[Rascacielo]

Today

 

[mburrrrr]

They're installing the Tuned Mass Damper.

And there it is. Still obstructed.

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[Johnny Au]

December 11, 2025:

Walter Saunders Memorial Park:

 

[steveve]

From Thomas Strong on LinkedIn, looks like the TMD has been installed (?): https://www.linkedin.com/posts/thom...p&rcm=ACoAACFqwdcBt_JDT35B9j3yn8LYJ4xiTkj6pD4

 

[CanadianNational]

 

[ImmenselyMental]

Here are a few photos I took of One Bloor West this morning, heading west along Bloor Street, followed by one from Sankofa Square:

From outside OISE earlier this afternoon:

 

[jer1961]

Photos taken today, Friday (Dec. 12). Some visible progress compared to my post from last Friday - but not a lot. Several of the Rail Climbing Systems (RCSs) installing the skin have moved up a level - the east one now up to around level 78 - well, higher up on 77, as it's at the mechanical level. And the south one is up to 73. The west and north RCSs are at 76 and 77, respectively, where they were a week ago.

 

[Johnny Au]

December 12, 2025:

Yonge and St. Clair:

 

[hawc]

 

[Smiffy]

Now THAT'S a drone shot to end them all!

 

[daptive]

I’m surprised at how small tuned mass dampeners can be! I just have the image of Taipei 101’s TMD engrained in my head I guess.

But you’re telling me that little box can help offset 300m+ of sway!

 

[kotsy]

 

[MJS]

Today:

 

[nightstreak]

No. Many people are hoping that Apple will negotiate a lease with the new ownership: they still need a flagship store in this city, the space was designed for them in the first place, and it's both one that very few other retailers would be able to take best advantage of, or even afford. Don't expect any public acknowledgement of who does go into the space until its kitting-out makes it obvious.

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What else could go there? Any industry speculation? LEGO was looking for a flagship store for Toronto but it’s been quiet for a while and I think LEGO World is more of a Yonge-Dundas thing than Yonge-Bloor. At one point I would have said Tesla but at the rate of its latest sales collapse it'll be lucky to afford any space in Yorkville by the time this tower is finished.

I’m hoping for a hotel lobby/restaurant. Could it still be reconfigured like envisioned in the early stages?

And is this PATH connection still possible?

But you’re right, the more I think of it, without a major reconfiguration or demising, not a lot of other luxury brands would want such a large space with super high ceilings and given the cost to the developer to reconfigure this space, there's only one likely conclusion here. The original intended tenant has a lot of leverage if they still want it.

 

[nightstreak]

I’m surprised at how small tuned mass dampeners can be! I just have the image of Taipei 101’s TMD engrained in my head I guess.

But you’re telling me that little box can help offset 300m+ of sway!

Taipei 101's TMD is smaller than you may think.

This is about the size of what we're looking at with 1BW

What high-end retailer would want to be right at Yonge & Bloor??

The area is so trashy. Tons of addicts everywhere.

Bloor street starts to get nice West and North of Bay and Bloor, but Yonge & Bloor is not a nice corner. Marginally nicer than Dundas & Yonge, but same type of vibe.

Sorry, but wishing otherwise just doesn't line up with reality.

I think that's what people had hoped The One would change, expanding the Yorkville vibe eastward to and past Yonge — myself included. As a nearby resident, I'm hoping for a late evening activity that keeps eyes on the street later than the typical 7 or 8pm retail closure. A large hotel lobby similar in size to The Sheraton on Queen with a restaurant and hotel bar would keep an upscale vibe at the corner and shoe away the riff raff that bubble up from Yonge Street.