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November 2, 2007
Work on Maple Leaf Square project continues
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Construction moves upward at the Maple Leaf Square residential/commercial project at 15 York St. in Toronto. Construction manager PCL Constructors Canada Ltd. began the 48-storey, 872-unit project in January and completion is scheduled for December 2009.
Project Team
Maple Leaf square will include a hotel, office space, daycare facility, retail space, a dining lounge and four levels of underground parking. The project was designed by Page & Steele Architects and the owner is York Bremner Developments Ltd. Consultants are Jablonsky Ast & Partners (structural) and Hidi Rae Consulting Engineers (mechanical/electrical). Subtrades include: Michael Bros. Excavating; Anchor Shoring & Caissons Ltd.; The Atlas Corp. (dewatering); Salit Steel Ltd.; Aliance Construction Ltd. (masonry); Flynn Canada (siding/glazing); ThyssenKrupp Elevator Ltd.; and Otis Canada Inc. (elevators).
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