Growth To Watch For: Brampton & York Region West Report Now Available

Urbantoronto.ca
March 26, 2020

Our third Growth to Watch For report from the 905 zone around Toronto starts on the west side of Brampton, we cut eastward through the city and then into York, where we document all development happening west of Highway 404 throughout Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham. Not to be overshadowed by the rampant construction activity in Toronto, these communities are seeing their fare share of development as urban densification makes its way into the suburbs.

A handful of significant projects are in the pipeline for these municipalities. A few examples include a sprawling 1.2-million-square-foot mega-mall in the outskirts of Brampton, a collection of 30+ towers planned to replace the Shoppers World Brampton shopping centre, and a major office development with the Milestone Corporate Campus on Steeles Avenue in Vaughan.

Loftier heights are being sought in the parts of the region, with tall towers becoming increasingly familiar as housing demands push proposals taller. One such example is U Developments' three-tower proposal at 253 Queen Street East in Brampton. The three-tower development's tallest building, at 46 storeys and 153.6 metres, would become Brampton's tallest tower if approved as currently proposed.

The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre area is easily the busiest development node in this part of the region, and is also getting a new tallest building. Now under construction, CG Tower will be the fifth tower in Cortel Group's Expo City community. At a height of 189 metres, the 60-storey condominium tower will become the tallest building in Vaughan upon completion.