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May 12, 2008
Construction team ready to raise cranes at Trump’s Toronto site
TORONTO
Construction is well under way on Toronto’s $500-million Trump International Hotel & Tower, located at 325 Bay Street, in the heart of the city’s financial and business district.
With excavation and drilling nearing an end, the developers and construction team begin preparing for the next chapter of expansion.
The five-star, 60-storey, project ceremonially broke ground on October 12, 2007, and official construction began November 12, 2007.
As Toronto remains a hot spot during a period of increased activity in the construction sector, access to trades people continues to be a challenge for the industry as a whole.
In terms of the next visible signs of construction, cranes will be raised on the site during the weekend of May 31st, and concrete is scheduled to be poured for the footings of the building shortly thereafter.
The footings of this building will be nine feet deep, as opposed to the standard size that typically measure between two to three feet.
“I have never seen such unusually deep footings, and this is testament to the height and slenderness of the building, which will truly be impressive,” said Lyndon Devaney, Principal Architect with Zeidler Partnership Architects.
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