PHOTO: Bay Street Build

Construction is moving along on the CIBC Square office building on Bay Street in Toronto.
The development is by Ivanhoe Cambridge and Hines in a joint venture. The project, being constructed by EllisDon Ltd., includes one 49-storey office building, a podium with retail and three levels of underground parking along with a new Metrolinx GO Bus Terminal. There will be a one-acre elevated park built above the rail corridor connecting to the first tower and an extension to the PATH pedestrian walkway system linking it to Scotiabank Arena and Union Station. The project is targeting LEED Platinum certification and it was designed by Adamson Associates Architects of Toronto along with Wilkinson Eyre Architects of London, England. Consultants are: Read Jones Christoffersen (structural); The Mitchell Partnership (mechanical); Mulvey & Banani International (electrical); and WSP Canada Inc. (geotechnical). Subtrades include: GFL Environmental (site work); The Structural Group (concrete); Walters Group Inc. (structural steel); Supermetal; Maple Terrazzo Marble & Tile Partnership (stone/tile); Plan Group Inc. (HVAC); and Guild Electrical.