PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
Waterfront Workspace
Trisect Construction Ltd., effortlessly hands-off
new building to PortsToronto
By Kelly Gray
On-time and on budget are proud achievements for
builders and contractors. Doing so during a pandemic
is an even larger source of achievement. This
is exactly what happened with the new PortsToronto
Works Facility Building at 23 Unwin Ave., on Toronto’s downtown
waterfront, adjacent to the cruise ship terminal.
A $5 million project handled by general contractor Trisect
Construction Ltd., of Mississauga, Ont., the building work
commenced in December 2019, and finished up this past
August, when Trisect handed over the keys to the 10,000
square foot, 29- by 49-metre structural steel single-storey
workshop to PortsToronto.
PortsToronto is an amalgam of operations that include
Billy Bishop Airport, the Outer Harbour Marina and the
Marine Terminals property, which provide marine transportation,
distribution and storage of bulk material at the Port of
Toronto. The port is a commercial cargo facility as well as a
site for passenger and cruise ship docking and servicing. The
location is adjacent to the city’s core where ships have been
mooring for over 225 years.
According to Trisect Construction project manager Jeff
Davis, the new building offers state-of-the-art facilities to
PortsToronto workers. “Inside, we installed three jib cranes
from O’Brien Lifting Solutions Inc. These pieces of equipment
are manufactured in Ontario. We are happy to have been able
to source these locally. The cranes come with spherical bearings
that make them easy to move,” he said, adding that the
building also features a woodworking area, welding site and
plasma covers, as well as offices and washrooms.
Trisect Construction is a well-known Ontario contractor
with over 25 years in industry. Standout projects
include Toronto’s Ritz Carlton Hotel and Toronto Pearson
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