Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto Residence

Eastern provided Construction Management Services to build the new home for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Toronto. The 100,000 sq ft facility is a five-storey, low-rise, curvilinear building located between a ravine edge and a landscaped open space within an East York residential neighbourhood at the intersection of Broadview Ave and O’Connor Drive.

The structure consists of poured concrete, with interior elements exposed; the cladding system features curved glass panels sourced from Germany. The Sisters respected the context of the site by restoring Taylor residence, a heritage building situated on the property, which links directly to their new facility.

The ground floor of the Taylor House contains multi-purpose rooms for meetings, gatherings and social activities and three ensuite guest rooms for visitors are located on the second floor. The main building contains 65 residential suites for the Sisters, shared dining facilities, lobby and activity spaces, a chapel, and support spaces. The facility has 30 assisted living units and 35 private hospital units which provides rehabilitation, convalescent, and palliative care.

Highlights

• CCDC-5B Contract
• New Construction
• Multi-purpose facility comprised of residences, palliative care suites, worship space, food services, program area
• Unique curvilinear glass and wood chapel
• Situated on a ravine adjacent the Don Valley Parkway
• High performance envelope designed to LEED Platinum
• High-performance, sustainable building systems including geothermal and photovoltaics