Item - 2026.MM42.60
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on June 24 and 25, 2026 without amendments.
- See also 2026.MM43.91
MM42.60 - Advancing a Redevelopment Strategy for the Toronto Builds site at 770 Don Mills Road - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Jon Burnside
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on June 24 and 25, 2026, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Board of Directors, CreateTO to direct the Chief Executive Officer, CreateTO to work with the Executive Director, Housing Development Office to advance a strategy for the redevelopment of the City-owned Toronto Builds site at 770 Don Mills Road and, in undertaking that work, to:
a. consider opportunities to include additional city-building benefits, such as community space and/or a long-term care home;
b. proactively engage with community groups, post-secondary institutions and non-profit organizations to assess potential viable city-building opportunities;
c. consider ways to prioritize the delivery of post-secondary, community- and non-profit-led projects through the market offering process;
d. assess the capital funding required to advance the redevelopment of this site, including funding already identified in the relevant Divisional budgets and funding that will need to be considered by City Council for approval as part of the annual budget process;
e. consult with other appropriate City Officials, such as the Executive Director, Corporate Real Estate Management, Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning, Executive Director, Housing Secretariat, General Manager, Seniors Services and Long-Term Care, and Executive Director, Development Review; and
f. report to the Board of Directors, CreateTO and the Planning and Housing Committee with a status of this work, including the status of the Toronto District School Board’s requests to the Ministry of Education for capital funding to support the construction of an elementary school, as early as possible and no later than the end of the first quarter of 2027.
Background Information (City Council)
Motions (City Council)
That Mayor Olivia Chow be permitted to add to the agenda of today's meeting an urgent Motion without Notice concerning:
Advancing a Redevelopment Strategy for the Toronto Builds site at 770 Don Mills Road
Reason for Urgency:
This motion is urgent because the direction is required to accelerate development of plans for the site prior to the Council recess.