Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C

[jeffster]

Drewlo was busy today, with the crane operation the entire day. So it looks like it’s going back up to speed.

[tomh009]

Half a dozen people working there this morning. It looked like they were organizing the site, hopefully in preparation for a full restart.

[Spokes]

How many workers would constitute a full site?

[mastermind]

How many workers would constitute a full site?

On a site this size it could be 30-40 concrete/rebar guys plus a few electricians, plumbers, and general labourers.

[DK519]

Pretty steady stream of cement trucks this morning.

   

[tomh009]

Excellent!

[taylortbb]

I think this is now a floor taller than the thread title states.

Permitno 19108690
Issue Year 2020
Work Type New Construction - Residential/Commercial
Permit Description Permit is for a 14 storey and 18 storey residential towers on top of a 5 storey mixed use podium.

Was just issued in August, so construction can now proceed beyond the foundation (which was a separate permit).

[ac3r]

14 and 18? The thread says 22 and 18. I guess it was changed at some point?

[Bjays93]

14 and 18? The thread says 22 and 18. I guess it was changed at some point?

On top of a 5 story podium. Therefore 23 and 19. Got taller not shorter.

[jeffster]

I think this is now a floor taller than the thread title states.

Permitno 19108690
Issue Year 2020
Work Type New Construction - Residential/Commercial
Permit Description Permit is for a 14 storey and 18 storey residential towers on top of a 5 storey mixed use podium.

Was just issued in August, so construction can now proceed beyond the foundation (which was a separate permit).

Interesting. I wonder if that was the cause of the hold-up. Not covid-19 related, but permit related.

Why the extra floor, though, I'd have no idea.

[Momo26]

The entire 5 floors of the podium are mixed use? Or street level one commercial and the 4 above it units start?

[panamaniac]

The entire 5 floors of the podium are mixed use? Or street level one commercial and the 4 above it units start?

I thought it was just the double height ground floor facing King St that was commercial.

[taylortbb]

The entire 5 floors of the podium are mixed use? Or street level one commercial and the 4 above it units start?

"Mixed use" means mixed residential and commercial. So street level commercial and residential above means the podium is mixed use. If all 5 floors were commercial it wouldn't be mixed use anymore, it would be a commercial podium with residential towers.

So yes, the whole podium is "mixed use", with the mix being commercial ground floor and residential above.

[Momo26]

Makes sense! The commercial on ground floor should almost be a pre-requisite now as DTK tries to inject life and vibrancy into the core.

[panamaniac]

Makes sense! The commercial on ground floor should almost be a pre-requisite now as DTK tries to inject life and vibrancy into the core.

I'm waiting to see whether more developers don't apply to eliminate/reduce the amount of commercial space in their mixed-use proposals, given the new economic situation.  One hopes that it doesn't happen, but it won't be a big surprise if it does.