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Queen Central has entered its final stages of construction since UrbanToronto’s last update in January, 2026, with exterior work now largely complete. Designed by Arcadis for Parallax Investment Corporation in partnership with Harlo Capital, the 34-storey condominium tower at Queen Street East and Mutual Street is emerging as the latest reinvestment in Toronto’s Garden District.
Seen below looking southeast in March, 2026, the heritage building at 3 Mutual Street anchors the foreground, its restored red brick walls highlighted by arched upper-storey window openings, stone lintels and sills, and repointed masonry detailing. Behind, cylindrical concrete columns define the recessed fourth-floor transition level supporting the tower, while the 10th-floor cantilevered tower floor-plate projects prominently over the west elevation. The exterior envelope is substantially complete, with dark metal cladding and window wall glazing extending across the residential floors, although the exposed concrete soffits beneath the cantilever await final cladding. Temporary plywood infill remains visible on two windows of the eighth and ninth floors, marking one of the few remaining areas awaiting glazing installation.
Seen below looking east, warm interior lighting is visible through the podium’s second-floor windows, the contemporary podium addition largely finished with light-grey cladding, dark aluminum-framed windows, projecting sills and mullions. At grade, hidden behind blue construction fencing, full-height curtain wall glazing has been installed across the commercial frontage. A green-and-white articulated boom lift is positioned at the second-floor level for exterior finishing.
Looking northeast across Queen Street East in April, 2026, the boom lift reaches the third-storey roofline, where its basket is positioned beside sections of blue weatherproofing. Rising above, the tower’s rectilinear form is expressed through a grid of dark metal panels and window wall glazing, while its stepped profile tapers to the east through a series of upper-level step-backs.
From a bit further west in June, 2026, construction fencing has been removed along both Queen and Mutual streets. Above, glazing has replaced the plywood infill, while the prominent cantilever over the west and south elevations is finished with warm wood-toned soffit panels that contrast with the tower’s dark facade and complement the red brick below. The southwest corner, formerly occupied by the construction hoist, has been infilled with matching cladding and window wall glazing. Near the roofline, the mechanical penthouse is fully enclosed.
The project’s heritage conservation includes the Richard Bigley building, forming the centrepiece of the Queen frontage. Its cleaned red brick masonry is complemented by restored brick corbelling, decorative pilasters, and reconditioned stone trim, while the prominent upper-level arch has been carefully rehabilitated and frames new glazing within dark-painted heritage storefront framing. To the east, the adjoining retained heritage facade has likewise been restored, with repaired brickwork, decorative lintels, and renewed window openings.
Queen Central stands 106.23m tall and will house 369 condominium units upon opening later this year.
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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