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caltrane74 Mar 17, 2011 6:34 PM
TORONTO | CityPlace: Parade | 117 M | 128 M | 39 + 44 Floors
 
www.cityplace.ca


CITYPLACE - CONCORD ADEX - PARADE CONDOS

Text from interchange42 at www.urbantoronto.ca

The CityPlace neighbourhood being developed by Concord Adex on downtown Toronto's former railway lands continues to grow with Parade, the project's largest phase. Parade features four towers rising from two U-shaped podiums, encircling a central courtyard. Parade's eastern half was topped off in 2010, while construction continues on the western half currently. UrbanToronto members are particularly anticipating the west half's rise for two reasons: the cylindrical tower, rare in Toronto, and especially, the skybridge.


http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/i...deParkView.jpg

Concord Adex / KPF / Designstor

The skybridge will join the two tallest towers at the 28th and 29th levels. The top level will feature premium residences, while the lower level will feature exclusive amenity space. As seen above, the bridge is seven storeys shy of the top of the towers, while in actuality the towers have since had floors added: the east tower is 38 storeys high, and the west will be 43 storeys (both plus one mechanical topping the towers). The shorter towers at the southeast and southwest corners are 18 and 22 storeys respectively, while the podiums are 9 storeys high. Updated renderings with the new heights have not been released.

http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/i...eCityPlace.jpg

Here's another rendering of the whole complex, face-on. Parade is designed by New York-based giant Kohn Pedersen Fox Architects.



http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/i...vy20110301.jpg

from Bruvyman at www.urbantoronto.ca


http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/i...JZ20110205.jpg

http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/i...JZ20110202.jpg

from Jasonzed at www.urbantoronto.ca


http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/i...dewalkView.jpg

http://urbantoronto.ca/picoftheday/i...GardenView.jpg

Innsertnamehere Mar 17, 2011 11:31 PM
i'm looking forward to this one... hopefully they can get the base to be a bit more urban than all the other developments in cityplace.

caltrane74 Mar 18, 2011 12:44 AM
I wanna see how they build the skybridge. This I have never seen before and it should be very exciting to watch.

steveve Mar 18, 2011 12:59 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by caltrane74 (Post 5205479)
I wanna see how they build the skybridge. This I have never seen before and it should be very exciting to watch.
true indeed. the thing that will make THIS skybridge off the hook, is that it'll stand out like CRAZY! open park right in front of it, lake view, OMG off the hook! this WILL stand out......... fo real! :whip:

Dr Nevergold Mar 18, 2011 2:14 AM
I can't wait to see this project completed, it will be a most interesting entrance to the city.

caltrane74 Mar 20, 2011 7:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Brandon716 (Post 5205572)
I can't wait to see this project completed, it will be a most interesting entrance to the city.
With this I most certainly agree. Especially when viewed from the gardiner.

caltrane74 Apr 12, 2011 5:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redroom Studios (Post 510334)

From Redroom Studios at www.urbantoronto.ca

caltrane74 May 26, 2011 1:27 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by yyzer (Post 523827)
Parade's new rooftop lighting from another angle..

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/...806a1985_b.jpg

posted by Elkhanan1 over at SSC, original flickr pic here..http://www.flickr.com/photos/21lau_z...n/photostream/

Posted by YYZER at UT


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Photos by Jasonzed at UT



Thread here:

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...4s-KPF)/page52

caltrane74 Jun 4, 2011 1:51 PM
Posted in daily construction news


Quote:
Originally Posted by Automation Gallery (Post 525974)
Skybridge will accommodate swaying of connected towers at Toronto’s downtown waterfront

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j2.../Skybridge.jpg
“Very large” expansion joints and bearings where it connects to two towers at Concord Adex’s City Place will allow this skybridge being constructed by Walters Inc. to adjust to the movement of the buildings.

A 500-ton glass and steel residential skybridge high in the sky between two towering buildings has all the markings of a bold engineering feat you might expect in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

In fact, the unusual residences will grace the Toronto skyline next year.

The 130-foot-long two-storey sky bridge will link 38- and 43-storey residential towers at a dizzying 28 and 29-storey height. Billed as the highest skybridge residences in the world, it is part of a four-tower condo complex at Concord Adex’s CityPlace on the city’s former rail lands near the downtown waterfront.

Each of the two large residences will spill over from the towers into the upper level of the skybridge.

“The constructability of this bridge is extremely challenging,” says Peter Kranendonk, vice-president and general manager of Walters Inc., responsible for the structural steel design-assist, detailing, fabrication and installation.

Kranendonk says the biggest engineering challenge is how to detail the bridge to deal with a six or so inch sway expected in the two towers.

“Each of the buildings wants to move in its own way and the link between them has to accommodate those movements.”

The design employs “very large” expansion joints at connections to the towers and bearings with “translational capabilities” to move in all directions as the buildings move to ensure that the skybridge itself isn’t adversely impacted by sway, he says.

Plans call for bridge pre-assembly in the field on temporary falsework 40 feet off the ground, starting next winter. A wind study indicates the optimum time to do the lifting operation is early summer, he says.

The job will take about 10 hours of lifting and be completed in summer 2012.

More.....http://www.dailycommercialnews.com/article/id44627

vegeta_skyline Jun 4, 2011 6:16 PM
They were being awful quiet about the bridge for a while there, I thought the cheapening might have struck and it wasn't going ahead. But not only is it going ahead, but its even more impressive than I thought!

caltrane74 Jun 4, 2011 8:31 PM
Yeah, the skybridge is the only reason I posted this tower on this forum. Pretty unremarkable otherwise.

caltrane74 Jun 28, 2011 8:31 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Mars (Post 533925)
Pics taken June 27, 2011

Phase two of Parade condos skybridge link is taking shape.

Phase one skybridge link identified by lack of balconies.

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/7590/00skybridge.jpg



http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/731/00skybridge2.jpg
Skybridge at Parade taking shape

from red Mars at UT

Thread HEre
http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...4s-KPF)/page56

caltrane74 Jul 11, 2011 4:33 PM

from drum118 at UT

thread here

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...4s-KPF)/page59

Parade Condo - Cityplace

caltrane74 Jul 14, 2011 6:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by hawc (Post 539559)
From hwac, at UT

Thread here:
http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...4s-KPF)/page60

caltrane74 Jul 14, 2011 6:56 PM
deleted double post.

yaletown_fella Jul 15, 2011 5:52 PM
I don't know if I'd be suprised if they opted to omit the skybridge :rolleyes:
I mean, it is Concord after all.

caltrane74 Jul 19, 2011 5:05 AM
Well the anchors have been completed, not much going back left in them now.

Dwils01 Jul 24, 2011 3:20 AM
Parade from today by me.
http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/...pers/056-1.jpg

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/...rapers/027.jpg

caltrane74 Jul 28, 2011 7:53 PM
oh man!!!!!!!!!

Waiting for this stupid bridge is killing me!

:P

caltrane74 Aug 4, 2011 6:11 AM
Almost at the bridge - Parade

by hwac at UT

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-K...8/IMG_0068.jpg

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthr...-KPF%29/page61


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