{"id":15122,"date":"2023-04-06T20:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T03:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/pcl-tops-off-newest-addition-to-torontos-skyline\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T20:37:54","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T03:37:54","slug":"pcl-tops-off-newest-addition-to-torontos-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/pcl-tops-off-newest-addition-to-torontos-skyline\/","title":{"rendered":"PCL tops off newest addition to Toronto\u2019s skyline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1003979120\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a rel=\"magnific nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on-sitemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1003979120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo and video courtesy of PCL)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In mid-March, ironworkers placed the final curved steel beam 47 storeys above downtown Toronto, crowning Cadillac Fairview\u2019s 160 Front Street West commercial office tower, creating a new and iconic addition to the city\u2019s skyline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstructing a steel office tower is unique in the Toronto market and we\u2019re proud to have reached the top as we build Cadillac Fairview\u2019s vision for their newest landmark building in Toronto, along with our talented construction and design partners.\u201d said Monique Buckberger, vice-president and district manager at PCL Constructors Canada Inc. \u201cPlacing the final steel beam is a significant milestone for all those involved. Thank you to the hundreds of men and women who have contributed to building this project with safety and quality top of mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crowning 160 Front Street West: An Iconic Addition to Toronto\u2019s Skyline\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hcmwS0zlz8s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Topping-off is typically celebrated when a building reaches its\u2019 maximum height. In the case of a steel structure, celebrating the placement of the last beam is considered a major milestone for ironworkers, the construction team, and owners involved erecting the building. Traditionally, the final beam is signed by ironworkers and adorned with a small evergreen tree which is symbolic of the structure safely reaching the sky, along with good luck and prosperity for the new tenants of the building. The beam is also accompanied by a flag or banner representative of the workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in March, the beam was signed during an event hosted by Cadillac Fairview for future tenants TD Bank and Ontario Teachers\u2019 Pension Plan. Representatives from PCL, Walters Group and consultants key to the steel program also signed the beam prior to placement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long-standing collaborative team with PCL, we\u2019re proud to mark this significant construction milestone of our newest landmark building in Toronto,\u201d commented Wayne Barwise, executive vice-president of development with Cadillac Fairview. \u201cThis milestone brings us closer to opening this brand-new building that will further connect the downtown core and we\u2019re proud to see this project come to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>160 Front Street West\u2019s curved profile applies both form and function, offering a distinctive shape to the city\u2019s skyline and functionality for wind resistance. Structural steel was used in conjunction with a concrete core to help evenly distribute the weight throughout the building, maximizing floor space. In addition to its durability, the use of structural steel allowed the tower to be built efficiently within the confines of a busy urban environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are proud to be a part of such an iconic project,\u201d said Tim Verhey, executive vice-president of engineering and operations at Walters Group. \u201cBeing brought into this team as a design-assist partner at the very early stages of the project was an incredibly rewarding experience. Having all stakeholders present to work through tough design challenges resulted in practical, cost-effective solutions that did not sacrifice architectural intent. Now that we\u2019ve safely topped off, we extend our congratulations to CF, PCL and everyone involved in this project, and most importantly to the dedicated men and women ironworkers for safely reaching this milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following groundbreaking in 2019, the team demolished part of an existing six-storey heritage building on site, while keeping its fa\u00e7ade intact to incorporate into the new structure. A self-climbing formwork system was used to construct the tower\u2019s concrete core, consisting of a top and bottom deck, two trailing decks and two levels that wrapped around the exterior of the core, enabling it to climb up the core as one unit. Completion of the above-grade concrete structure enabled the structural steel partners to move forward in completing the tower\u2019s iconic crown.<\/p>\n<p>With the steel structure topped off, the next steps for the build include finalizing the structure, removing the tower crane from the building that was primarily used for the structure, completing the building envelope, followed by interior finishes.<\/p>\n<p>Construction completion is set for December 2023.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pcl.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.pcl.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=761779333850340&version=v2.0\";\n\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.on-sitemag.com\/construction\/pcl-tops-off-newest-addition-to-torontos-skyline\/1003979119\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pcl-tops-off-newest-addition-to-torontos-skyline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo and video courtesy of PCL) In mid-March, ironworkers placed the final curved steel beam 47 storeys above downtown Toronto, &#8230; <a title=\"PCL tops off newest addition to Toronto\u2019s skyline\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/pcl-tops-off-newest-addition-to-torontos-skyline\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about PCL tops off newest addition to Toronto\u2019s skyline\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1085],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-onsite-magazine","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}