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Since UrbanToronto’s last update in November, 2025 when Yonge at Wellesley Station was aiming to be a 46-storey tower, the building's structural work is now focused on the mechanical penthouse as what is now to be 42-storey tower nears topping off, and cladding is progressing up the facade. Designed by BDP Quadrangle for Plaza, the tower rises at 20 Maitland Street in Toronto’s Church-Wellesley Village. The four-storey reduction in ambition responds to the current downward change in the market's absorption rate of new condos.
In January, 2026, looking east from Maitland Street, the tower had risen to the 39th floor. At the top, slab decking and perimeter formwork were in place for an upcoming concrete pour, while the crane remains active above, hoisting materials. Along the west elevation, the construction hoist extends nearly the full height of the building, while dark window wall glazing had been installed up to roughly the 23rd floor. On the south face, white precast cladding panels reach approximately the 28th floor.
The three-storey podium showed progress in March, 2026, with red brick-veneered precast panels now wrapping the west and south elevations. Large punched openings across much of the third floor and portions below were being fitted with glazing framed by black mullions and louvres. Blue weatherproofing was visible along slab edges where cladding and glazing are still being completed. At street level, the active construction zone remained enclosed by hoarding and fencing, with equipment and materials staged behind.
This month, a view from south of Maple Leaf Gardens shows work now focused on the mechanical penthouse and roof slab, with the tower having reached its 42 storeys. Along the south elevation, white precast cladding rises to within roughly four storeys of the crown, while the window wall system trails further below. Now fully established within the downtown skyline, the tower stands among neighbouring high-rises, with One Bloor West dominating the skyline further north to the right.
Looking southeast from Wellesley Street, the tower’s facade articulation is clearly expressed across the north elevations, where white precast panels form a vertically oriented pattern of alternating widths. These panels are arranged in an irregular rhythm, with thicker piers interspersed among narrower vertical fins, creating a varied grid every three floors, that runs uninterrupted from the podium transition up the tower. (This expression is repeated on the south facade, unseen from this angle.) The precast elements project slightly from the glazing plane, contrasting with the darker window wall system. Along the west elevation, a stack of projecting white balconies features glass guards installed up to around the 18th floor.
Meanwhile, at the mechanical penthouse, concrete columns rise above the main roof slab, while additional formwork is clustered around the crane. Below, the south and east elevations show a strong contrast between the dark window wall system and the projecting concrete balcony slabs, still supported by shoring posts.
Once complete, the building will rise 137.3m and deliver 572 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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| Related Companies: | BDP Quadrangle, Bousfields, Counterpoint Engineering, Gradient Wind Engineers & Scientists, Jablonsky, Ast and Partners, Plaza |
