TORONTO – Infrastructure Ontario (IO) has provided a brief update on the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Waverley House Secure Care and Recovery Building project, which is being executed by PCL Constructors Canada Inc.
According to IO, construction has now reached level eight and structural and waterproofing work on both the exterior and interior continues. Forming, rebar and concrete activities are also underway while crews are progressing on utility installation and the refurbishment of the heritage wall and shed.
Located on the Queen Street West campus in Toronto, the Waverley House building will replace CAMH’s outdated facilities for patients with complex mental illness who have encountered the legal system, explains a release.
The seven-storey building will feature 234 patient beds, clinics for community-based care, recovery-focused therapeutic spaces and secure outdoor areas for treatment that including porches, shared unit terraces and two large terraces designed for recreational programming.
Waverly House is part of a project scope that also includes the Temerty Discovery Centre. In June a topping off ceremony was held marking the placement of the final steel beams in each structure.
The Temerty Discovery Centre is named in recognition of a $75-million gift from the Temerty Foundation. The Waverley House is named in recognition of support totalling $203 million from Bruce McKean and the Waverley House Foundation.
Construction began in March 2024. The Temerty Discovery Centre is set to open in late 2027, with the Waverley House opening in 2029.
