brick masonry facade is fully visible before full restoration, showcasing arched window openings and stone sills. Above, more cladding and glazing are now installed, gradually sealing the floors beneath the cantilever at the 10th floor.
Looking northwest this month, the east elevation features a step-back at the 11th floor, still exposed in bare concrete, with black and grey decorative panels installed on the wall below. To the left, the underside of the south elevation’s cantilever is wrapped in green weatherproofing. Higher up, the staggered and angled step-backs at the 23rd and 26th floors shape the upper tower volume, with additional setbacks planned at the 31st and 33rd floors. Structural work has reached the 29th floor, while black cladding panels and glazing have been installed up to the 14th floor.
Looking northeastwards across Queen, extensive orange tarp wraps the south and west elevations at ground level, while at the southeast corner the heritage facade of 98 Queen Street East remains covered in scaffolding and green tarp. The construction hoist extends up the west elevation. Along Queen and Mutual streets, sidewalks are lined with hoarding and scaffolding.
Looking east, the mix of heritage and modern design is on full display. The north elevation’s second and third floors still await cladding over green weatherproofing, though the windows now have fritted glass and spandrel panels installed, framed with black casing and trim. Up top, the north end of the 30th floor is now formed.
Upon completion, Queen Central will rise 106m and house 369 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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