Canada Lands development Downsview West plans to deliver affordable housing, novel design

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Canada Lands development Downsview West plans to deliver affordable housing, novel design
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Toronto’s largest development project, situated on a former Canadian Forces base, is remarkable for its scale and design approach

Canada Lands Company's district plan for Downsview West in Toronto 's northwest could include 8,800 homes – with more than 1,700 affordable homes.The biggest development project in Toronto is moving forward – and its design will explore some novel ideas.

Twenty per cent may not seem high; however, it reflects the financial realities of not-for-profit housing without subsidy. Here, market-rate housing and commercial uses will help fund affordable housing. And in Toronto’s real estate market, getting to 20 per cent is challenging. Along with housing, the plan calls for 1.3 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space and a generous approximately 3.8 hectares for parks.

The new Downsview West document does not specify exactly the shapes and sizes of buildings, and the plan will rely heavily on good architecture – preferably without the bulk and sterility common in Toronto these days.

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