Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed

[jeffster]

I was in DTK (downtown Kitchener) today and noticed the crane for DTK (Duke Tower Kitchener) was operating. So that's a good sign.

[mastermind]

It's this crane rented? If so what company (don't see a name on it)?  I assumed they found it in a scrap yard somewhere...

if you look on the blue part of the crane in the last pictures that JGSZ posted it says dominion if that helps at all.

Dominion is the name of the concrete forming trade, so I guess it's not a rental.  [/url][url=http://www.dominionforming.com/home.html]http://www.dominionforming.com/home.html

[jgsz]

2019-12-05

Today they used a mobile concrete placing boom instead of the more permanent boom.  I have no idea why they would do that.  

   

[ZEBuilder]

2019-12-05

Today they used a mobile concrete placing boom instead of the more permanent boom.  I have no idea why they would do that.  

It probably has something to do with the positioning of the placing boom. To get to that corner you have the tower crane to deal with but when the actual tower starts you don't need that corner as that corner is just podium. So they won't need to reach that corner.

[Square]

So, is this building one floor from Duke Street completed? Thank you.

[Bjays93]

So, is this building one floor from Duke Street completed?  Thank you.

The building is one floor above grade on the Duke Street side yes. 

The entire first floor of the podium is yet to be finished tho. I suspect what we see right now is close to what the footprint of the building that rises above the podium will be

[white_brian]

The podium is three stories correct?

[panamaniac]

The podium is three stories correct?

Five, isn't it?

[ZEBuilder]

The podium is three stories correct?

Five, isn't it?

It's 3 floors fronting Duke and five at the back where the parking garage is.

[westwardloo]

Five, isn't it?

It's 3 floors fronting Duke and five at the back where the parking garage is.

It is 4 floors facing Duke. 

1 - story retail/ garage entrance.
2-4 - story residential 
5- story condo rooftop patio garden. 

5 stories facing fredrick.

[Square]

It's 3 floors fronting Duke and five at the back where the parking garage is.

It is 4 floors facing Duke. 

1 - story retail/ garage entrance.
2-4 - story residential 
5- story condo rooftop patio garden. 

5 stories facing fredrick.

If I was the developer, I would not put my entrance or exit near the LRT track, just make both on the Frederick side.

[jgsz]

2019-12-13

Update.  Work continues on two levels.  Only the basement is fully covered.  The ground floor is still open on the north side. They are putting up walls for the second floor on the Duke Street side.

   

[ZEBuilder]

does anybody have any new pictures of this project?

[Bjays93]

does anybody have any new pictures of this project?

Depending on the weather tomorrow, I may be downtown and could snap a couple of both this and charlie west.

[Spokes]

Yes please!