Item - 2026.RA27.4

The Board of Directors, CreateTO:

1. Directed 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, in addition to affordable and/or supportive housing;

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.

The Vice-Presidents, Development, CreateTO; and the Manager, Development, CreateTO gave a presentation on Advancing a Redevelopment Strategy for the Toronto Builds site at 770 Don Mills Road.

City Council on June 24 and 25, 2026, adopted Item MM42.60 and, in so doing, has requested 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.