Concord Park Place facts for kids

Concord Park Place is a huge building project happening in Toronto, Canada. It's a big area, about 45 acres, which is like 34 football fields! This project is building many tall and medium-sized apartment buildings called condominiums. It's located near major roads like Sheppard Avenue, Leslie Street, and Highway 401. This new development is helping to expand the Bayview Village area in North York.

A Look Back: How Concord Park Place Began

For many years, until the 1960s, the land where Concord Park Place is now was used as farmland. Later, a big Canadian Tire warehouse and store were built there. In 1999, Canadian Tire decided to move its warehouse to another city, Brampton, Ontario. The retail store also moved to a new spot nearby.

After Canadian Tire moved out, they sold the land to a company called Concord Adex. In 2007, the old buildings were torn down to make way for the new community.

What Will Concord Park Place Be Like?

The first part of Concord Park Place was finished in 2015. This included four buildings named Discovery and Discovery II. An 8-acre park, which is about the size of 6 football fields, was also planned for the area.

When it's all finished, Concord Park Place will have about 5,000 condominium units. These will be spread across 20 different buildings. Some will be very tall, and others will be medium height. Most of these buildings will be built where the old Canadian Tire warehouse used to be.

Getting Around: Transportation Options

Concord Park Place is in a great spot for getting around! It's very close to two subway stations: Leslie and Bessarion. Both are on the Sheppard subway line. There's even a shuttle bus from the nearby IKEA store that goes to Leslie station.

Major highways like Highway 401, Highway 404, and the Don Valley Parkway are also very close. This makes it easy to drive to other parts of the city.

If you prefer trains, the GO Transit Oriole station is nearby. It's part of the Richmond Hill line and can take you to other towns.

Inside Concord Park Place, new roads have been built or made bigger. These roads help connect the different parts of the community and make it easier to get to Leslie Street.

Nearby Places: What's Around?

Living at Concord Park Place means you're close to many useful places. You can find the Bayview Village Shopping Centre for shopping, and a large IKEA store for home goods.

For healthcare, the North York General Hospital is nearby. There's also another Canadian Tire store, a Toronto Fire Services station, and a Toronto Public Works yard in the area.

Cool Art: Public Art in the Buildings

The builders of Concord Park Place have added some really cool art to the buildings for everyone to see!

For example, one of the tall buildings has a huge art piece by an artist named James Lahey. It's called "Toronto Tree Blossoms" and is displayed in the glass corner of the building.

In 2016, a German artist named Achim Zeman created an amazing art installation called "Straight Forward" at one of the buildings called Tango 2. He covered the entrance and part of the building with see-through blue and green strips. It made it hard to see inside clearly, giving people in the gym some privacy. The strips on the upper floors were in different shades of blue, making it look like the sky was reflecting on the building. To see the whole artwork, you had to walk around the building!

Images for kids

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  Bessarion station is right next to the development site.

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  A view of the site from the southwest.

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  The construction site in April 2008.

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  The construction site in 2009.

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  Concord Park Place and Bessarion Community Centre under construction, May 2021.