Langstaff Gateway
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Project Summary
| Client: | Town of Markham (Markham, Canada) |
| Type: | Station Area Plan; Urban Infill |
| Program: | TOD Plan for 47 ha (116 ac) site | 15,000 DUs | 40k sq m (430k sq ft) retail | 218k sq m (2,345k sq ft) office |
| Status: | Design completed 2008 |
The Langstaff Gateway property, with its excellent local and regional transit connectivity, is a prime site for urban infill. The overall vision for the site is for it to become a major regional center and mobility hub, a key connection between north and south York Region and an entrance to Richmond Hill. To optimize the transit investments planned for the site, it is to be designed as a robust and vibrant higher-density community to generate the ‘critical mass’ of population necessary to take maximum advantage of the site’s planned transit and civic infrastructure.
The Langstaff Gateway will feature an attractive mix of retail, employment, residential, entertainment and civic uses tied together by a dynamic pedestrian environment and a linear park. The three Transit Nodes on the site will be the primary hubs of activity and new commercial uses would line Highway 407 abutting the site. The site’s interior will have residential neighborhoods with a more intimate character. Sustainability strategies have been applied in an innovative and comprehensive manner both at the neighborhood and building level. By thinking beyond its site boundaries in assessing and alleviating the adverse effects of development, Langstaff Gateway will set a new standard for sustainable growth in the Greater Toronto Area.
