A new milestone was reached on Verve, a 288-unit residential tower under construction in Calgary's East Village. This week saw the commencement of glass installation on what will become a 25-storey building.

View of southwest corner, image by Kevin Cappis

Verve has been under construction for a year and half, and is now rising into the burgeoning East Village skyline. It is the second Calgary development by Greater Toronto Area-based Fram + Slokker, a partnership between Fram Builders and Slokker Real Estate Group. The first project, the aptly named First, sits across the street to the south and has been completed for almost two years.

View of west side, image by Kevin Cappis

SkyriseCities was there to check out the glass installation as it was happening. One of the first things that stands out about the glass is its high transparency and low reflectivity.

View from the west shows high transparency, image by Kevin Cappis

View from the east, image by Kevin Cappis

Aside from being significantly transparent, the panels are also large, covering the height from floor to ceiling. This will no doubt make the residential units bright and naturally well lit.

Worker installing glass panel on west side, image by Kevin Cappis

Worker installing glass panel on west side, image by Kevin Cappis

The glass installation has started along the floor on the west side just above the double-height first level. Stacks of glass panels can be seen in other areas of the project awaiting installation, indicating that further glazing installation at these locations is forthcoming.

Stacks of glass panels on the south side of building awaiting installation, image by Kevin Cappis

We will continue to watch the progress on Verve and report it as it happens. To keep up to date on the progress check into our Database, or to get involved in the discussion, visit the Forum thread.