b'BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS2019 BEST OF THE BEST AWARDSTCA RECOGNIZES ITS TOP PERFORMERSBy Matthew BradfordTCAS BEST OF THE BEST AWARDS were presented on February 20 at the associations Annual General Meeting in Toronto. The event honoured industry professionals and companies from across the GTA that demonstrated excellence in their field through outstanding industry projects, leadership achievements, sector innovations and workplace safety performance in 2019. Congratulations to all TCA members for elevating the industry, and to the following 2019 TCA Best of the Best Award recipients.PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT | LARGE TODDGLEN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT INC. | THE RESIDENCES OF 488 UNIVERSITY AVENUEToddglen Construction ManagementWhile we were putting that up, we hadrose to new heights with the retrofit ofto remove the facade of the existing an office tower at 488 University Avenuebuilding with tenants continuing tointo a towering mixed-use development.occupy the floors.The project included the development of a new 37-storey condominium on top ofTodd adds that the team was fortunate in the existing 18-storey property, and thethat the existing building sat on structural addition of four new underground parkingcaissons that were already drilled all levels. It was a very unique undertakingthe way to rock, noting, That was a for both us and the city in that it requiredsubstantive element that allowed us to do adding a whole new building on top of anwhat we did.existing office tower, and doing it while the tower was occupied and fully active,Structural work notwithstanding, the recalls John Todd, president of Toddglen55-storey commercial and residential Group of Companies.building features 30,000 square feet of amenity space, including the spacious Partnering with Toddglen on the projectSky Lobby on the 19th floor, a 50-foot-were CORE Architects, interior design firmhigh atrium with a restaurant, a fitness II BY IV Design, and developer Amexonstudio, recreation facilities and outdoor Development Corp. They met their loftypatio. Moreover, says Todd, it stands tall goal by installing a new steel exoskeletonamong Torontos skyline as a testament and internal support system to handle theto industry ingenuity and cooperation: new residential floors. The exoskeletonThis is a very unique concept and its was probably the key element to thisencouraged other developers in the city whole project, and its very different fromto take another look at their properties to anything that weve seen, says Todd.see if something similar can be done. THE RESIDENCES OF 488 UNIVERSITY AVENUE16Quarter 1 2020 BUILDERSDIGEST'