Construction is now firmly above grade at QueenChurch, where work is advancing on ground-floor walls and retained heritage façades along Church Street. Developed by Tridel and Bazis and designed by KIRKOR Architects with Rosario “Roy” Varacalli as Design Architect and Core Architects as Architect of Record, the 57-storey tower is rising at the northeast corner of Queen and Church in Downtown Toronto’s Garden District. The project is a short walk east of Queen station on Yonge Line 1, a future interchange with the under-construction Ontario Line 3.
Looking northeast across the Queen and Church intersection in November, 2025, the aging walls of the low-rise buildings that have set the tone for the area for years, await restoration to like-original conditions as the crane for the new tower rises behind them. Green-painted steel girders can be seen forming a scaffold for the walls to rest upon during construction.
Heritage walls along Church Street, pre-restoration, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor A Torontonian Now
Looking northwest across Queen Street East last month, the site has progressed above grade, following excavation and substructure work that began in July, 2024. The crane is positioned centrally. The backs of the heritage walls can be made out; behind the scaffold, white weatherproofing is visible.
Looking northwest from Queen Street East to the tower crane and heritage retention system, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Mihairokov
Looking northwest across Dalhousie Street from Queen this month, a concrete mixer truck is parked while the crane hoists a concrete bucket overhead. Several concrete walls are now poured where formwork previously stood, defining the podium footprint. Clusters of rebar extend from both columns and newly cast walls. Crew members are positioned atop the formwork decks, guiding the bucket into place to complete wall and slab pours.
Concrete mixer truck on Dalhousie Street during active concrete pour, looking northwest, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor lightarchitect
From Dalhousie Street, this close-up view captures a concrete pour underway, the crew operates behind temporary wood guardrails and safety barriers, directing a concrete pour into red formwork assemblies while surrounded by tightly spaced, curved and rebar cages. Below and to the left, a grid of yellow shoring posts supports a formwork deck.
Looking southwest to workers guiding a concrete bucket over formwork, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor lightarchitect
Upon completion, QueenChurch will rise to 57 storeys/186.5m and house 443 condominium units.
Looking northeast to QueenChurch, designed by Kirkor for Tridel and Bazis
UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, linked below. If you’d like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.
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