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Not far east of where the three colourful towers dubbed Rushden Station reshaping Toronto’s Main Street and Danforth GO area as they rise higher, another major high-rise project has been steadily climbing with less fanfare. In Toronto’s Danforth Village neighbourhood, The Dawes by Marlin Spring Developments and Osmington has now pushed its taller tower beyond the halfway mark toward its eventual 43-storey height, alongside a rising 24-storey tower, as the Arcadis-designed, mixed-use development ascends from behind a former industrial grain elevator site.
Looking northwest actoss Dawes Road back in May, 2023, the retained 1906 industrial grain elevator structure remains standing with heritage retention work getting underway. Corrugated metal cladding and the weathered industrial facade remain intact, while a heavy steel scaffold frame has been assembled to the right to support the structure during rehabilitation works.
Looking southeast to their rears, rehabilitation work on the heritage structures shows temporary walls wrapped in white Tyvek weatherproofing, in place alongside the original corrugated metal-clad volume.
Jumping three years to catch up to today, the taller tower at The Dawes has climbed well above the heritage structures. The reinforced concrete superstructure now rises with a notably slender floor-plate at its south end, while exposed slab edges, perimeter safety railings, and formwork remain in place at the uppermost levels. A construction hoist is installed on the east elevation. Below, green and white netting respectively covers the scaffold wraps the heritage rehabilitation area and the new build integration areas at the base.
This view highlights the massing composition, where the slender, wedge-shaped residential tower rises from its podium. The concrete frame shows pronounced projecting balcony stacks along both tower the wise west and narrow south faces, creating a repetitive grid of slab edges and recessed vertical breaks. At the lower levels, the podium transitions through a series of open structural bays and transfer slabs supported by thick, cylindrical concrete columns, including an especially prominent oversized column at the corner behind the heritage structures.
Looking west, the taller tower has risen to approximately 26 storeys. The structure is being formed at the 27th floor, while below, a six-storey podium volume projects northward toward where the shorter 24-storey tower — its footprint marked by the second blue crane — will rise. Roughly one level of it is formed so far. Formwork tables are staged atop the connecting podium roof. In the distance to the right, high-rise construction of one of the Rushden Station towers makes it into the frame.
Once complete, The Dawes will rise 43 and 24 storeys, reaching heights of 143.91m and 83.7m respectively, while delivering 688 condominium units to Toronto’s East End.
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