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One Bloor East

Case overview

One Bloor East is a 75-story residential condominium tower located at one of Canada’s best-known intersections in downtown Toronto. As the tower rose, workers risked losing valuable time waiting for transportation to higher floors. To keep construction moving efficiently and safely, developer Great Gulf selected KONE JumpLift™ elevators, reducing workers’ travel time to higher floors.

Project name	One Bloor East
Location	Toronto, Canada
Year completed	2016
Height	257m
Contractor	Tucker Hi-Rise
Architect	Hariri Pontarini Architects
Developer	Great Gulf

Key requirements of the project

Meet a tight construction schedule at a logistically challenging site
Reduce working time lost while workers waited for transportation to higher floors

Results of the collaboration

Faster worker transportation

KONE JumpLift™ elevators accelerated transportation for construction workers as the tower increased in height.

Efficient use of space

The KONE JumpLift elevators were converted into regular elevators, reducing wasted space during construction.

Technology highlights

2 KONE JumpLift™ construction-time elevators
6 KONE EcoSystem MR™ elevators
4 KONE MonoSpace® elevators

1 KONE EcoSpace™ elevator
2 KONE TravelMaster™ 110 escalators

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