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Since UrbanToronto’s last update in November, 2025, the signature glass-block facade system at KING Toronto now extends roughly halfway up the complex’s tallest peaks. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group for Westbank Corp and Allied Properties REIT, the 16-storey mixed-use development continues to reshape the King-Spadina neighbourhood with its cascading terraced massing and prefabricated enclosure system.
On the Wellington Street-facing south elevation in March, 2026, crew members guide one of the prefabricated cladding frames into position between already enclosed sections. Suspended by rigging straps from above, the aluminum-framed assembly is carefully manoeuvred into alignment by workers positioned both at the slab edge and from the floor below.
Along the King Street facade, one of two cladding crews is now active across several levels, compared to the single-crew operations previously. Workers can be seen coordinating slab-edge preparations, bracket alignment, and facade installation activities, while completed sections of the prefabricated cladding system increasingly define the angular projecting volumes. Temporary guardrails and exposed structural slabs remain visible above.
This month, we look from King Street West to the sculptural stepped massing, with cladding installation having advanced to roughly the eighth level across much of the exterior. Completed sections of glazing and prefabricated facade panels wrap the project’s projecting volumes, while temporary plywood infill remains visible in select openings awaiting final enclosure. At the west end of the site, the retained heritage structures remain concealed behind white tarp, while both cranes continue supporting installation activities overhead.
This close-up of the northwest corner highlights the intricate assembly of the project’s custom cladding, where prefabricated glass-block cladding panels frame windows and across the building’s cascading stepped geometry. The aluminum frame assemblies wrap projecting volumes and recessed terraces, producing the pixelated, sculptural exterior expression.
Across the south side of the site, the stepped “peaks and valleys” massing is increasingly enclosed by the advancing glass-block system. The prefabricated facade assemblies continue to wrap the cascading terraces and projecting bays with a mix of translucent glass blocks, full-height glazing, recessed balcony openings, and dark aluminum framing. To the left is one of the neighbouring heritage warehouse buildings on Wellington Street.
Across the south elevation, the cascading volumes rise above the retained brick-and-beam heritage warehouse building that frames the site at grade. Raw concrete soffits await finishings. Temporary shoring posts and support framing remain visible beneath portions of the cantilevered facade geometry. Above, the sharply terraced profile steps upward toward the tower peaks, with the eastern tower crane boom cutting across the view.
Once complete, KING Toronto will reach a top height of 57.6m while delivering 440 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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