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Construction has now topped off southwest of The Queensway and The West Mall on the Gilgan Family Queensway Health Centre expansion in Etobicoke, across from Sherway Gardens. Designed by Stantec for Trillium Health Partners, the new H-shaped wing is replacing former surface parking areas north of the existing hospital with a patient care expansion containing more than 113,000m² of institutional space providing over 350 new private patient rooms.
In a drone view from October, 2024, early substructure work was well underway beside the hospital’s existing McCaul Centre for Continuing Care to the right. Two recently installed cranes rise above the single-level excavation. Around the crane bases, concrete columns and formwork define the two-level below-grade structure, while a red concrete boom pump stretches into the excavation in the background. Across the site are tracked excavators, drill rigs, and earthmoving equipment.
In April, 2025, construction had transitioned above grade, with the first floor formed and decking in place for the second-floor slab. A grid of circular reinforced concrete columns features rebar projecting upward in anticipation of second level extensions. Crew members can be seen next to a green scissor lift, a series of wall forms to the right, and atop the structure in the background.
From across The West Mall and The Queensway at the beginning of 2026, the north volume had then reached its full eight-storey height, with the structural frame topped off beneath the twin cranes overhead. A construction hoist is installed in the centre of the elevation. Below, the first two floors have progressed into the enclosure phase, where blue-and-white weatherproofing wrap the facade ahead of final cladding installation, while sections of glazing and window framing have already been installed.
This month, the new patient care building stands topped off. Between the two arms, a glazed connecting volume with curtain wall glazing establishes the central circulation spine, tying the complex together. Large sections of the facades remain wrapped in blue, white, or green weatherproofing. Along the east elevations, twin mast-climbing work platforms are attached to the structures to support facade installation and exterior finishing operations, with one active platform visible near the sixth floor at right. Below, darker pre-cladding panels and installed glazing are visible.
Looking north, the project’s H-shaped massing becomes more legible as the two primary patient care wings frame the recessed central connector volume. A lower two-storey component stands to the left, wrapped in blue-and-white weatherproofing. Above the complex, a single remaining crane continues servicing the site.
A close-up of the northeast corner shows the first sections of the final facade system now being installed. Silver-grey aluminum cladding panels have been mounted over a black sub-framing support assembly, alongside window openings with installed glazing. To the left, orange weather tarping continues where open floor edges persist.
Scheduled for completion in 2029, the redevelopment will consist of structures rising as high as 45.1m.
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