We are pleased to announce that the award-winning firm, KPMB Architects (“KPMB”) has been selected to head the design process at 1 Scollard Street at the corner of Yonge St. and Scollard in the Bloor-Yorkville neighbourhood. Led by renowned architect and co-founder Bruce Kuwabara, KPMB has created a diverse portfolio of work for educational, cultural, healthcare, civic and corporate clients throughout North America and Europe.
KPMB is a renowned firm and has earned over 180 awards for excellence, including 12 Governor General’s Medals for Architecture (Canada’s highest honor), as well as distinguished international awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Institute of British Architects. Recent notable KPMB projects include: the Gardiner Museum; Canada’s National Ballet School building; the Canadian embassy in Berlin, Germany; Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis; Manitoba Hydro Place in Winnipeg; and the TIFF Bell Lightbox, home of the Toronto International Film Festival.
KPMB has already started working on the exterior and floor plate designs, with progress expected to continue for the next quarter. Check back frequently for updates on the development of 1 Scollard.
Image: Canada’s National Ballet School, via KPMB Architects
Image: TIFF Bell Lightbox, via KPMB Architects
To date, the Constantine Yorkville Run has helped raise $603,576 for more than 25 local charities. Greybrook is proud to have continued our support as a sponsoring partner and participant in this year’s run, with our own rising to the…
Miami’s vibrant Wynwood neighbourhood is a hub of art, culture, and innovation that continues to grow and evolve with new developments taking shape throughout the area, including our Society Wynwood development located in the heart of the neighbourhood on NW…
Construction has been progressing steadily at our Archetto Towns in Woodbridge. Since our last update, foundations for all 16 blocks have been poured and framing is well underway for many of the homes in the development. The windows and door…
As of the end of July, 51 out of 75 estate homes have closed, and all estates under construction have been bricked and drywalled and are advancing steadily toward completion with interior finishing. Final closings are set to continue throughout…
We look forward to taking part in the 4th Annual Velo Blu Pedal for Blu Genes event on September 15th in Niagara-on-the Lake, along with many of our colleagues and partners in the real estate development, finance, and professional services…
The marketing launch for Joya on the Queensway, our mid-rise residential development at 1045 The Queensway, has commenced with email and social media marketing campaigns to generate awareness about the project and invite purchasers and brokers to register. The 12-storey condominium in the…
As the City of Toronto grows, welcoming tens of thousands of new residents every year, new condominiums are being planned and constructed throughout the city that offer residents convenient access to area amenities and popular neighbourhoods that can be easily…
Vertical construction work continues at our Society Atlanta site, with steady progress resulting in the eighth-floor podium being topped off in May of this year, and concrete pours continuing up to the 15th floor and decking completed on the 16th…
The 74-unit townhome development located at Gordon Street and Scadding Avenue saw final home closings completed in Q1 of this year, with all new residents now in their homes in this beautiful waterside community. The remaining scope of work primarily…
In June, Greyspring Apartments announced the acquisition of two 14-storey concrete apartment buildings at 135 and 145-155 Rue Deguire in Montreal, Québec, representing a strategic expansion into the established borough of Saint Laurent located on the Island of Montreal. This…
