Stanley Greene Neighbourhood
| Location | Type | # Units | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Toronto, ON |
Townhomes: Stacked, Semi-detached, and Rear-Lane |
551 |
Q4A is the Architect of Record on the Stanley Greene Neighbourhood nearing completion in Downsview Park. This project is in collaboration with TACT Architecture (Design Architect) and Brooke McIlroy (Urban Design/Planning). |
Location Toronto, ON
Type Townhomes: Stacked, Semi-detached, and Rear-Lane
# Units 551
Description Q4A is the Architect of Record on the Stanley Greene Neighbourhood nearing completion in Downsview Park. This project is in collaboration with TACT Architecture (Design Architect) and Brooke McIlroy (Urban Design/Planning).
The Stanley Greene Neighbourhood is the first completed of five residential communities within Canada Lands Company’s redevelopment of Downsview Park and the former Canadian Forces Base Downsview. The Downsview Lands redevelopment is one of the largest urban-infill redevelopments in Canadian history as well as the site of Canada’s first urban national park. The Stanley Greene Neighbourhood plans to offer a mix of residential and recreational space within proximity to developing employment opportunities as well as both York University and Centennial College Campuses. The community’s Stacked Townhouse and Rear Lane Townhouse components aim to provide the necessary urban-scale density to create active and connected neighbourhood life. Q4A has been the Architect-of-Record on the project since 2013 and worked to develop the design through construction.
As the first residential development within Canada Lands Company’s long-term redevelopment of Downsview Park, the Stanley Greene neighbourhood aimed to set a variety of benchmarks. This included the introduction of municipal and development guidelines aimed at establishing a contemporary architectural character for the site; introducing zoning and planning guidelines that ensures the creation of new affordable housing into the future; and promoting an integrated and walkable network of housing, landscaped amenity zones, and transportation infrastructure that allows for sustained development of a successful community.
The Stanley Greene neighbourhood provides a mix of market-rate single-detached and townhomes, as well as affordable rental apartments. As such, like Toronto, the user group is culturally and economically diverse. The affordable housing – designed to the City of Toronto’s Affordable Rental Housing Design Guidelines – provides much needed rental stock for nearby employment areas within and outside Downsview Park. An affordable housing market-gap with regards to larger family-oriented units was identified and designed for.
