CastConnex Talks Innovative Engineering Solutions for Buildings
offWe recently sat down with Carlos de Oliveira and Michael Gray, co-founders of the structural engineering company CastConnex, to talk about why their casted connections are so innovative and how...
View ArticleFinishing Touches Finalizing Aesthetic of Allied's QRC West
offAllied Properties REIT's Queen Richmond Centre West, or QRC West, is adding 17 floors of new office space to Toronto's Entertainment District, an area that has experienced a massive influx of new...
View ArticleLobby Space Takes Shape at Allied's Queen Richmond Centre West
offThe Entertainment District continues to grow into one of Canada's most densely inhabited neighbourhoods, and while most of the growth has is in the form of high-rise residential, new office and...
View ArticleQRC West and Tableau Will Put Peter and Richmond on the Map
UrbanThe intersection of Peter and Richmond Streets in Toronto's Entertainment District has kept our attention for a while now with major projects dramatically changing the area. The Sweeny &Co...
View ArticleMore Design Details Appearing at Queen Richmond Centre West
UrbanWhat was once the centre of the Torontonian nightlife has seen impressive changes over the past decade. Condominium towers now overlook the Entertainment District and the corner of Richmond and...
View ArticleConstruction Transforming the Corner of Richmond and Peter
UrbanThe Entertainment District remains a bustling hive of new development, and right now the epicentre of all this work is the intersection of Richmond and Peter Streets, with three high-rise...
View ArticleTower Floors Rising at Allied's Queen Richmond Centre West
UrbanThe Entertainment District is in the midst of transforming into a high-density residential hub with the addition of countless high-rise condominiums, some complete, and many under construction....
View ArticleTouring Allied REIT's Queen Richmond Centre West
Toronto’s Entertainment District has seen tremendous growth in recent years, but its transformation into a high-density neighbourhood has been dominated by condominium development, with little else...
View ArticleAllied Properties REIT Brings Office Space to Downtown West
When it comes to the development of office space in Downtown Toronto, a few big names spring to mind: Brookfield; Oxford; Cadillac Fairview. Perhaps lesser known, but no less active in Downtown...
View ArticleNew Office Tower Stacking Plan Shows What's Available in Toronto
Ashlar Urban Realty, a local commercial real estate firm, has compiled an interesting stacking plan that focuses on who is moving into Toronto’s 10 newest office buildings, and what space remains...
View ArticleConstruction Continues on QRC West's Exciting Structure
One of the most fascinating developments in Toronto at the moment is the Queen Richmond Centre West (QRC West), developed by Allied Properties REIT and designed by Sweeny Sterling Finlayson &Co....
View ArticleMust-See Time Lapse Video of QRC West Delta Frame Installation
A couple of weeks ago we brought you some of the great shots that the team from engineering firm CastConnex were getting of the installation of the X-shaped delta frames at Allied Properties REIT's...
View ArticleUnique Delta Frame Assembly Progressing at QRC West
Yesterday we introduced you to the special construction now going on at Queen Richmond Centre West, a new office complex being developed by Allied Properties REIT and designed by &Co. Architects....
View ArticleImpressive Delta Frames Undergoing Assembly at QRC West
Queen Richmond Centre West, or QRC West, developed by Allied Properties REIT and designed by &Co. Architects, is destined to be a landmark in Toronto’s Entertainment District. Due for completion in...
View ArticleMaking Structural Touch Points at Queen Richmond Centre West
The remarkable challenge at Queen Richmond Centre West involves the suspension of a 13-storey office building over top of two four-storey historic buildings. With the century-old corner property...
View ArticleQueen Richmond Centre West: Unwrapped and Making Progress
An empty shell currently resting on the northwest corner of Richmond and Peter Streets may not look too lively at the moment, but recent work on the building promises that this heritage structure will...
View ArticleRichmond Continues to Change with Studio and Studio2
Since breaking ground earlier this spring, work on the foundation for Studio and Studio2 on Richmond by Aspen Ridge Homes has progressed down four storeys deep. We can expect to see a crane popping up...
View ArticleFormer Building at Peter and Richmond Cleared to Make Way for Tableau...
While many out there (myself included) feel cheated out of a proper Canadian winter, our city's developers and construction companies sure aren't complaining. We've seen near year-round construction on...
View ArticleAllied Reit's Queen Richmond Centre West Fully Underway
It's not just an ongoing condo boom that keep construction workers busy in this city: new offices in and around the downtown core have been opening or under construction constantly for a few years now....
View ArticleFabrik Condos Add Texture to Queen and Spadina
The redevelopment of Toronto's fashion district continues with Menkes Developments' Fabrik Condos at 431 Richmond Street West, just west of Spadina Avenue. The fashion district and adjacent nightclub...
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