At 30 storeys up in the air, the Skybridge is 23 feet tall and stretches 130 feet in length, the same length as a Boeing 737 commercial jet. The bridge links 38 and 43 storey residential towers. As one of the highest skybridge residences in the world, it is part of a four-tower condo complex at Concord Adex’s CityPlace on Toronto’s former rail lands near the downtown waterfront. The bridge’s upper floor is occupied by two residential suites and a lower level amenity space, the SkyLounge.
Here is a great video showing behind the scenes of the planning, building and erecting the Skybridge by Concord Artspace!
Walters Group pre-fabricated the Skybridge as a modular unit and hoisted it into place fully assembled as a 400-ton load.
Lifting a pre-fabricated modular of this size and weight into place at such a height was a true engineering feat. The Skybridge was successfully lifted into final position in June 2012. The lift was made possible with the hard work and dedication of everyone involved. To make it a success, we had to work through loose ends, last-minute ironwork, and lots of coordination.