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At Rushden Station beside Danforth GO in Toronto's East End, Fitzrovia Real Estate’s three-tower rental development designed by bKL Architecture, the 29-storey west tower has topped out and is preparing for crane removal, while the 37- and 39-storey towers to the east continue their climb. This month, a rare vantage point from atop the west building offers a close-up look at construction progress.
Viewed from the west tower’s mechanical penthouse level this month, the camera looks east toward the central 39-storey tower. At the top, columns and shear walls extend upward with rebar protruding further. Temporary edge protection with red guardrails lines each level. In the foreground, the west tower’s rooftop staging area hosts equipment, derrick components, and bundled materials.
A closer view of the west tower’s rooftop shows the derrick assembly underway. Sections of the red lattice boom lie staged across the slab, while the derrick mast is being erected and anchored to the roof.
Atop the west tower’s step-back, a close-up reveals the installed green-toned window wall system, with vertical metal fins projecting from the facade. The glazing units are set within a regular mullion grid. At the slab edge below, blue waterproofing lines the perimeter. The level is being used as a staging area, with bundled piping, rolled materials, and components. To the right, a temporary scaffold stair tower provides access to the roof.
Looking down along the west elevation of the central tower, the red-toned window wall system is now installed across a substantial portion of the facade, vertical and horizontal mullions and transoms framing floor-to-ceiling glazing. Through the glazing, unfinished interiors remain visible, with exposed concrete slabs and walls. At the base of the view, the shared podium roof between the towers is being used as a staging area, with stacked materials, formwork components, and loose construction debris spread across the slab, while blue waterproofing lines the perimeter.
A wide view looking north captures the trio of towers, with the west tower now topped out and its green-toned window wall established across the facade. At the centre, the 39-storey tower has climbed to approximately 36 storeys, with its red window wall installed to roughly the 27th floor, with formwork on the east side of the top floor. To the right, the 37-storey tower has reached approximately 25 storeys, with darker blue cladding rising to about the 17th floor. The shared podium features completed glazing and enclosure spanning from the west tower across to the central block, while the eastern podium segment has one level still awaiting cladding and the rooftop slab exposed. Below, slender vertical fins and panels are installed halfway across the lower levels.
At full build-out, Rushden Station’s towers will stand 108.25m, 132.20m, and 138.10m and deliver 922 rental units. To the east, the final phase of Tower D is planned at 40 storeys, or 141.55m.
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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