50 Scollard Development

Urbacon completed development and pre-construction services on a proposed 112-unit, 43-storey tower on behalf of partner BRL Realty. The massing strategy is designed to minimize wind and shadowing impacts with much of the tower’s shadow overlapping the existing shadow of the taller Four Seasons Hotel to the south. The building’s footprint— which is subtly tilted from the street grid—and gradual reduction in height sees a more slender shadow created across the neighbouring Jesse Ketchum School yard. In order to maximize public space at ground level, the tower’s rectilinear volumes slightly overhang the piazza, carving out a larger space below. At ground level, ERA Architects would oversee the refurbishment of four of the five heritage-listed properties currently fronting Scollard Street. These houses would move slightly to the east in or-der to create a new Privately-Owned, Publicly-accessible open Space (PoPS) at the corner of Bay and Scollard.