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Canada is officially welcoming its first ever "supertall" building in Toronto.
Supertall skyscrapers are buildings that stand 300 meters (around 984 feet) or higher, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
The construction of Canada's One Bloor West building has now hit the 300-meter mark, officially becoming the country's first supertall building. Once completed, the skyscraper will be Canada's tallest residential building and its second-tallest human-made structure after the CN Tower.
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The structure has been designed by Foster + Partners, the architectural firm founded by British architect Norman Foster, along with Core Architects, and developed by the real estate group Tridel.
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The building "has now reached its highest floor and has already become a reference point for Toronto's unique and distinctive skyline," Giles Robinson, senior partner with Foster + Partners, noted in a statement.
"As the first supertall in the country, One Bloor West marks a pivotal moment not just for Toronto, but all of Canada," Jim Ritchie, president and CEO of Tridel, said in a statement. "We are moving into a new era of development, marked by a level of ambition and engineering excellence not previously seen before."
Set at the border of Toronto's downtown area and the fashionable Yorkville neighborhood, One Bloor West will stand at 308.6 meters (around 1,012 feet)—or 85 stories—upon the completion of its construction.
Consisting of 476 condominium suites, the building will be topped by a series of duplex penthouses offering sweeping views across Lake Ontario and beyond. The base of the building will retain the historic brick structures dating back to 1883 that pay homage to the legacy of the William Luke Buildings currently occupying part of the site, Foster + Partners noted in a statement.
The residential floors will be "based on consistent 620-square-foot planning modules, allowing for flexible configurations throughout," the architectural firm said.
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Tridel said the building's major construction work has been completed, with its interior work to begin soon across multiple levels. The building is slated to be completed by early 2028, with some occupancy expected to begin from the spring of 2027.
The milestone reached by Canada's One Bloor West comes about a year after developers received the green light to proceed with the construction of the tallest building in North America—the Legends Tower—which will be set in Oklahoma City.
With a planned height of 1,907 feet—surpassing the 1,776-foot tall One World Trade Center in New York City by 131 feet, once completed—the Legends Tower will also be the sixth-tallest building in the world. Construction is set to begin in 2026 and projected to be finished by 2030.
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