[Northern Light]

Early days on this yet.....

But still I felt it merited its own thread.

On the agenda of next week's CreateTO Board meeting is the creation of a new post-secondary campus in Mount St. Dennis

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2022/ra/bgrd/backgroundfile-223310.pdf

The report discusses leveraging City-owned land in whole, or as part of an assembly for the creation of a new campus.

It does not name the College/University proponent, but there is a specific party at the table, and that name will likely be revealed following the subsequent Council Meeting.

A few sites are in play as potential candidates:

2700 Eglinton Avenue West – York Civic Centre
City-owned Lands at corner of Eglinton Avenue West and Photography Drive, west of Black Creek Drive and
Toronto Parking Authority (TPA) lot at 1169 Weston Road and Mount Dennis Community Hall at 4 Hollis Street (as part of a larger assembly)

It appears as though a decision won't come until Q3 2023.

 

[north-of-anything]

Right at what will soon be an easy-to-access neighbourhood with lots of growth potential. I like it already. It's not like we've been able to count on the Province to meet the growing needs of our post-secondary institutions lately.

 

[Northern Light]

City Press Release for this today. Confirmation than the college involved is George Brown.

City of Toronto and George Brown College to work together on a plan for a new campus opportunity in the Mount Dennis community

News Release April 27, 2022 Mayor John Tory today announced that the City of Toronto, CreateTO and George Brown College will work collaboratively to explore a new campus project in the Mount Dennis area, as part of a broader city-building initiative. Mayor John Tory was joined by Councillor...

www.toronto.ca

From the above:

Other than the proponent, nothing new.

 

[JasonParis]

I wonder if this would replace Casa Loma campus. I believe there was talk of shutting that down.

 

[Northern Light]

I wonder if this would replace Casa Loma campus. I believe there was talk of shutting that down.

Two buildings at Casa Loma campus have been sold off, and are the subject of development threads. Applications for both of those came in overnight.

500 MacPherson | 22.2m | 8s | Zinc Developments | a—A

No additional details or available renderings yet, but Zinc Developments have acquired the building at 500 MacPherson Ave. It's a few blocks west of Spadina Road, and (previously) a part of the George Brown College Casa Loma campus: https://www.zincdevelopments.com/home/zinc-macpherson Zinc...

urbantoronto.ca

and

555 Davenport | 29.6m | 8s | Zinc Developments | a—A

No additional details or available renderings yet, but Zinc Developments have acquired the building at 555 Davenport Road. It's at the corner with Kendal Ave, across the street from the Casa Loma grounds, and (previously) a part of the George Brown College Casa Loma campus...

urbantoronto.ca

Not sure about the status of the rest.

 

[DSC]

I will believe this only when I see it - it is being pushed by Frances Nunziata as her legacy but .....