Vaughan Getting New Downtown Built from Scratch

Constructing Downtown Vaughan

Now that the subway is under construction, and bringing Vaughan and downtown Toronto that much closer, there is much development and speculation in the lands which will be the home to the former suburbs commercial core. The lands in question are the Calloways Lands, and they will be the heart of the new Vaughan Municpal Centre. Together with the new subway station and regional bus terminal it will connect the 905 north to downtown Toronto and vis versa. Also nearby are the major artriel roadways and highways such as highway 7, highway 400 and 407. This will make the lands an attracitve spot for business to set up. The lands as it stands right now, have not been developed.

To give you an idea of the size of downtown Vaughan, imagine, the area bounded by Bloor Street to Charles Street and Avenue Road to Jarvis Street in Toronto including the same density levels and access to to public transit. in 2013 with completion in 2015.

When complete, the 1200 people who will work in the KPMG Tower will have direct connections to both the subway station and the regional bus terminal by an underground pedestrian tunnel. Plans for the Calloway JV also include a major central park, civic square, and other associated uses supporting such urban city centres.