L-Tower
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Identification

Also known as - l tower

Address - Approximately 5 The Esplanade, Approximately 7 The Esplanade, Approximately 1 Front Street East

Fronts - Scott Street and Yonge Street

Neighbourhood - Waterfront Communities-the Island

City - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Urban Agglomeration - Greater Golden Horseshoe

Complex - 1 Front East

Nearby Parks - Berczy Park , Courthouse Square , Market Lane , Sculpture Garden and Union Station Parkette

Ward - Toronto Centre-Rosedale (28)

Technical

Type - Skyscraper

Designation - Commercial, Condominium, Entertainment, Residential and Social Housing

Status - Excavation

Internal Amenities - 1,021m² (10,989.95f²)

Residential - 3,698.84m² (39,814f²)

Floors - 58

Height - 205m (672.57f)

Units - 600

Number of 1 Bedroom suites - 332

Number of 2 Bedroom suites - 159

Number of 3+ bedroom Suites - 3

Largest Suite - 157.84m² (1,698.98f²)

Smallest Suite - 43.48m² (468.01f²)

Companies

Developer - Castlepoint Realty Partners Ltd.

Developer - Cityzen Development Corporation

General Contractor - Dominus Development Group

Developer - Fernbrook Homes

Developer - Hummingbird Centre

Architect - IBI Group

Structural Engineering - Jablonsky, Ast and Partners

Real Estate Brokerage - Milborne Real Estate Inc.

Interior Design - Munge//Leung Interior Design

Architect - Page & Steele Architects Inc.

Electrical Engineering - Smith & Andersen

Mechanical Engineering - Smith & Andersen

Developer - Sony Centre

Architect - Studio Daniel Libeskind

Building Record History

2010-02 - Excavation

2007 - Proposed

2004-02-05 - Proposed

References

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

2009-06-11: Reed Construction Data, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"

2009-04-09: Reed Construction Data, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"

2009-03-20: Reed Construction Data, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"

2008-05-27: City of Toronto - City Council, "1 Front East Supplementary Report"

2008-04-18: City of Toronto - City Council, "1 Front East Final Report"

2008-02-14: Reed Construction Data, KeyMail Report, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"

2007-11-24: The Toronto Star, "New shape of things to come"

2007-04-18: Reed Construction Data, KeyMail Report, "L Tower, 1 Front St E, M5E 1B2"

2007-04-12: City of Toronto - Toronto and East York Community Council, "1 Front East Preliminary Report"

2005-10-01: The Toronto Star, "Council approves tower at base of Hummingbird", Martin Knelman

2005-09-21: The Toronto Star, "Elegant boot or tall bird?", Martin Knelman

2005-09-21: The Globe and Mail, "Is this the future taking shape at the Hummingbird Centre?", James Adams

2008-07-16, 2009-06-24, 2010-03-06: Onsite Observations