I'm pleased that this thread has enjoyed 40,000 new views in the past few months (and more than 5 replies ;-).
I thought visitors here might find this "outside the downtown core" snapshot useful. I recently posted this in response to a SkyScraperPage thread question: “Why Does Toronto Have *So Many* Proposed Buildings?”.
Outside of the huge boom in the downtown core:
1. EAST HARBOUR
Located on a 60-acre site east of Toronto’s downtown core, Cadillac Fairview's East Harbour is one of the largest commercial projects currently planned in Canada. Once complete, this 12-million square foot, mix of office, retail, and institutional developments will eventually employ 50,000 to 70,000 workers and a new transit hub.
2. HUMBER BAY VILLAGE
Just behind Humber Bay’s “little Miami” skyline, 15 buildings (16 - 70 storeys) are planned by First Capital for the former Chrisitie Bakery lands.
3. EGLINTON CROSSTOWN COMMUNITY
East of the growing Yonge/Eglinton mid-town skyline, the Eglinton Crosstown Community (in sales) would eventually see up to 20 towers and 3 dozen other buildings on 60 acres - including 5000 residential units, millions of square feet of office space, 120,000 square feet of retail space and a 6-acre public park.
4. ETOBICOKE CITY CENTRE
West of Humber Bay and surrounding the new Civic Centre now underway (designed by Henning Larsen), there are about 16 towers under construction and proposed by developers like Pinnacle and Concert, and a new master plan will see more to come.
5. SCARBOROUGH CITY CENTRE - Oxford masterplan
The (controversial) plans for the subway extension to the city centre has developers like Oxford Properties “thinking big” for the future, which would see more than 36 towers ranging in height from 20 to 65 storeys (the tallest buffering Hwy 401), as well as medium-rise, new street grids, parks and open spaces.
6. Scarborough's huge Golden Mile Plaza Redevelopment plan approved by local councillors:
This plan would add 45,000 residents, 19,000 jobs, 64 tall buildings, a new road network and parks over the next 2 decades.
Much more is happening in suburban cities like Vaughn, Markham etc., however this is the largest transformation:
7. MISSISSAUGA CITY CENTRE
In addition to multi-tower projects already underway like Roger’s M City and Camrost-Felcorp’s Exchange District, the largest mixed-use development in Canadian history is underway - Oxford’s 'Square One District' with an eventual 37 towers and 18 million sq feet will transform the shopping mall area into Mississauga’s downtown with commercial and residential towers, retail, parks and public art.
Note: Oxford is one of the lead developers of NYC’s massive Hudson Yards development.
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Last edited by Maldive; Oct 18, 2020 at 8:17 PM.
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