Aerial view of 215 Wellesley St, in-progress construction of an 8-storey infill transitional housing project.

215 Wellesley St.

Toronto

Client

Elizabeth Fry Society

Builder

Assembly

Type of Project

Transitional Housing

Date Completed

In Progress

Wellesley St is getting important transitional housing thanks to the Elizabeth Fry Society, offering aid, rehabilitation, and reintegration services to women. The building is a tight site in downtown Toronto, 8-story infill, mass timber installation.

Rendered Image of completed 215 Wellesley St project. Building in Autumn overlooking a busy street with cars passing by while a couple walks passed.
Construction worker standing in a rebar-reinforced excavation site at 215 Wellesley St., with fencing and building materials around
Excavation site at 215 Wellesley St. with exposed rebar, construction materials, and workers in the background
Construction site at 215 Wellesley St. with stacked building materials, a construction vehicle, and surrounding buildings
Construction workers at 215 Wellesley St. working on a rebar-reinforced concrete foundation
Excavation site at 215 Wellesley St. with construction materials, crane, and vehicle in the background
Aerial view of 215 Wellesley St. with construction workers on site, vehicle in the background
Construction site with mass timber platforms being installed, supported by steel beams anchored to concrete foundations. Electrical and plumbing conduits are visible below the structure, and a crane is positioned nearby.
Aerial view of 215 Wellesley St showing two partially constructed wooden platforms supported by steel beams. Workers are spread across the site, some on the platform and others at ground level.
Top-down aerial view of 215 Wellesley St partially completed with mass timber platforms supported by steel beams. Workers and equipment are visible throughout the site. The construction is bordered by a tall residential building on the left and other buildings on the right.

CLT installation has begun on this 8-storey infill project in a tight Toronto site, creating transitional housing for the Elizabeth Fry Society. Key partners include Fab Structures, Assembly Corp, McCallum Sather, and Thornton Thomasetti, utilizing mass timber construction.