A Toronto condo is now Canada's tallest building. Here is a closer look
One Bloor West is Canada’s first 'supertall' building.
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Canada’s first “supertall” building sign A condominium in Toronto’s Yorkville area recently reached a significant milestone becoming Canada’s first “supertall” building at more than 300 metres. (Tridel)
One Bloor West view The last floor of the 85-storey One Bloor West skyscraper was laid on June 24, making it the second tallest man-made structure in the country - next to the CN Tower. (Tridel)
Beth Macdonell at top of One Bloor West CTV News Toronto’s Beth Macdonell took in the impressive view from its apex.
One Bloor West top She reached the top of the building, which is located on the southwest corner of Yonge and Bloor streets, after taking two elevators then climbing six flights of stairs. (Tridel)
Top of One Bloor West “Three hundred metres or 85 stories is a serious climb, the view absolutely impressive, looking down is wow… and yikes,” Macdonell said. (Joy von Tiedemann /photo)
One Bloor West One Bloor West, named after its address, has been rising for about 12 years – from design to construction to setbacks. In 2023, the project went into receivership. (RJC Engineers)
One Bloor West Tridel officially took over the project in May. (RJC Engineers)
Tridel president Jim Ritchie “It feels amazing, it really does on so many levels,” said Tridel’s president, Jim Ritchie.
“It’s kind of a pun, dealing with the height of this building, but it’s fun to have some participation in a super tall building which up until today didn’t exist in Canada.”
One Bloor West One Bloor West is set to have 470 residential unit as well as a five-star hotel and restaurants.
One Bloor West interior space It will also have 200,000 square feet of column-free retail space.
One Bloor West exterior So far much of the building’s interior is done, however much work remains to be done inside the structure.
One Bloor West rendering The project is expected to be complete in 2028. (RJC Engineers)
One Bloor West team For those involved since the beginning of this process, the milestone is especially meaningful. (Joy von Tiedemann/photo)
Babak Eslahjou, Core Architects “(It’s) very gratifying. It’s an unbelievable feeling,” said Babak Eslahjou of Core Architects.
“You sometimes forget about it because you have so many other things to do, and all of a sudden, oh geez we did that, it’s quite a good feeling.”
One Bloor West rooftop In honour of this special occasion, a time capsule of memorable moments from the building’s history was unveiled at the peak of the tower. (Tridel)
Skytower under construction One Bloor West, however, may not keep its supertall status for too long as a 106-storey skyscraper is already being planned for the foot of Yonge Street. (Pinnacle International photo)
