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Approaching completion in Toronto’s Garden District, Queen Central, topped off in mid-2025, is now mostly clad. Designed by Arcadis for Parallax Investment Corporation in partnership with Harlo Capital, the 34-storey residential tower stands at the northeast corner of Queen Street East and Mutual Street, where its stepped massing, restored heritage frontage, and largely completed envelope signal the project approaching the start of occupancy.
UrbanToronto’s previous update was nearly a year ago, in February, 2025. In April, 2025, Queen Central’s east elevation presented an articulated massing profile with staggered step-backs high above the Queen Street frontage. To the right, the north elevation introduces a cantilevered tower volume beginning at the 18th floor. Glazing and black panel systems are installed to roughly the 20th floor, with concrete walls and columns in place for the 32nd floor in progress.
Queen Central’s tower crane was dismantled by July, 2025, with a compact derrick remaining perched on its top, adjacent to the construction hoist running up the west elevation. Blue weatherproofing material lines the slab edge for the mechanical section, while below, the tower’s envelope is largely complete, with black metal panels and window wall glazing installed up to the 30th floor.
Along the podium's north elevation in August, 2025, we see hand-laid brick extending across the first three storeys. The brickwork frames a series of narrow, vertically aligned window openings, framed in dark-toned aluminum. At grade, an articulated boom lift allow a crew member to work on second windows.
Queen Central’s south elevation, seen here in September, 2025, highlights the tower’s angled step-backs. Blue and green weatherproofing line some of the exposed slab edges at the stepped terraces, while bare concrete remains visible at the final residential floor and the mechanical penthouse. At the far eastern end of the roofline, portions of the mechanical penthouse feature dark aluminum panels and glazing already installed.
This month, the upper levels are now largely enclosed. Sections of exposed concrete remain visible along the west side of the upper levels. The construction hoist has been fully removed, leaving an open vertical bay wrapped in orange tarp and unfinished column surfaces awaiting final enclosure. Glass balcony guards line the angled step-back terraces, and building maintenance unit arms (BMUs) are visible both atop the building.
Looking north across Queen Street, we see the restoration of the retained heritage facade centre and right, and new cladding to the left. The brick facade at the centre reveals cleaned masonry, restored arched brick detailing, and reconditioned stone elements framing the prominent upper-level arch of the Richard Bigley building.
Upon completion, Queen Central will stand 106.23m and house 369 condominium 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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