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Soon to tower over Toronto’s Deer Park skyline, One Delisle is rising on Yonge just north of St Clair. Designed by Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects and Toronto-based WZMH Architects as Architect of Record, this 44-storey mixed-use condominium is Gang’s first Canadian project. Developed by Slate Asset Management, it sits steps from St Clair station and will be the tallest building in the area when complete — though other proposed developments nearby will eventually compete for local bragging rights.
UrbanToronto last checked in on One Delisle in February, 2024, during the excavation phase. By May, 2024, the building reached grade after work on the four underground garage levels was completed. At grade, layers of dense rebar are being placed in the image below to form a grid, over which concrete will be poured, while crew members on the right work with a concrete bucket suspended from one of the cranes, and the second crane hoists a beam.
The structure had risen to three levels by September, 2024, with these lower podium floors displaying its rectilinearity. As the building rises, however, the square footprint at its base will morph to a cylindrical, fluted geometry for its upper floors. A high vantage point of the east and north elevations provides a clear view of the emerging stepped design of the podium. Yellow shoring posts reinforce the upper storeys while they cure. Meanwhile, the west crane was removed earlier that month, no longer needed for the larger volume of the lowest floors. To the right, construction materials are staged in an area where an adjacent City parkette will eventually be expanded by a donation of land from the developers.
From the north in November, 2024, a platform rises above the central elevator core. The double-height ground floor is framed by a parapet wrapping around the podium. Two larger volumes along the north elevation flank the central entryway. At the uppermost level, rebar and formwork are laid in preparation for the next slab pour.
Looking northwest in early December, 2024, approximately eight storeys had been formed, with a blue concrete boom pump poised over the elevator core. The emerging balcony pattern is visible on the south and east elevations. White safety fencing lines the tower levels.
This month, we look northwest from Yonge Street to the tower with about 11 storeys formed. At ground level, the southern section of the podium will be clad in the restored Art Deco facade of the previous 1930-built two-storey building on the site, but above, the building’s evolution from floor-to-floor is beginning to take shape as ever-more-rounded slab edges begin to define the floor plates. The building’s signature design will be staggered eight-storey modules that spiral upwards. Each module will be marked by inset balconies framed by precast panels, while terraces will top each volume, with the subequent volume above stepping back slightly and adopting more of a curve.
Once the tower completes its ascent, One Delisle will reach a final height of 155m, containing 371 condo 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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