Our New Home – Renovation Updates

Two big holes at 473 Oakwood show the progress of heavy construction this month: all of the west second floor windows facing Oakwood Ave. have been removed, making room to install our floor-to-ceiling windows and our stained glass panels; plus we now have a hole where our new lobby stairwell will take shape.

473 is buzzing from top to bottom this month, with a new roof covering going on, and new foundations being prepared, plus a staircase taking shape between floors.

Two big holes at 473 Oakwood show the progress of heavy construction this month: all of the west second floor windows facing Oakwood Ave. have been removed, making room to install our floor-to-ceiling windows and our stained glass panels; plus we now have a hole where our new lobby stairwell will take shape.

Presentation from Karen Dunk-Green at our Annual Spring Meeting, covering Timeline Milestones, Schedule Risks, Construction Risk, Financial Status, and Next Steps.

Read other posts about our renovation A note from Karen Dunk-Green, Chair of the Renovation Task Force, recorded May 7, 2024 Watch the video. Karen shows the progress on the second floor and the ground floor. The spaces are being defined by the framing and soon they’ll be covered in drywall to create all of the new rooms. We’ve moved from pouring over hard-to-imagine floor plans to standing in actual defined spaces – hooray! Come the fall, we’ll be able to invite more people into the building for tours, wearing our handy slip-on foot protectors and hard hats. Stay tuned.

Recorded April 1, 2024 (but seriously, not a joke!) Karen introduces some of the important professionals who are working to make our vision a reality, including architects (from LG Architects), and the site superintendent, project coordinator, and project manager (from Flat Iron Building Group). Watch the video.

This report includes discussion of the scope of the project, its finances and architects renderings of the main spaces. Construction documents for tendering are now complete and the four-week tendering process has begun. We are waiting for some permits from the city.

This report includes discussion of the scope of the project, its finances and architects renderings of the main spaces. Construction documents for tendering are now complete and the four-week tendering process has begun. We are waiting for some permits from the city.

This report includes discussion of the scope of the project, its finances and architects renderings of the main spaces. Construction documents for tendering are now complete and the four-week tendering process has begun. We are waiting for some permits from the city.

Architect’s preliminary renderings of our new home

This report includes discussion of the scope of the project, its finances and architects renderings of the main spaces. Construction documents for tendering are now complete and the four-week tendering process has begun. We are waiting for some permits from the city.

This report includes discussion of the scope of the project, its finances and architects renderings of the main spaces. Construction documents for tendering are now complete and the four-week tendering process has begun. We are waiting for some permits from the city.

After many months of planning, estimating and revising, the renovation of 473 Oakwood is actually underway! We still have final estimates to obtain and financial hurdles to address. Nonetheless, we are taking the first physical steps toward having our new home ready  in early 2025.

After many months of planning, estimating and revising, the renovation of 473 Oakwood is actually underway! We still have final estimates to obtain and financial hurdles to address. Nonetheless, we are taking the first physical steps toward having our new home ready  in early 2025.

Read other posts about our renovation We invite you to participate in Project 473, First’s Capital Campaign. Your contribution will help First build a modern, accessible, and environmentally sustainable new home and a much-needed community space at 473 Oakwood Avenue. Learn more about our journey to 473 Oakwood and Project 473.

Our last in-person service at 175 St Clair West was held on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Our stained glass tower was dismantled and put into storage soon after. We moved out of this building at the end of June. We will move into our new home at 473 Oakwood Ave in early 2024. In the meantime, we will hold online services for the summer and move to hybrid services (in-person and online) starting in September at Oakwood Collegiate Institute.