Province Getting More Homes Built at Ontario Line’s Queen-Spadina Station
Transit-oriented community will create approximately 214 housing units and 60 new jobs
June 10, 2025
Ministry of Infrastructure
TORONTO — As part of its plan to protect Ontario, the government is launching an open market process on June 10 to find a building partner for a transit-oriented community (TOC) at the Ontario Line’s Queen-Spadina station. The TOC will result in about 214 new housing units and 60 new jobs, saving taxpayers money by leveraging private investments to offset the costs of station construction.
“Our government is protecting Ontario by creating more housing and jobs closer to transit stations,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “We’re partnering with the private sector to build two mixed-use residential buildings at one of Toronto’s most iconic intersections while preserving the area’s heritage landscape and vibrant history.”
The proposed 14- and 15-storey mixed-use residential towers will connect to the underground subway station on the Ontario Line and TTC streetcar service. The design will incorporate the architectural features of the existing building with the new transit hub, housing, office and retail space. Residents will also benefit from over 215 spaces for bicycle parking, as well as convenient access to Kensington Market, Chinatown, concerts, sporting events and restaurants.
The Ontario government is planning proposed TOCs at 12 future subway stations along the Ontario Line, Yonge North Subway Extension and Scarborough Subway Extension. In total, these TOCs will create space for 56,000 new residential units, including affordable housing, as well as office and retail space to support approximately 75,000 new jobs.
Quick Facts
• Infrastructure Ontario uses a broker-led open market process to competitively solicit bids, driving the best possible value for TOC development.
• Potential partners will have until July 22, 2025 to submit an expression of interest for the opportunity to build the TOC above the future Queen-Spadina station.
• Ontario’s TOC program will help increase transit ridership, reduce gridlock and spur economic growth. It focuses on building vibrant, mixed-use communities at transit stations along the province’s four subway transit projects in the GTA, GO Transit and Light Rail Transit projects.
• Once complete, the 15.6-kilometre Ontario Line is expected to accommodate nearly 400,000 trips each day, bringing much needed rapid transit to more communities across the GTA.
• The transit-oriented communities model has been successfully implemented around the world, including Vancouver; London, UK; Sydney, Australia; Bay Area, California; Washington, D.C., and Tokyo, Japan.
Transit-oriented community will create approximately 214 housing units and 60 new jobs
June 10, 2025
Ministry of Infrastructure
TORONTO — As part of its plan to protect Ontario, the government is launching an open market process on June 10 to find a building partner for a transit-oriented community (TOC) at the Ontario Line’s Queen-Spadina station. The TOC will result in about 214 new housing units and 60 new jobs, saving taxpayers money by leveraging private investments to offset the costs of station construction.
“Our government is protecting Ontario by creating more housing and jobs closer to transit stations,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “We’re partnering with the private sector to build two mixed-use residential buildings at one of Toronto’s most iconic intersections while preserving the area’s heritage landscape and vibrant history.”
The proposed 14- and 15-storey mixed-use residential towers will connect to the underground subway station on the Ontario Line and TTC streetcar service. The design will incorporate the architectural features of the existing building with the new transit hub, housing, office and retail space. Residents will also benefit from over 215 spaces for bicycle parking, as well as convenient access to Kensington Market, Chinatown, concerts, sporting events and restaurants.
The Ontario government is planning proposed TOCs at 12 future subway stations along the Ontario Line, Yonge North Subway Extension and Scarborough Subway Extension. In total, these TOCs will create space for 56,000 new residential units, including affordable housing, as well as office and retail space to support approximately 75,000 new jobs.
Quick Facts
• Infrastructure Ontario uses a broker-led open market process to competitively solicit bids, driving the best possible value for TOC development.
• Potential partners will have until July 22, 2025 to submit an expression of interest for the opportunity to build the TOC above the future Queen-Spadina station.
• Ontario’s TOC program will help increase transit ridership, reduce gridlock and spur economic growth. It focuses on building vibrant, mixed-use communities at transit stations along the province’s four subway transit projects in the GTA, GO Transit and Light Rail Transit projects.
• Once complete, the 15.6-kilometre Ontario Line is expected to accommodate nearly 400,000 trips each day, bringing much needed rapid transit to more communities across the GTA.
• The transit-oriented communities model has been successfully implemented around the world, including Vancouver; London, UK; Sydney, Australia; Bay Area, California; Washington, D.C., and Tokyo, Japan.
