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Designed by Turner Fleischer Architects for Madison Group and Westdale Properties, The Capitol restores the 1914-built Capitol Theatre facade in Midtown Toronto, with heritage work overseen by GBCA Architects. Since UrbanToronto’s last update in October, 2024, the 15-storey tower has topped off with the crane dismantled.
In November, 2024, the L-shaped massing stood at 10 storeys. The Yonge Street frontage shows the preserved two-storey heritage facade, now free of scaffold, with the third-floor step-back formed above to accommodate outdoor terraces. On the podium’s upper levels, green weatherproofing is installed between the second and fourth floors.
By January, 2025, the tower had reached 14 storeys and the 15th-floor slab had been poured. The west elevation reveals successive step-backs beginning at the seventh floor on the north side, transitioning from adjacent low-rises. A construction hoist is assembled at the centre, while a red concrete boom pump is positioned south of the crane. Green weatherproofing extends to the eighth floor, interspersed with newly installed glazing and grey spandrel panels.
In March, 2025, the concrete boom pump was in operation. Along the north wall, exterior stucco finish has been applied to the first six floors, transitioning to stepped glazing above. The heritage frontage is wrapped in green netting as masonry restoration advances behind sidewalk hoarding. On the east elevation, window wall systems are in place from the third to sixth floors. Glazing installation extends upward to at least the ninth floor on the north elevation.
In this April, 2025 close-up from within the L-shaped footprint, the north and west elevations reveal active enclosure work away from the Yonge Street frontage. On the podium levels, insulation panels are secured to the concrete structure between floors two and four. Installed window wall assemblies feature dark aluminum mullions and louvres extending upward to the 12th floor. The podium’s solid concrete parapets rise to the sixth floor before giving way to slimmer projecting balcony slabs.
This month, The Capitol stands topped out with the concrete structure for the mechanical penthouse complete, while insulation panels are in place up to the tower’s uppermost levels. The facade will combine light brown and darker base stone precast cladding across the lower eight floors. Balcony guards will alternate between clear glass and fritted patterns, while dark grey metal panels will finish the mechanical penthouse. The heritage walls at grade await masonry restoration and the reinstatement of the Capitol Theatre’s historic marquee.
From a west-facing aerial in August 2025, The Capitol showcases its distinctive ziggurat massing, with the building rising in successive step-backs and the crane now removed. At grade on the right are large openings for the arched entryway and ceramic frit glazing for the pedestrian colonnade. Above the podium, the form recedes in terraces at multiple points, transitioning to slimmer balcony slabs on the upper floors. Glazing is installed up to the top residential level, while bundles of cladding materials are staged on the upper terraces.
The Capitol stands 60.35m and will house 163 residential units.
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