Scarborough Southwest Ward 20 is facing significant development pressure. Here is information on active applications as well as reference material on other projects we’re watching.
3650 Danforth Avenue
In May 2021 STACK, a digital infrastructure leader announced that they will be expanding for the first time into Canada through a partnership with First Gulf to develop a new data centre in Toronto on the 19 acre site at 3650 Danforth Avenue, formerly home to Eli Lilly. Immediate capacity will be ready mid- 2022 with future expansion, as [...]
Quarry Lands
411 Victoria Park This year, students from grades 1 and 2, 4, 5 and 8 from Blantyre Public School, participated in a child-friendly park consultation working closely with Evergreen. Students were asked to imagine, design and develop their dream park to be located within the new community being developed by Diamond Kilmer at 411 Victoria Park Avenue. Evergreen engaged [...]
Modular Housing
11 Macey In December 2020, Scarborough Southwest welcomed new residents to its first modular housing site at 11 Macey Avenue in Oakridge in the middle of the pandemic. The process took a mere eight months from Council approval to occupancy – a timeline that was supported by full Council to address the housing crisis here in the City of Toronto [...]
Housing Now
705 Warden Avenue and 777 Victoria Park Avenue Development partners have been selected for Ward 20’s two Housing Now sites that will provide a mix of market and affordable rental units built on City-owned properties. These affordable homes will provide a range of housing options for a variety of incomes and needs to Toronto residents working in professions such as [...]