West Don Lands
The West
Don Lands is a large old industrial
area near the mouth of the Don River that is presently being developed
into a large multi-unit residential community. This is publicly owned
land that is being opened up for development.
The area will contain a community college residential tower, a YMCA,
new
parklands, a TCHC project, market condominium towers and townhouses, a
seniors tower and affordable rental units.
Canary
District
Canary
District, presently under construction, is the marketing name for the
first condominium development built on this site.
The
buildings will be used as housing for 10,000 athletes during the Pan Am
Games. Afterwards,
the units will be cleaned and retrofitted before being sold as condos.
Size of
Development
Phase I will have 805 units of market condominiums, 15% of which will
be
reserved as affordable ownership. Phase II will be future development of
three blocks.
The Canary District is being built in phases. Phase one, which includes
805 suites on two development blocks located on Front Street east of
Cherry Street. It will consist of two condo towner's and a block of
townhouses.
Permanent
suite finishes will be installed following the Games to ready the units
for permanent occupancy in early 2016.
Future phases will include
additional market condominiums on three development blocks. There will
be 18 acres of new parkland and 40,000 square feet of retail space.
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