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DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION
July 27, 2022 by Téana Graziani   3.9K 
Construction Progress Continues at CIBC SQUARE


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While work is virtually complete at CIBC SQUARE's 49-storey South Tower in
Toronto's Financial District, work at the office complex's 50-storey North Tower
is still at an early stage, with the tower's core just reaching grade level in
May, and more recently, with excavation of the surrounding pit nearing
completion. 

On the completed South Tower, more signage around its crown was being installed
last week, and is continuing: below, brackets to hold another CIBC logo are in
place on the north-facing side of the building. 

CIBC signage applied to the facade of the completed tower, image by UT Forum
contributor Riseth






An update from the construction crew notes that excavation is expected to be
completed on the eastern half of the site by the end of July. Meanwhile, at the
west end of the site, footings, columns, underground mechanical, and
slab-on-grade work are progressing across levels P3 and P5.

Work progressing in the pit, image by UT Forum contributor Northern Light

Preparation for the foundation of the fifth and final crane near the Yonge
Street end of the pit will be commencing soon as well, and is expected to arrive
on-site by late August, and be fully assembled shortly thereafter. 

Since it reached grade back in May, the forming of the Tower core walls has
progressed to the third level slab as of last week.

Core standing three levels above grade, image by UT Forum contributor Riseth

The next step in the superstructure is the placement of twelve large, structural
steel nodes atop the Level 3 core wall. The first of these has been installed,
as seen pictured below. 

Structural steel supports beginning to be installed, image by UT Forum
contributor mburrrrr

Another step in the construction process to look forward to soon is at the west
side of the site where enabling works for the foundation of the bridge between
the North Tower and Union Station are anticipated to begin sometime in August.

Immediately south of the new tower and above the Union Station rail corridor,
crews have completed the installation of the structural steel and steel decking
for the second phase of the overbuild park. The concrete topping work will
eventually follow, with the area being used as a construction materials staging
area for the moment. 

View of Overbuild Park which is currently being used as a staging area, image by
UT Forum contributor mburrrrr

Once open, the office complex by Hines and Ivanhoé Cambridge will stand out at
the south end of Downtown Toronto's Financial District. Designed by
UK-based WilkinsonEyre Architects with Toronto’s Adamson Associates, the complex
will consist of a matched pair of "diamond-encrusted" towers that will stand
almost perpendicular to each other. 

CIBC SQUARE, image courtesy of Hines/Ivanhoé Cambridge

We will continue to follow progress on the 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:  Adamson Associates Architects, Cushman & Wakefield, Dobbin
Sales, Doka Canada Ltd./Ltee, EllisDon, Grounded Engineering Inc., Hines,
Isotherm Engineering Ltd., LiveRoof Ontario Inc, LRI Engineering Inc., Peter
McCann Architectural Models Inc., Precise ParkLink, Rebar Enterprises Inc, RJC
Engineers, SPX Cooling Technologies Inc., The Mitchell Partnership Inc.,
Trillium Architectural Products, Urban Strategies Inc., Walters Group

CIBC SQUARE

Developer: Hines, Ivanhoé Cambridge

Architect: WilkinsonEyre Architects, Adamson Associates Architects

  

Address: 81 - 141 Bay Street, Toronto
Category: Office, Public Space, Retail
Status: ConstructionCompletion: 2024Height: 792 ft / 241.39 mStoreys: 50 storeys

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MRD 5 days agoWhat will really be interesting will be what happens with the
Dominion building next door. Can’t see how it will be integrated satisfactorily
given how close the two buildings will be and the very significant historical
nature of the Dominion building .  


  

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