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Toronto Coach Terminal Revitalization

Reimagining a Toronto landmark for the next generation.

The ask: Bousfields supported CreateTO, the City of Toronto, and Kilmer-Tricon in advancing the planning approvals for the former Toronto Coach Terminal site at 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street. The vision was to transform a strategically located but underused City-owned property into a mixed-use, mixed-income community that would deliver affordable housing, modern civic infrastructure, employment uses, and the adaptive reuse of a heritage building.

Website
https://createto.ca/projects/610-bay-street
Collaborator
Studio Gang
architectsAlliance
Smoke Architecture Inc.
CCxA
ERA Architects
BA Group
civilGo Engineering
Client
Kilmer-Tricon
CreateTO
Location
610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street, Toronto

Tags:

  • Community Design
  • Community Engagement
  • Planning
  • Urban Design

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The Challenge

The project required balancing multiple city-building priorities on a high-profile downtown site within Toronto’s Discovery District. The goals of the redevelopment were to integrate affordable housing, a new Toronto Paramedic Services Multi-Hub, employment opportunities focused on life sciences and biomedical innovation, heritage conservation, and public realm improvements, while aligning the interests of public agencies, private development partners, and community stakeholders through a complex planning process.

Our Solution

Bousfields worked alongside Kilmer-Tricon, CreateTO, and City Staff to advance the planning applications for the redevelopment. Through close collaboration with project partners and stakeholders, we helped navigate the municipal approvals process for a comprehensive mixed-use vision that includes purpose-built rental housing, retail and public spaces, a new Toronto Paramedic Services hub, life sciences employment uses, and the adaptive reuse of the existing heritage Coach Terminal building.

The Outcome

The redevelopment is set to transform the former Coach Terminal building into a vibrant, future-focused destination featuring two mixed-use buildings and 827 new purpose-built rental homes, including affordable rental housing. The project will deliver critical community infrastructure, and in partnership with University Health Network, create opportunities for innovation-focused employment, enhance the public realm, preserve a significant heritage asset, and unlock the potential of one of the City of Toronto’s key ModernTO development sites.

Toronto Coach Terminal Revitalization

Kilmer-Tricon and CreateTO

Address: 610 Bay Street and 130 Elizabeth Street, Toronto

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David Huynh

Partner

Planning
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dhuynh@bousfields.ca

David has extensive experience in obtaining development approvals (Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Site Plan Approval, Plan of Subdivision, Plan of Condominium, Consent and Minor Variance), project coordination and management, undertaking reports and studies (Planning and Urban Design Rationales, Segment Studies, Block Context Plans, Housing Issues Reports) and associated research assignments, as well as providing expert planning witness at the Ontario Land Tribunal and presenting to Council, Committees and the general public.

In line with Bousfields Inc.’s collaborative approach, David works to build strong relationships with clients, consultants, community members and municipal staff to work towards solutions and positive outcomes.

Specializing in land use planning matters, he has been involved in a number of intensification and infill projects, as well as greenfield projects, throughout Toronto and the GTA. These projects include residential, commercial, office, institutional and mixed-use developments.

David joined Bousfields Inc. in 2004 as a full-time planner and became a partner in 2015. David earned an Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree from the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo (2002). David is a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and a Registered Professional Planner in Ontario.

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221 Sterling Road

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65 Agnes Street

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Jocelyn Deeks

Partner

Community Engagement
416-947-9744x284
jdeeks@bousfields.ca

Jocelyn Deeks is a Partner at Bousfields and leads the Community Engagement practice. Jocelyn is a Registered Professional Planner and brings several years of experience working at the intersection of planning, development, and community engagement in the public and private sectors. She has developed and executed stakeholder engagement strategies for some of the GTA’s most complex and challenging development projects. Jocelyn also has experience developing strategic plans for Ontario municipalities.

Jocelyn has a Master in Planning (M.Pl) degree from Queen’s University.  She is a member of the Ontario Professional Planning Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners. She is a regular presenter at conferences including those hosted by the International Association of Public Participation and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, speaks on panels, and enjoys sharing ideas with peers on podcasts. 

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Eastgate Square

Evolving Eastgate Square into a revitalized transit-focussed retail destination and vibrant residential community.

320 McCowan Road

Delivering residential intensification with consideration for existing tenants.

45 La Rose Avenue

Supporting intensification through thoughtful infill development.

Roxy Shiell

Principal

Design
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rshiell@bousfields.ca

Roxy is an accomplished urban design professional with a diverse background in architecture, urban design, and land use planning. Roxy’s analytical approach enables her to solve urban design challenges of various scales and develop innovative and pragmatic design solutions for clients.

Roxy has extensive experience working on private sector development proposals throughout Toronto and the GTHA, providing her urban design expertise and contributing to obtaining planning approvals.  She is actively engaged in leading the preparation of block and master plans, conducting built form analyses, and undertaking comprehensive urban design studies, briefs, and guidelines.  She has also given expert evidence at the Ontario Land Tribunal and prepared evidence for hearings at the Toronto Local Appeal Body and OLT.

Roxy joined Bousfields in 2013 as an urban designer, building on her experience working in the field of architecture, and became an Associate with the firm in 2017. Roxy holds a Bachelor of Architectural Science, specializing in Design, from Toronto Metropolitan University and a Master of Environmental Studies, specializing in Urban and Regional Planning, from York University. Roxy is a full member of the Canadian Institute of Planners and a Registered Professional Planner in Ontario.

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38 Walmer Road

Adaptive reuse of a church to create new housing and community uses in the Annex.

Karla Tamayo

Senior Planner

Planning
416‑947‑9744 x 306
ktamayo@bousfields.ca

Karla joined Bousfields in July 2023 as a Senior Planner, having previously worked with a private consulting firm based in Barrie, ON. Karla has a broad range of experience in land use planning, development approvals, and project management.

Karla has experience managing development applications including Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, Draft Plan of Subdivision, Site Plan, and Consent/Minor Variance applications. She has experience preparing Planning Rationale Reports, Due Diligence Reports, Development Options Reports, Urban Design Reports, and evidence and materials for appeals before the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) . She has appeared in front of several municipal Councils and committees, as well as appeared as an expert witness at the Ontario Land Tribunal.

Karla is a candidate member of OPPI and CIP, working towards full membership.

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Christina Hoang

Project Manager

Community Engagement
(416)-947-9744 x 233
choang@bousfields.ca

Christina Hoang is a Project Manager on the Community Engagement team at Bousfields. She is an urban planner with an interest in the storytelling of personal and urban histories through maps, recipes, data visualization, and other mediums. She is passionate about community engagement and participatory planning within city-building processes.

A Master of Urban Planning graduate from McGill University, Christina is also a McCall MacBain and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSRCH) scholar where she received funding for her Supervised Research Project on equity-forward cultural planning in North American cities. Prior to joining Bousfields, she was a Junior Planner at Jay Pitter Placemaking, an award-winning, bi-national practice mitigating growing divides in cities across North America. 

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Sarah Furlong

Community Designer

Design
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sfurlong@bousfields.ca

Sarah joined Bousfields in November 2021 as a Community Designer, responsible for the preparation of conceptual site layouts and plans of subdivision, in addition to official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment schedules.

She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Geography in 2019 from Trent University, where she focused on affordable housing and sustainable transportation strategies in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area. In 2021, she obtained her Regional and Urban Planning & GIS Technician diploma from Mohawk College and began working at a private consulting firm as a Planning Technician. Her experience working as a Planning Technician expanded her passions to include shaping the urban landscape through sustainable and mixed-use design, prompting her to join the Bousfields family.

Sarah is an Associate Member of the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians (CACPT).

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