The new St Lawrence Market North Building, a five-storey, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners-designed structure at Jarvis and Front streets in Downtown Toronto, has progressed significantly since we last checked in on the project in March. Last weekend, the crane that was positioned at the centre of the site was dismantled.

Mobile crane in place to begin dismantling existing crane, image by UT Forum contributor GeoffreyReady

The process was managed by bringing a portable crane to the site, which was used to hoist parts of the crane to the ground, piece by piece. In the image below, we can see the crane's boom being removed. 

Crane mid-dismantlement, image by UT Forum contributor DSC

Once the upper sections of the crane had been taken apart, its mast — attached at the base of the building between the two arms of the structure — was then dismantled.

Steel piece to be part of the atrium skylight seen next to the mobile crane, image by UT Forum contributor DSC

Following the fixed crane removal, the mobile crane hoisted a section of steel vault to fill in the framework for the atrium skylight where the fixed crane stood. Crane fully removed, atrium framework going in, image by UT Forum contributor Benito

While the crane rose through an atrium area and not through slabs above the ground floor, now crews can complete areas that were modified or held back to handle the crane.

Over the past few months, the City of Toronto project — with Buttcon Limited as contractor — has also seen a significant amount of glazing installed, while most of its orange-tinted fins have put into place along its exterior sides, as well as in the pocket area facing Front Street. 

Glass installation at street level is still to come, along with glazing of the atrium skylight, and placing more of the steel roof of the east side – which currently only has its central panel in place.

Much work on the interior is still to be done as well. It will come to see state-of-the-art space for the City's traffic courts in the upper storeys, relocating from several locations around Toronto, including Old City Hall. Ground level will host the Saturday Farmers’ Market which was previously held in the recently torn down structure on the site, but has been operating as of late in a temporary structure to the south of the main St Lawrence Market building.

St Lawrence Market North by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for Buttcon Limited in Toronto

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is now seeing window and bright orange aluminum fins being attached to its exterior, offering the first hints of the pop of colour the building will bring to the area.