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Don Mills is getting more than a refurbished and expanded mall -- it's getting a whole new community.
Cadillac Fairview Corp. Ltd. has unveiled details of a master redevelopment plan for its Don Mills Centre shopping mall, at Lawrence Avenue East and Don Mills Road.
Cadillac Fairview's redevelopment plan for the mall would transform the 15-hectare site into a mixed-use community comprising residential, shopping, employment and recreational components.
Details of the plan include upgrading the existing shopping centre, demolishing an adjacent building that once housed an Eaton's store and, on the site of the old Eaton's store, building an outdoor public square surrounded by retail, commercial and residential uses.
The plan includes constructing low- and mid-rise residential buildings at several other locations on the site, areas now occupied mostly by parking lots. Parking space lost to residential development would be replaced by new parking facilities, likely underground.
Furthermore, the plan calls for construction of new streets, parks and public spaces so the redevelopment is greener, more pedestrian-friendly and better integrated with the surrounding community...