A Saint John developer has partnered with a local company that does precast construction in a factory to build a 13-storey apartment building more quickly in a prime location in the city centre.
13-storey building going up fast after decades of debate over the future of a prime uptown property
Mark Leger · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 22, 2025 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Construction workers guide a section of the exterior into place on the 13-storey apartment building going up at the head of King Street in Saint John. (Mark Leger/CBC)
For decades it was a popular department store, then it became a derelict building and after that, a giant hole in the ground.
It’s been a long wait for Saint Johners keen to see this prime uptown property on King’s Square redeveloped.
Now, a 13-storey apartment building with ground-floor commercial spaces is under construction. And it’s coming together quickly, floor by floor, with large pre-made sections manufactured off-site, trucked to the property on King Street, and hoisted into place by a large crane.
It’s like Lego with heritage-style brick pieces.
“I wanted it to fit in the immediate vicinity,” developer Percy Wilbur said.
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