[innsertnamehere]

By my count there are 3 floors to go. Getting close to top-out.

 

[Sunnyside]

What an absolute unit of a project. I’ll admit I had reservations when it was proposed; out of touch, obviously gentrificatory, not a serious build…

But now? They wasted no time and have left a mark. Not only are you building 2-4 of these… it’s real money with good quality, all placed in the least-revitalized quadrant of the core. Chefs kiss, this has already changed how the area feels and no one’s even living here yet. It’s no worldly masterpiece, but like the arena… for what it represents, it is among ours.

 

[Canuck905]

First tower is just about topped out - The mechanical penthouse for the first tower on abutting Wilson Street is being formed.

 

[Branden Simon]

June 25, 2025

Bonus pic! Last week from Victoria Avenue at Studebaker Place (Great shot with my Iphone 16 Pro Max)

 

[Pulkvedis Pods]

 

[KingJames]

That 30 storeys blocks my view of the harbour! Or it's not tall enough to break the height of the escarpment!

 

[matt602]

View of the harbour: Bunge, abandoned Stelco and grain silo tiddies

 

[BCTed]

Maybe they should build some extra-talls on the Mountain so that you can see over the medium-talls downtown from them.

 

[KingJames]

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Nice reel with status update from Emblem.

 

[BCTed]

I don't understand how construction on the third tower will take place (assuming it does take place). Can they just open the first two towers and construct the third one at a later point in time?

 

[catcher_of_cats]

The supports for the next level of the third tower are already built.

 

[Milaisacat]

I don't understand how construction on the third tower will take place (assuming it does take place). Can they just open the first two towers and construct the third one at a later point in time?

That's basically correct, yes. They would have designed the podium beneath the future third tower to be functionally independent of the tower (i.e. possessing its own elevator(s), mechanical rooms, electrical system, etc.). All necessary structural columns, shear walls, elevator shafts, mechanical/electrical shafts, etc., for the tower would have been designed into the podium and built during its construction. It is conceivable that they may not pull occupancy permits for the podium level if they are prepared to move forward with tower three soon, but they could do so if it is a ways off.

It's not too common to have a tower built above an occupied podium or lower level of a tower, but it's not unknown. By way of example, I know that in Vancouver, the Bentall V office tower was designed to be vertically phased and an additional 13 storeys were built on top of a fully occupied 20-storey office building when the market supported completion of the tower. What's interesting, too, is that the underground parking levels of the tower were built first, but with the full tower design factored in (i.e. columns and shear walls, elevator shafts, mechanical rooms, etc.). So, technically, it was a three-phase development, with each phase separated by several years.

Source: Medium article (https://rsalvatella.medium.com/what-is-vertical-phasing-in-real-estate-developments-ad5cdc99c3df)

Bentall 5

Bentall 5 has the distinction of being Vancouver’s first vertically-phased office tower.

www.mcmparchitects.com

An MIT student did a whole dissertation about vertical phasing of commercial real estate, with Bentall 5 being one of their four case studies. Could be an interesting read for those who are interested.

https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/59496/316064126-MIT.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y

Edit: yeah, the dissertation is an interesting read. Worth a few minutes of one's time to skim it, at least. As an example, regarding safety for occupants during construction...

2.2.3.2.2 Safety and Overhead Protection

Overhead protection and preventing materials and construction debris from falling from the construction site is another area of concern in vertically phased construction. While safety and overhead protection are concerns in all construction, greater attention needs to be paid to safety in the development of vertically phased projects. Specifically in vertically phased developments, execution of safety plans and structures need to be developed so that they protect the occupants of the lower levels without disrupting their operations.

At Tufts, Bentall Five, and HCSC, elaborate overhead protection systems were developed to protect the safety of the occupants of the building. The three projects had similar overhead protection plans and had a zero tolerance policy for debris falling from the construction site. Generally the overhead protection plan consisted of two elements: the pedestrian safety canopy and a safety apron located at the base of the vertical expansion phase.

The pedestrian safety canopy is an elaborate scaffolding system that appears more like an awning than construction scaffolding. Both Bentall and HCSC invested above what is standard in the pedestrian walkway canopy to minimize the appearance of being at a construction site.

Both HCSC and Bentall installed a steel and wood safety apron that extended around the perimeter of the building at the base of Phase II. In addition to the safety apron, Bentall had a mesh netting to catch falling debris that extended some 25 feet from the building and moved up the building as construction progressed. HCSC took an extra precaution of installing safety netting around each of the upper floors under construction to further prevent debris from falling off of the construction site.

 

[ProjectEnd]

I don't understand how construction on the third tower will take place (assuming it does take place). Can they just open the first two towers and construct the third one at a later point in time?

Yes.

 

[PaperSun]

 

[IamNotaRobot]

Havent gotten a pic but there's a cool view of these towers when going along Cannon, particularly before you hit Victoria