Our Strategic Plan 2023-2027Building the city we love

Cities are about people, and so are we. Everything we do is centred on creating social and economic value for the residents of Toronto. We prioritize work that creates opportunities, builds culture and inclusive communities and improves quality of life. This is our city too, and we’re motivated by a collective responsibility to Toronto residents.

This value can be seen in the work we’re doing with our City and non-profit partners to deliver wide-ranging social, cultural and economic benefits to the Parkdale community through the Parkdale Hub project.

We leverage our unique city-wide lens to deliver projects that will have the most potential for positive, sustainable impact over the long-term. We know the decisions we make now will affect Toronto for generations to come and we work through short-term challenges to ensure long-term benefits. Building a better tomorrow through real estate is a journey; and it is our passion.

When complete, the Basin Media Hub will provide much-needed studio and production space, create jobs, build a more livable space for this area in the Port Lands and foster a strong economic impact of on-going film studio operations for years to come.

Our goal is to be a global leader in bold and impactful real estate solutions. We set high standards and ambitious ideals and work to achieve them through proactive and ground-breaking approaches. We pride ourselves on operating as a centre of excellence, as we strive to shape the dialogue around public real estate in our city.

We demonstrate this value with the Wellington Destructor project, taking what was once a garbage incinerator structure built in 1925 and restoring this historic landmark into an active community catalyst with a dynamic mix of innovative commercial tenancies.

As a city-wide agency, our success is dependent on continued dialogue and collaboration with our clients and valued partners inside and outside of City Hall. Our working relationships prioritize responsiveness and mutual respect, and we go the extra mile to help achieve our city’s goals through inclusive ideas, actions, and approaches.

With the ModernTO 610 Bay Street project, we’re working with our City partners to reimagine a site that is home to the now decommissioned Toronto Coach Terminal to include priorities such as affordable housing, a Paramedics Service Multi-Hub and the inclusion of employment/office uses associated with the life science and biomedical sectors consistent with the site’s close proximity to the city’s Health Sciences District.

We value the quality and ability of our team and trust each other to achieve our shared purpose. Through our commitment to an open, collaborative, and inclusive culture, we seek all perspectives when we make decisions, celebrate each other’s wins, and learn from each other in our endless pursuit to make the city a better place.

This value is weaved within the Leslie Lookout Park project, with several departments within CreateTO who worked together as a team to recycle an industrial landscape in the Port Lands into a new multi-use community destination with a new public beach for Toronto residents and visitors to enjoy.