{"id":597523,"date":"2026-04-11T18:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597523\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T18:07:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T18:07:13","slug":"the-bourne-rises-above-grade-in-st-james-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597523\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bourne Rises Above Grade in St James Town"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since UrbanToronto last checked in at the start of construction in March, 2023<\/a>,\u00a0The Bourne<\/a>\u00a0has progressed above grade and now has begun its rise along Sherbourne Street in St James Town. Designed by Arcadis<\/a> for Medallion Corporation<\/a>, the 56-storey mixed-use rental tower retains the Thomas Cruttenden Building built in 1902, with the three-storey heritage structure to be incorporated into the base of the new building.<\/p>\n

In September, 2025, looking northeast across Sherbourne Street, a white crane mast stands near the centre of the site as construction begins to rise above grade. Clusters of rebar (reinforcing steel bars) mark the locations of columns and shear walls to be. Along the site perimeter, hoarding screens the work zone, where crew members can be seen. In the background is the retained heritage structure.<\/p>\n

Looking northeast from Sherbourne Street to the crane mast and rebar cages rising above grade, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor A Torontonian Now<\/p>\n

From an elevated vantage point in November, 2025, the structure stands at one full storey above grade, with the perimeter enclosed in translucent tarp. Rebar cages and formwork outline the next lift of columns and shear walls for the second floor. To the north up against the heritage building, decking is in place for the third-floor slab. At the south end of the site, construction materials, including bundled rebar and formwork components, are neatly staged.<\/p>\n

A high-angle view looking north over the site, with first storey formed and second-floor walls and third-floor slab decking in progress, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Froggy<\/p>\n

By December, 2025, the concrete frame has risen to two storeys. Along the northern portion of the structure, timber formwork panels are erected for the third floor’s walls and columns. The podium floor-plate extends across the site with shoring visible beneath. To the left, the retained Thomas Cruttenden Building stands in contrast, its red brick facade with stone detailing and articulated cornice preserved and stabilized.<\/p>\n

Looking east, two storeys formed with third-floor formwork underway beside the retained heritage structure, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Rascacielo<\/p>\n

Looking west across Howard Street in March, 2026, the fourth floor is partially formed at the north end and slab decking and guardrails are set above for the pour at the fifth level. A grid of temporary shoring and scaffolding supports the recently cast slabs. To the right, the retained heritage walls\u2019 north elevation displays red brick masonry punctuated by regularly spaced window openings and capped by a simple parapet, with a metal fire escape affixed to the exterior.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Looking southwest from Howard Street to the fourth-floor forming underway alongside the south elevation of the retained heritage building, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Rascacielo<\/p>\n

Looking northeast across Sherbourne, the podium is formed, with recessed notch at the southwest corner introducing a break in the massing, carving out an indentation that will help define the building\u2019s street-level presence. At grade, early envelope work is anticipated to introduce a mix of brick masonry and glazing systems, with bronze-toned mullions and metal detailing, alongside metal-and-glass canopies that will animate the retail frontage.<\/p>\n

Looking northeast to the three-storey podium structure taking shape with a recessed corner breaking up the massing, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Rascacielo<\/p>\n

This month, the concrete frame continues to climb over the Cruttenden building’s three storeys, with fourth-floor formwork and vertical rebar now rising above the retained heritage structure. A recessed “reveal” at the fourth level will mark a transition to the tower volume at the fifth floor. In the foreground, other restored heritage buildings associated with the adjacent Burke Condominiums line the east side of Sherbourne Street.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast to fourth-floor formwork rising above the curved corner of the retained heritage building, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Froggy<\/p>\n

Upon completion, The Bourne will rise to 166.4m and supply 592 rental units to the area.<\/p>\n

Looking southeast to 591 Sherbourne Street, designed by Arcadis for Medallion Corporation<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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UrbanToronto’s research and data service,\u00a0UTPro<\/a>, provides comprehensive data on construction projects in the Greater Golden Horseshoe\u2014from proposal through to completion. Other services include\u00a0Instant Reports<\/a>, downloadable snapshots based on location, and a daily subscription newsletter,\u00a0New Development Insider<\/a>, that tracks projects from initial application.\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Since UrbanToronto last checked in at the start of construction in March, 2023,\u00a0The Bourne\u00a0has progressed above grade and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":597524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-597523","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-ca","12":"tag-canada","13":"tag-design","14":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=597523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/597523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/597524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=597523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=597523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=597523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}