TORONTO | Ritz-Carlton Toronto | 699 FT / 213 M | 53 FLOORS

[WonderlandPark]

600' and 700' foot towers in the same block going up at the same time. Very nice.

[koops65]

Very nice indeed. And a few blocks away there's a 900' and 700' tower going up across the street from each other. Toronto is getting a SERIOUS skyline makeover...

[caltrane74]

agreed. - We need to import the slave labour from dubai to help us build all this shit otherwise we'll have a recession....(or worse a US style financial crisis!!!)

:o

[zerokarma]

any new updates?

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by current

Photos taken February 4, looking northeast with Roy Thompson Hall on the left.



Looking east towards Simcoe Place. Ritz is above ground level.


Looking east towards the downtown core.

update courtesy of current on SSC.

[3madjack]

Thanks again Caltrane.

[caltrane74]

I do what I can. Not to easy to get updates of this one, as it's been below ground level for so long. Now that its finally peaked into sunlight, I expect more updates to become available and of course in a few months from now we should start to see the beginnings of this vaunted cladding that is set to be some of the most expensive in Toronto history.

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by current

February 25

Ritz is above ground....

yay!!!



photos courtesy of current on SSC

website is as follows:

www.skyscrapercity.com

[koops65]

Great to see the Ritz above ground at last. Looking forward to the glass too... Does anyone know how much bigger the floorplates get as the height increases? Or is that just the cladding being projected father out from the core? I guess I'm just not used to seeing buildings wider at the top than the bottom...

[caltrane74]

Yes the floorplates increase in size as the building moves up.

You are correct!!!!!

[koops65]

Thanks caltrane! Next question: does that mean the construction will be alot slower than similar sized buildings that don't change their shape as they rise? B-A for instance?

[Maldive]

^interesting question.

When the CN Tower was constructed in the dark ages more than 3 decades ago, it was built with an innovative "slip form" that of course had to narrow as it climbed.

The Ritz will widen as it climbs.... but only on one side (south side)... so one wonders if a "slip form" can do a reverse dance to accomodate this flare.

I suspect it will actually involve some pretty "low tech" planning... namely, to grow the concrete forms just the right amount as each new floor is poured... and try to remember to expand the forms on the south side only. ;-)

Not very exciting, but that's my take on it.


JUST A REMINDER PIC SO THIS MAKES SENSE TO THE CASUAL PEDESTRIAN:

[Maldive]

TANGENT: has anyone noticed Toronto's proclivity for generating major developments that are just below "famous" thresholds?

FCP - 1972 - 986 feet (not 1000 feet)

Ritz Carlton - 2009 (completion) - 699 feet (not 700 feet)

Hmmmmm.....

[WhipperSnapper]

Ritz isn't 699 feet though

[caltrane74]

How tall is it?

[caltrane74]

Article on the Ritz Carlton Hotel Toronto

http://www.emailbrain.com/rwcode/con...04079245000<br

[caltrane74]

According to the article posted above, the tower portion above the podium should begin rising by summer.

Can't Wait!

[caltrane74]

Sota Glazing (Brampton) will be handling the curtainwall systems on Ritz.

The website is as follows:

www.sotawall.com

[caltrane74]

Originally Posted by current

March 6

Looking south with the Metro Convention Centre in the background.


Looking north from Simcoe Park.

current

www.skyscrapercity.com

[NYC2ATX]

Originally Posted by caltrane74

agreed. - We need to import the slave labour from dubai to help us build all this shit otherwise we'll have a recession....(or worse a US style financial crisis!!!)

Oh that was low. It's true, yes, but loooowww.