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Topping-off time for The L Tower

The L Tower October 4 2012

The L Tower viewed from the west on Front Street near University Avenue

 

The L Tower

A construction crew pours concrete on the top level of The L Tower, 58 storeys above Yonge Street & The Esplanade. Click on the picture to view a larger image.

 

The L Tower October 4 2012

 The upper levels appear to recede in this view of The L Tower ‘s north side

 

The L Tower October 4 2012

Looking up The L Tower’s northwest corner, from Yonge Street

 

Top-off time:  The L Tower marks a construction milestone this afternoon with a topping-off ceremony that will include an exciting aerial performance by a 5-member troupe from Vancouver’s Aeriosa Dance Society on the skyscraper’s north side.

Word is that the building’s internationally renowned architect, Daniel Libeskind, will be in the city to participate in the celebrations. The L Tower is Libeskind’s second major building design in Toronto in the past decade; his previous landmark, the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), opened during the summer of 2007.

 

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L-evating and adding colour: Cladding installation commences as The L Tower climbs to 23 storeys

The L Tower condo tower Toronto

January 30 2012: The L Tower, seen here looking south from the NW of Yonge & Front Streets, has climbed 23 storeys on its way to 57

 

More photos and information follow on the next page.

 

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L Tower asserts its presence on The Esplanade as condo construction climbs above fifth floor

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June 20 2011: L Tower construction dominates the west end of The Esplanade as the condo tower rises past the 5th floor on its way to 57 storeys

 

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November 9 2010: Last fall, supply trucks had a bigger presence on The Esplanade than did construction of the  L Tower condo tower itself

 

High Five: It doesn’t take long for new building construction to make a major impact on the look and feel of a downtown street, as the L Tower condominium highrise demonstrates. Just five months ago, anyone heading west on The Esplanade, near Scott Street, could see only a tall white construction crane, hoarding and supply trucks as they approached the building site. They had to get within less than half a block of Yonge Street before they could see any signs of the base being built for the 57-storey condo tower. It’s a completely different story now that L Tower is five floors high — and counting. The construction is visible from much farther east on the Esplanade, and L Tower already dominates the western end of the road at Yonge Street. It won’t be much longer before L Tower climbs above the Sony Centre next door and begins asserting its presence on the city skyline, too. Designed by New York-based Daniel Libeskind, L Tower is a project of Fernbrook Homes, Cityzen Real Estate Group and Castlepoint Realty Partners. Below is a series of photos comparing construction progress since February, followed by several more photos taken today.  Further information about the condo project, along with pics I took during earlier stages of construction, is available in my March 8 2011 post.

 

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February 3 2011:  Construction of the tower base begins rising above the street …

 

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March 7 2011: Construction has reached the second level …

 

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April 21 2011: L Tower has almost blocked sight of the federal government building on the west side of Yonge Street …

 

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June 20 2011:  The federal building is now barely visible from The Esplanade

 

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March 7 2011: Construction inches above the hoarding along Yonge Street …

 

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April 21 2011: In just six weeks, the condo tower construction now commands attention from Yonge Street

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March 7 2011: The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, next door to L Tower, is visible through this entry gate at the corner of Yonge & The Esplanade …

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June 20 2011: The Sony Centre is now barely visible behind the L Tower

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March 7 2011: Skyscrapers in the Financial District are visible to the north of the L Tower site in this view from The Esplanade …

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April 21 2011: L Tower is gradually blocking the skyscrapers from view …

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June 20 2011: Only the top floors of the BCE Place towers remain visible from The Esplanade — and will soon be blocked as L Tower climbs higher

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June 20 2011: Looking northeast from Yonge Street at L Tower’s progress

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June 20 2011: Distinctive angles accent the tower’s southwest corner

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June 20 2011: L Tower will soon overtake the Sony Centre in height

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June 20 2011: L Tower begins climbing into view from the south; this photo was taken on the north side of Lake Shore Blvd. near Bay Street