NEWSMAKERS 2022: Flato Developments' plan means big changes for Stouffville

Proposed development could see more than 3,000 units on the Markham-Stouffville border

Yorkregion.com
Jan. 5, 2023
Simon Martin

For years, development in Stouffville ended at Highway 48. But that’s about to change in a big way thanks to Flato Developments' Shakir Rehmatullah among others. Several minister’s zoning orders (MZOs) over the last two years have been issued for the area between McCowan Road and Highway 48 and Stouffville Road and 19th Avenue, ushering upwards of 4,500 homes.

This summer Rehmatullah said that development is coming sooner rather than later. "Phase 1 is starting in the next six to 12 months. It’s dependent on getting all the approvals in place,” Rehmatullah said.

The Flato plan involves more than 3,000 units on the Markham Stouffville border, just north of 19th Avenue. The first MZO issued in 2020 was for 507 units of adult lifestyle apartments. Rehmatullah said those buildings will be designed for people 55-plus and part of the reason for the public consultations was to get ideas from community stakeholders about what they would like to see.

There are also plans for 100 affordable housing units which will be located in Markham, close to the McCowan and 19th Avenue intersection.

Flato isn’t the only developer coming to the area. The ORCA group received an MZO for a 1,550-home subdivision in the same block that will incorporate an agrihood.