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Project Details
- Type
- Mixed Use, Residential, Mixed Use, Community Space, Parks & Open Spaces, and Commercial
- Ward
- Spadina-Fort York
- Councillor
- Ausma Malik
- Current Phase
- Pre-development
- Current Use
- The site contains a 2.5 storey office building accommodating approximately 70 City of Toronto employees.
- Major Intersection
- Bay Street and Dundas Street West
- Site Area
- 0.63 acres
- Proposed Use
- The preliminary vision for the site at 75-81 Elizabeth, tucked in behind Toronto City Hall and proposed for redevelopment in the longer-term, envisions civic and institutional uses.
- Surrounding Use
- Retail and the Chestnut Residence to the north, CF Toronto Eaton Centre to the east, Toronto City Hall to the south and office buildings and the Toronto Courthouse to the west.
- Type
- Mixed Use, Residential, Mixed Use, Community Space, Parks & Open Spaces, and Commercial
- Ward
- Spadina-Fort York
- Councillor
- Ausma Malik
- Current Phase
- Pre-development
- Current Use
- The site contains a 2.5 storey office building accommodating approximately 70 City of Toronto employees.
- Major Intersection
- Bay Street and Dundas Street West
- Site Area
- 0.63 acres
- Proposed Use
- The preliminary vision for the site at 75-81 Elizabeth, tucked in behind Toronto City Hall and proposed for redevelopment in the longer-term, envisions civic and institutional uses.
- Surrounding Use
- Retail and the Chestnut Residence to the north, CF Toronto Eaton Centre to the east, Toronto City Hall to the south and office buildings and the Toronto Courthouse to the west.
Project Overview
75-81 Elizabeth Street is one of eight high-value City-owned sites selected through the ModernTO program for city-building purposes. ModernTO is designed to modernize the City’s office portfolio, reduce the City’s office footprint, and free up underutilized properties for city-building opportunities.
The preliminary vision for the site at 75-81 Elizabeth Street, which is tucked in behind Toronto City Hall and proposed for redevelopment in the longer-term, envisions civic and institutional uses.
A portion of the property at 75 Elizabeth Street will be occupied by Hydro One for construction staging purposes in support of the Power Downtown Toronto initiative until September 2026. As such, this site is proposed for redevelopment in the longer term. The preliminary vision for the site includes civic/institutional uses. The site may also be suitable for a mixed-use, high-rise building with residential, commercial, community uses, public realm improvements and new parkland.
This site currently contains a 2.5 storey office building accommodating approximately 70 City of Toronto employees, so this redevelopment will help provide greater social and economic benefits to residents and help develop Toronto’s TOcore Downtown Plan.
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News Releases, Project UpdatesApril 6, 2022Toronto City Council adopts ModernTO plan to repurpose eight City-owned sites for affordable housing and city-building benefits(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesApril 6, 2022Today, Toronto City Council unanimously approved the next phase in ModernTO – the modernization plan to reduce the City’s office footprint from 55 to 15 locations and unlock eight City-owned properties to enable the delivery of affordable housing and other key City priorities.
Media Coverage, Project UpdatesApril 6, 2022Toronto Moves Ahead with Plan to Redevelop 8 City Properties for Affordable Housing(Opens in a new window)Media Coverage, Project UpdatesApril 6, 2022The City of Toronto announced today it is adopting the ModernTO plan, setting the stage for the redevelopment of a number of City-owned sites -- including the Toronto Coach Terminal and TTC Head Office -- for affordable housing development.
Economic Development
