{"id":570521,"date":"2026-03-30T10:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/570521\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:24:17","slug":"canadas-tallest-building-is-taking-shape-in-downtown-toronto-here-is-a-look-inside-ctvnews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/570521\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s tallest building is taking shape in downtown Toronto. Here is a look inside \u2013 CTVNews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Supertall building &#8216;Pinnacle Skytower&#8217; will be 109 stories high.<\/p>\n<p class=\"b-date-custom__date-item\">Published:\u00a0March 30, 2026 at 6:08AM EDT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GWGRZBLV7FAWNKEW46RCYCLZ5Y.png\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Pinnacle Skytower Sitting at the base of Yonge Street at Queens Quay in downtown Toronto stands Canada\u2019s tallest building. (Pinnacle International photo) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4MIYIZ7HHJECXN6G5CNUBEZPEQ.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Pinnacle Skytower, CN Tower Pinnacle Skytower, one of the country\u2019s first supertall skyscrapers, will rise 109 storeys, 352 metres, up in the sky and will be higher than the main observation deck of the CN Tower. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NRNP25WTAVCKRG6AEFEPZK54LU.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>CTV News Toronto recently took a tour of the supertall structure, beginning with an elevator ride up to the 99th floor. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/52PB5TR4UJCUZLCYLT2GAWZGMM.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>From there, there was a climb up flights of stairs inside the tower\u2019s tapered upper floors to unfinished sections where workers are still busy building. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ONOYNLIMONDC7CVN7IVYWG7NU4.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>The tour then continued up to the very top of the building. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/XWBZXMDD2VCKRBVMHAGZR5CHXA.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Anson Kwok, Pinnacle International\u2019s vice-president of sales and marketing, along with Nadine El-Gazzar, an associate with Hariri Pontarini Architects, served as the tour guides. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NNFI2PQ6EBDMVCRDOHQIDC57OU.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>The team working on this unprecedented project is excited and proud to reach this point of construction. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/EP4C65XCCNFC5EGX5FIQ3WVDE4.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Among the innovations developed during construction is a self-climbing crane outside the main body of the tower. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5K6RFDJSVBC6BP2UNUWCRHAFRE.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Planning for Pinnacle Skytower began in 2012. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DR4YFNUP5JHLZIGGWW5RWZED3I.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>It\u2019s 12-sided polygon with white metal framing is meant to evoke a 12-sided jewel. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/4B44MOF2ORDPFDKA7CGZJ7MEUY.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>A restaurant is being planned for the 106th floor. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/E5A2UKHHURHO7OWLVOQ6Y3JDKQ.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>A hotel that occupies the first 12 floors of the building.as well as residential units up to the 56th floor are expected to be ready this fall. (Beth Macdonell\/CTV News Toronto) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PYJMAEJXGRFAPKNDFEZTOGDLYA.jpg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>So far, glass cladding is being worked on up to the 92nd floor. (CTV NEWS Toronto Chopper) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HOETOCMPKRD2TJE4PQW34VM4VY.png\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Toronto is in the midst of a supertall skyscraper boom with at least nine supertalls in the works or rising, including One Bloor West at 85 stories, which was Canada\u2019s first supertall building.(Photo provided by KG&amp;A Inc.) <img decoding=\"async\" resizerappversion=\"1\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/VQVCLPJZKFE2XIRMXTFSOVQDKQ.jpeg\"  height=\"281.25\"\/>Pinnacle also has a sister 95-storey building being planned next to Skytower. Five buildings are being developed on that site, including a 60-storey one that is already completed and two other buildings. (Pinnacle International rendering) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Supertall building &#8216;Pinnacle Skytower&#8217; will be 109 stories high. 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