Urban Toronto's coverage of South Beach Condos + Lofts by Amexon Development continues with a tour of the construction site, courtesy of Paul Rizzuto, Project Superintendent, and Wendy MacNeil, Site Coordinator. 

South Beach construction site overview. Tower One at South Beach is topped out with occupancy expected in spring 2011. Tower Two is at foundation level with occupancy expected in spring 2012. The towers are separated by about 95 feet to ensure views and will be linked by a large green roof.

Subground construction occurring at Tower II at South Beach Condos.

Preparing supplies to go up Tower I.

Ventilation equipment.

Loading the drywall.

Indoor pool area with twenty-two foot ceilings, excluding extra structural reinforcement and bulkheads, and retractable façade.

The unfinished pool area at Tower I.

Panorama of indoor pool area, which includes two hot tubs and a kids' pool. All amenities are scheduled for completion in spring 2011.

Panorama of the pool room.

Plumbing connections for the pool room.

View toward two loft units. Loft Collection suites occur on floors 2-9, the SOBE Collection on floors 10-19, the Sky Collection on floors 20-28, and the Penthouse Collection on floors 29-31.

Two lofts.

Inside a corner loft with wrap-around balcony

The view from within a corner loft unit.

Another view.

Structural supports with apertures for wiring and plumbing.

Looking up from a loft at Tower I.

View to Downtown from a Sky Collection suite with Nautilus under construction in the middle-ground.

Looking east to Downtown Toronto.

View to Bloor-Islington from a Sky Collection corner suite with iLoft nearing completion in the middle-ground.

A corner Sky Collection suite.

Unfinished elevator shaft.

On the roof of South Beach Tower One with Beyond The Sea under construction poking up from behind.

Rooftop construction. Beyond The Sea Condos in the background.

Green rebar for one of four sets of stainless steel fins running up the tower's façades.

Preparing the rebar casts.

Working on the rebar.

A parapet of fritted glass, backlit with computerized LEDs, will surround solar roof panels, which will supplement the building's main power supply.

Panorama of the roof.

From the roof of Tower One looking down over foundation work for Tower Two.

Looking down on Tower II.

That concludes our feature on Amexon Development’s highly-successful South Beach Condos + Lofts. Be sure to watch for future updates on Urban Toronto as construction progresses to completion.