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The new building's relationship with the street is very poor. It has large blank walls along Runnymede and St. John's Roads. It has an overly harsh unfinished concrete retaining wall along St. John's Road as well, which feels rather out of place. It's truly regrettable that buildings with such poor relationships with the street still get built in this day and age. It feels like it's stuck in the 1960s in this regard.
 
junctionist said:
The new building's relationship with the street is very poor. It has large blank walls along Runnymede and St. John's Roads. It has an overly harsh unfinished concrete retaining wall along St. John's Road as well, which feels rather out of place. It's truly regrettable that buildings with such poor relationships with the street still get built in this day and age. It feels like it's stuck in the 1960s in this regard.
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It's utterly awful. Hard to believe any self respecting architect came up with this garbage.
 
Ontario Celebrates Construction Completion at Runnymede Long-Term Care Home


New not-for-profit home will add 200 long-term care beds in Toronto


August 26, 2025
Premier's Office


TORONTO — With construction of the new Runnymede Long-Term Care Home now complete, Ontario is expanding capacity and improving care for seniors in Toronto. This 200-bed, not-for-profit home is part of the government’s plan to fix long-term care and protect Ontario’s health-care system.


“I want to thank everyone at Runnymede and all the frontline workers who make projects like this possible,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Together, we’re building modern long-term care homes that give our seniors the comfort and dignity they deserve while protecting Ontario’s health-care system.”


Runnymede Long-Term Care is designed around eight ‘resident home areas’ (RHAs), each with its own dining and activity areas, lounges and bedrooms, to create more intimate and familiar living spaces for groups of up to 30 residents. The new not-for-profit home will be part of a campus of care, which helps integrate the long-term care home into the broader health-care system and ensures residents can conveniently connect to the care they need. The main floor will serve as a community hub, with a lobby, therapy rooms, a worship area, resident laundry services and rooms for recreational activities. The building will also feature large resident common areas and air conditioning throughout. Additionally, the home celebrates Maltese heritage with a dedicated cultural floor designed to support up to 50 residents of Maltese heritage.


“The new Runnymede Long Term Care Home will mark a significant milestone in our government’s plan to protect Ontario seniors and increase access to world-class health care here in Toronto,” said Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Minister of Long-Term Care. “Now that construction is complete, 200 additional residents will soon have a safe and modern place to call home.”


The new home is expected to welcome its first residents later this fall. This project is part of the Ontario government’s continued progress toward its commitment to build 58,000 new and upgraded long-term care beds across the province, as outlined in the 2025 Ontario Budget: A Plan to Protect Ontario. The government is fixing long-term care to ensure Ontarians get the quality of care and quality of life they need and deserve. The plan to improve care is built on four pillars: staffing and care; quality and enforcement; building modern, safe and comfortable homes; and connecting seniors with faster, more convenient access to the services they need.
 
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