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Construction is nearing completion at The Charles at Church on the cusp of both the Church-Wellesley Village and Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhoods in Downtown Toronto. Located at the northwest corner of Charles and Church streets, the 47-storey condominium is a collaboration between Aspen Ridge Homes and The Sud Group of Companies, with a design by BDP Quadrangle. The tower's modern exterior contrasts with restored heritage buildings at its base, most notably the historic Manhattan building at 634 Church Street, which was carefully shifted onsite and restored.
UrbanToronto last provided an update in October, 2024. Since then, the tower has topped off.
Viewed from the east in early February, 2025, we see the tower’s concrete roof slab and mechanical penthouse partially formed, with concrete and formwork visible on the south side. The image captures the full east elevation, where window wall glazing and black metal framing span almost the entire height, terminating just below the final residential floor. Balcony slabs wrap the tower's corners in a staggered pattern, while glass guards have been installed up to the 46th floor. The undersides of higher balconies remain in raw concrete. In the background to the right, The One, with its distinct blue formwork and yellow crane, can be seen behind the flowing lines of One Bloor East.
By late February, 2025, much of the hoarding had been removed to reveal the restored heritage frontage at the corner of Church and Charles streets. The Manhattan building showcases its refurbished tan-brick exterior, stone lintels, decorative keystones, and ornate wood trim beneath a newly installed red standing seam metal mansard roof. Above, the third-through-sixth reveal floors of the tower are now fully enclosed with dark curtain wall glazing and black spandrel panels.
Looking southwest in mid-March, 2025, the virtually completed exterior glazing and cladding now reach the final residential floor. The tower’s construction hoist remains attached to the north elevation, with its presence suggesting that interior fit-out and finishing work is ongoing, particularly on the upper levels. Balconies with frosted glass guards continue their alternating pattern along both the north and east elevations, wrapping some corners. Varying in length and placement between floors, the balcony configuration contrasts with the uniformity of the fully wraparound balconies of Casa II and III Condos to the right.
A recent high-angle view looking northwest shows The Charles at Church now fully clad on its south and east elevations. By now, the mechanical penthouse structure is fully formed, with the lower section clad and the upper portion partially enclosed along the east and south elevations, where dark metal panels match the rest of the tower’s facade treatment. The slab edge at the roof remains exposed, with final cladding installation still pending. Temporary guardrails and construction fencing outline the roof perimeter.
Now in the final stages of construction, The Charles at Church reaches a height of 152.7m. Once interior work on its suites has been completed, it will introduce 428 new residential units to the area.
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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