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The final crane at Daniels on Parliament was removed earlier this week at the construction site in Toronto's Regent Park, with some impressive shots from the dismantling process having been posted in our Forum as crews lowered the south tower’s crane components piece by piece. This milestone follows our July, 2025 update, when we reported on the application of the project’s distinctive cladding. Developed by The Daniels Corporation with design by Superkül and KIRKOR Architects and Planners as Architect of Record, the project forms the last piece of Phase 3 in Regent Park’s two-decade revitalization. (Phases 4 and 5 are still to come!)
Daniels on Parliament’s 10-storey mid-rise and the 25-storey tower feature podium levels faced in brick-faced precast panels in blended red tones, with retail frontage framed by curtain wall glazing. Above, the mid-rise steps back into lighter finishes with a grid of window wall and dark metal framing, while the tower carries a gradation of EIFS cladding from steel grey at the base to white at the mechanical penthouse.
From a distant vantage point earlier this week, Daniels on Parliament’s south tower is seen fully clad, with a mobile red luffing jib crane parked beside it on the street below. Its boom is extended skyward to assist in dismantling the tower crane, beginning with its counterweights. This setup is used to take down the higher crane piece by piece, lowering mast sections and counterweights to grade where they can be hauled off-site.
Looking northwest, the mobile crane with its black telescopic boom fitted with a red luffing jib can be seen positioned in the foreground. To the right, at the 10-storey mid-rise, a yellow hydraulic mobile crane with its own black telescopic boom is assisting around the east elevation where the construction hoist remains in place. This tandem use of cranes in different manners highlights the logistical complexity of finishing high-rise and mid-rise structures on a tight urban site.
The mobile crane’s luffing jib continues its work, hoisting the horizontal jib of the tower crane into mid-air for dismantling. Meanwhile, the counter-jib with its concrete counterweights remains temporarily in place at the opposite end of the mast. The operator’s cab and slewing unit, which house the rotation mechanism, are still attached at the tower head and will be removed in subsequent stages. This process signals the completion of heavy lifting operations and clearing the roofline for mechanical equipment installation and finishing trades.
In a zoom view, the hoist line is seen suspending the long white lattice jib of the dismantled tower crane, now in mid-air against the nearby skyline. The yellow hook block and rigging assembly is seen at the left of the frame.
Once complete, the 10-storey north building at 40.7m and the 25-storey south tower at 88.25m will together deliver 643 condominium units.
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