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Tucked into the high-density residential fabric of Vaughan Road just west of Bathurst Street, Groove Urban Condominiums rises 15 storeys in a neighbourhood more familiar with walk-ups and mid-rises, but one seeing taller buildings of late. Designed by RAW for Block Developments, Groove is a smaller high-rise by Toronto standards, yet still brings density within a short walk of St Clair West station on University Line 1. While UrbanToronto previously covered the project in 2022 ahead of construction, this is our first update since breaking ground.
Looking northeast from June, 2024, excavation had reached the full depth for the two underground levels, while the blue crane installed the previous month rises at the north end. A dirt access ramp slopes into the pit where crews and an excavator are at work. Tiebacks are visible along the east shoring wall, with formwork visible at the base to the left behind the crane.
By March, 2025, construction had progressed well above grade, with initial cladding installed on the west elevation’s second floor. This close-up reveals the face brick façade in a uniform running bond, a material treatment planned to extend up to the 12th floor. A slab soffit is seen beneath the brick, while a shoring post remains in place to support concrete curing the level above.
One month later, Groove Condominiums stood at 10 floors, with the west elevation beginning to articulate via step-backs, visible at the ninth and tenth storeys and set to repeat through to the roof. Face brick cladding has advanced up to the fourth floor on the south elevation and continues along select slab edges facing Vaughan Road. Formwork is staged at the tenth-floor terrace, with initial vertical elements for the 11th floor just emerging above.
As seen in this early June, 2025 view looking between nearby buildings, the stepped massing progressively steps back through each successive level. A black construction hoist mast is installed on the south elevation to the right. At the top of the structure, formwork panels are in place for the current uppermost floor-plate.
This month, the tower has reached its 14th floor, with formwork for the 15th and final residential floor seen at left. Brick cladding is installed in a serpentine pattern along the west elevation up to the seventh-floor slab. On the north side are dark cladding panels rising to just below the eighth-floor step-back. Temporary construction fencing remains in place at grade while select ground-level columns have been treated with weatherproofing in preparation for cladding.
From this recent northeast vantage along St Clair Avenue West, Groove Condominiums is seen through treetops nearing topping off, with formwork activity concentrated at the top floor. Atop the slab decking, rebar cages are in place for the southern columns, while formwork panels stand towards the north end. Just below, completed parapet edges and upper balcony projections are visible.
Once complete, Groove Urban Condominiums will rise to 46.29m and add 153 condominium 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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