May 5, 2026. The cladding process at King Toronto has been progressing steadily - Level 8 is now complete except for a small area on the east facade. Work has been proceeding six days a week with both cranes active every day, except for a weather day one Saturday a week or so ago.

Some recent pictures - first the King Street facade:

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And the Wellington Street facing facade:

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I hate to do this but my problem with the building isn't its seemingly polarizing design. It's the finishes of the geometric shapes and, unfortunately, it's happening all over this building. At first, I thought maybe the building was settling but nope, I watched them install some of these panels and it was literally there immediately after installation. It's really, REALLY, easy to see from street level. It's a result of dealing with this many square and rectangles, where, if it doesn't line up, it becomes VERY visible.

You won't be able to unsee it after I point it out but hopefully some trim will be added to hide it?

Anyway, sorry in advance...

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I’m sure there’s lots of micro irregularities in any given structure under construction for many different reasons. And some will be more apparent to the public eye than others. The important thing is what they to smooth over such when the structure is nearly all said and done. Especially with a project of this calibre… /touch wood
 
Do they still plan to add greenery/plant life to this build when complete or was that all just "artistic liberty" in the original renders. Also would that plant life in the long term have negative effects on the building structure causing residents condo fees to explode to fix structural issues especially if vines start doing their thing?
 
The sunlight reflections in the cladding are so nice in person that I can forgive any small irregularities. The way the glass block shimmers like water is next level.

Also yes the greenery is still planned, they installed irrigation systems in the envelope.
 
Stec said:
Do they still plan to add greenery/plant life to this build when complete or was that all just "artistic liberty" in the original renders. Also would that plant life in the long term have negative effects on the building structure causing residents condo fees to explode to fix structural issues especially if vines start doing their thing?
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nobody can answer that condo fee question. Time will tell. depends on how the building was built, how the plants are administered and maintained, how the board manages their budget and line items. how long is a piece of string?
 
^...I think that's still a thing. Not sure they're doing that for bathrooms inside this project though.
 
No, glass blocks are only used on the exterior cladding.
These are the typical standard finishes for the bathroom (the glass is fluted or have smoked fritted vertical stripes).
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I would trust the process. There is still a lot to be done with this building and currently it doesn’t look like much or it’s simply too cold or industrial. I think everything will come together very nicely towards end of construction, so I wouldn’t make any judgements in the meantime.

One thing I did notice was the colour of the sliding patio doors, they look too light, almost white from certain angles or lighting which really stands out from the seemingly smokey grey window frames of the curtain wall. At first I thought it was the protective plastic film, but wasn’t the case. This was the model suite/mock-up showing the robustness of the sliding doors (it’s very heavy and solid feeling with triple glazing):

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