Opportunities in

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Waterfront Toronto is undertaking West Don Lands At-A-Glance The first phase of development is underway with River City, a project developed by one of the largest waterfront West Don Lands will be one of Toronto’s Urban Capital and designed by Saucier + revitalization initiatives in the next great neighbourhoods – a community Perrotte Architects and ZAS Architects. that is people focused, family friendly, world with the transformation River City will include more than 900 loft environmentally sustainable and designed of 800 hectares (2000 acres) of style condos and townhouses with the first for urban living. formerly industrial, underused phase of occupancy expected in 2012. This lands into new showcase This vibrant new community will include project is the first LEED Gold carbon-neutral mixed-use communities. 6,000 new residences, space for employment residential development in . and commercial uses, public transit within a five minute walk of homes and businesses, With a $1.5 billion tri-government at least one elementary school and two investment and renewal efforts in progress, child-care centres. The Government of Canada, the Province of the revitalization of Toronto’s waterfront and the City of Toronto created offers unparalleled opportunities for West Don Lands will feature a number Waterfront Toronto to oversee and lead the commercial investment and development. of striking design elements including a renewal of Toronto’s waterfront. 7 hectare (18 acre) dynamic park, art Located a short walk from downtown integrated into all public spaces and a Toronto, West Don Lands is one of the new and innovative street design where first waterfront neighborhoods under the boundary between sidewalk and construction. The transformation of West street are erased to provide common Don Lands, a 32 hectare (80 acre) site space for pedestrians, cyclists and low into a sustainable, vibrant new riverside speed motor vehicles. community is well underway.

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River City Development

Aerial view of West Don Lands Artist rendering of Front Street

West Don Lands Opportunities to participate in the Opportunities development of this great neighbourhood West Don Lands will feature: will be detailed through a Request for • 6,000 new residences West Don Lands will have a mix of Qualifications which will be released • 70,000 m2 (750,000 sq. ft.) of commercial space residential, commercial, retail and cultural in the fall of 2010, followed by a Request • 10 hectares (25 acres) of parks and public opportunities. Development of the area for Proposal in early 2011. open spaces including the 7 hectare (18 acre) is being accelerated as a result of its Park designation as the location for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games • Light rail transit that connects to the downtown Pan/Parapan American Games Athletes’ core within a five minute walk of all residences Athletes’ Village: • Ultra broadband network community wide 2 Village. The Pan/Parapan American Games • Approximately 187,000 m (2 million • A high standard of sustainability through is one of the world’s largest international sq. ft.) of development potential, innovations such as district energy and a LEED multi-sport events attracting more than including 9,300 m2 (100,000 sq. ft.) Gold standard for the community 8,500 athletes and officials to Toronto. of retail space The Athletes’ Village will include athlete • One master developer to be selected for accommodations, sports and recreation residential and commercial development, facilities, retail space, restaurants, a medical and construction of infrastructure, centre, banks, entertainment areas and public realm and site preparation for other conveniences. Following the Games, temporary uses of the site as part of the the Athletes’ Village will become the heart Pan/Parapan American Games of the West Don Lands community.

parks and 6,000 new homes 32 hectares 25% public space This vibrant new community will include 6,000 new 32 hectares of formerly industrial underused Twenty-five percent of the West Don Lands will be residences, space for employment and commercial uses, lands transformed into a new dynamic mixed-use dedicated to parks and public space. There will be public transit within a five minute walk of homes and neighbourhood. 10 hectares (25 acres) of parks and public open spaces businesses, at least one elementary school and two including the 7 hectare (18 acre) Don River Park. child-care centres.

Contact Us: To learn more about the exciting opportunities in West Don Lands, please contact Meg Davis, Vice President, West Don Lands at 416-640-3883 or [email protected]