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Etobicoke’s Six Points area, once dominated by a multi-flyover interchange and an expansive, windswept parking lot for a suburban cinema, now boasts eight cranes towering where Etobicoke’s future core will knit the existing mini-skyline around Bloor/Dundas/Kipling with the one around Bloor/Islington/Dundas. The first two of several development blocks on this site to go under construction now count four cranes each; at the Etobicoke Civic Centre, and at 5207 Dundas West. UrbanToronto last provided an update on the Civic Centre’s ground breaking in April, 2024, and on 5207 Dundas West in August, 2024.
Designed by Henriquez Partners Architects for Tricon Residential in partnership with Kilmer Group and CreateTO, 5207 Dundas West, above, is the first project to go under construction as part of the City of Toronto’s Housing Now initiative, with 26- and 30-storey towers connected via mid-rise podium wings. The Etobicoke Civic Centre, below, designed by Henning Larsen Architects and Adamson Associates Architects for CreateTO, will feature four towers up to 16 storeys housing municipal offices, a library, community facilities, and public services.
As seen in the east-facing drone image below in December, 2024, Etobicoke Civic Centre is situated to the north (left), with 5207 Dundas West to the south (right).
In this top-down drone image looking south, cranes are positioned near each corner of the 5207 Dundas West site. The 30-storey tower will rise at the northeastern corner alongside Dundas Street West (bottom left), while the 26-storey tower will take shape at the northwest corner, at the corner with Kipling Avenue (bottom right). The courtyard, with landscaping designed by CCxA, will be in the centre.
Captured in January, 2025, this drone image looking north across Dundas Street to the Etobicoke Civic Centre site shows the first crane positioned at its northeast corner. To the left are preparations for the base of the second crane, while south of both, excavators are moving earth for the future locations of two additional cranes. Its towers will rise at the north end of the site, closer to Bloor Street West.
Looking south from the north side of Bloor, four cranes now rise behind the black hoarding at the Civic Centre site, with two white cranes positioned at the north end, closest to Bloor, while the masts of the 5207 Dundas West cranes rise further south, partly obscured by the trees.
Peering southwesterly from behind the hoarding for 5207 Dundas West, we see concrete walls and columns for the podium between the 30- and 26-storey towers.
Lookinh northwards from Kipling Avenue’s railway overpass, a TTC subway train moves along its corridor, while beyond it, the podium levels of 5207 Dundas West are rising with concrete walls and formwork below its four cranes, and of course, in the distance to the north is the Civic Centre’s quartet of cranes.
With heights ranging from 32m to 98.5m, the developments will introduce 725 new rental units alongside new civic and institutional spaces for Toronto’s western district.
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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