Inside former airport site’s takeoff into mass development
For Northcrest Developments, the challenge of transforming the former Downsview Airport site in Toronto lies in the sheer scope of the undertaking and the decades required to realize its vision.
It’s a dilemma other large development projects, such as the city’s waterfront revitalization, have faced as they require communities and investors to buy into ambitious plans that repurpose industrial zones and former military bases into modern, urban neighbourhoods.
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