L-Tower
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Identification
Primary Address8 The Esplanade[4][5]
Additional Addresses1 Front Street East[4][6][7]
FrontsFront Street, Scott Street, The Esplanade, and Yonge Street
NeighbourhoodWaterfront Communities-the Island
CityToronto, Ontario, Canada
Urban AgglomerationGreater Golden Horseshoe
Shares Address WithBackstage on the Esplanade
Complex1 Front East
Nearby ParksBerczy Park, Courthouse Square, Market Lane, Sculpture Garden, and Union Station Parkette
WardToronto Centre-Rosedale (28)
Technical
TypeSkyscraper
DesignationCommercial[1][10][11], Entertainment[11], and Residential[1]
StatusConstruction
Amenity Internal1,021m² (10,989.95f²)[12]
Residential3,698.84m² (39,814f²)[1]
Floors Above-Ground57[1][4][12]
Floors Below-Ground6[4]
Height (Non-Specific)205m (672.57f)[1][4][12]
1 Bedroom Suite Count332[12]
2 Bedroom Suite Count159[12]
3 Bedroom+ Suite Count3[12]
Residential Suite Count600[14][15][16]
Residential Suite Maxsize222.97m² (2,400f²)[19]
Residential Suite Minsize49.8m² (536f²)[19]
AmenitiesConcierge[18], Fitness Facilities[14][15][16], Garden[12], Guest Suite[18], Reading Room[19][21], Multimedia Room[19][21], Events Room[18][19][21], Pool - Indoor[14][15][16], Pool - Lap[19][21], Sauna[19], Steam Room[18][19], and Visitor Parking[22]
Companies
Accoustical ContractorHGC Engineering[14][15][16]
ArchitectPage & Steele Architects Inc.[1][12][14]
ArchitectStudio Daniel Libeskind[1][2][7]
Concrete SubContractorInnocon Inc.[15][16]
DeveloperCastlepoint Realty Partners Ltd.[7][8][10]
DeveloperCityzen Development Corporation[7][8][14]
DeveloperFernbrook Homes[7][8][14]
DeveloperHummingbird Centre[1][10][25]
DeveloperSony Centre[7][8][26]
Electrical ContractorMayfair Electric[15][16]
Electrical EngineeringSmith & Andersen[7][8][14]
Excavating ContractorGFL[15][16]
Formwork ContractorPremform Group[15][16]
General ContractorDominus Development Group[7][8][14]
Geotechnical ConsultantIsherwood Geostructural Engineers[14][15][16]
Interior DesignMunge//Leung Interior Design[14][15][16]
Mechanical EngineeringSmith & Andersen[7][8][14]
Mechanical Trades ContractorPrimo Mechanical[15][16]
Real Estate BrokerageMilborne Real Estate Inc.
Reinforcing Steel ContractorSalit Steel Niagara Ltd[14][15][16]
Shoring ConsultantsDeep Foundations Contractors Inc.[14][15][16]
Structural EngineeringJablonsky, Ast and Partners[7][8][14]
History
Excavation (2010)
Construction (2010)
Proposed (2005 to 2010)
References
- 2007-04-12: City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council, "1 Front East Preliminary Report"
- 2007-11-24: The Toronto Star, "New shape of things to come"
- 2009-03-20: Reed Construction Data, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"
- 2010-07-28: City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council, "TE36.21 - Staff Report - Part of 5-7 The Esplanade - Official Plan and Rezoning Applications - Final Report"
- 2013-05-27: Onsite Observations
- 2008-05-27: City of Toronto - City Council, "1 Front East Supplementary Report"
- 2009-04-09: Reed Construction Data, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"
- 2009-06-11: Reed Construction Data, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"
- 2009-06-24: Onsite Observations
- 2005-10-01: The Toronto Star, "Council approves tower at base of Hummingbird", Martin Knelman
- 2008-07-16: Onsite Observations
- 2008-04-18: City of Toronto - City Council, "1 Front East Final Report"
- 2010-10-14: Urban Toronto, "Castlepoint, Cityzen and Fernbrook's Backstage Condos Continues Its Innovative Marketing"
- 2010-11-09: Reed Construction Data, Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, "Construction continues on L Tower condos in Toronto"
- 2011-01-14: Reed Construction Data, Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, "Construction continues on L Tower condos in downtown Toronto "
- 2011-03-14: Reed Construction Data, Daily Commercial News and Construction Record, "Construction continues on L Tower condos in downtown Toronto "
- 2011-04-23: HomeGuides, condoguide - the gta edition, "The L Tower introduces the premiere suites steps to the Financial District, minutes to the stage", page(s) 146
- 2009-11-09: HomeGuides, CondoGuide - The GTA Edition, "LTower celebrates the start of construction - 58-storey tower to rie above Sony Centre", page(s) 86
- 2011-02-25: The Toronto Star, "Condos on the Market"
- 2010-05-25: Condo Life, "June 2010 Edition"
- 2010-10-29: The Toronto Star, "Condos on the market: Downtown East"
- 2010-11-01: Condo Life, "November 2010 Edition"
- 2005-09-21: The Globe and Mail, "Is this the future taking shape at the Hummingbird Centre?", James Adams
- 2005-09-21: The Toronto Star, "Elegant boot or tall bird?", Martin Knelman
- 2007-04-18: Reed Construction Data, KeyMail Report, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"
- 2008-02-14: Reed Construction Data, KeyMail Report, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"
- 2011-02-11: The Toronto Star, YourHome.ca, "Taking the stage at Yonge and the Esplanade"
- 2010-10-01: Condo Life, "October 2010 Edition"