2013 was a pretty big year for construction in Toronto; in fact, it was probably the most impressive year of growth this city has ever seen. We, along with many of our Forum contributors, closely followed several major projects as they progressed throughout the year, and to wrap up this recently passed year we have compiled summaries of various projects’ progress in 2013. Today we are taking a look at Lindvest Properties’ B.streets Condos: a 9-storey Hariri Pontarini Architects-designed condominium on Bathurst Street, just south of Bloor.

Stepping back a full year, B.streets had its crane up, but was still slightly below grade level, hidden behind construction hoarding opposite Honest Ed's.

B.streets as seen in January 2013, image by rdaner

By February, concrete had begun to rise above street level on the project’s north side.

B.streets as seen in February, image by Jack Landau

Skipping ahead to April, formwork was underway on the building’s second floor, and concrete was visible to the passerby on Bathurst Street.

B.streets as seen in April, image by drum118

As the weather began to warm up, construction followed suit and by early July the building had grown to six storeys in height, suddenly dominating this formerly forlorn stretch of Bathurst.

B.streets as seen in July, image by Red Mars

By the time August rolled around, work was underway on the ninth and final residential floor. Late August also marked the building's ceremonial topping-off, which gave us our first look inside the building.

B.streets as seen in August, image by RiverCity1

B.streets' ceremonial topping off, image by Jack Landau

Charcoal coloured brick awaiting installation as seen in August, image by Jack Landau

By September, B.streets was officially topped-out and we got a better look at the project’s charcoal brick, while the coming white precast cladding for upper floors was still to come.

B.streets as seen in September, image by yonderbean

A look at the site in early November revealed significant progress on the building’s cladding, now sporting the precast, which had risen as high as B.streets' 7thfloor.

B.streets as seen in November, image by Jack Landau

B.streets as seen in November, image by Jack Landau

Forum contributors drum118 and yonderbean both visited the site in the last few days of the year, and their photos reveal a completed exterior, as well as a sign inviting potential residents to move in to one of the building’s 195 units this coming Spring!

B.streets as seen in December, image by yonderbean

B.streets as seen in December, image by drum118

Work isn't quite finished yet of course, and there is still a lot to show you still in 2014, especially on the laneway side!

In the meantime, for additional information including project facts and renderings, you can peruse our dataBase file, linked below. Want to get involved in the discussion? Check out the associated Forum threads, or voice your opinion in the comments section provided on this page.