|
|
September 1, 1999
To:Scarborough Community Council
From:Ted Tyndorf
Director of Community Planning, East District
Subject:REQUEST FOR DIRECTION REPORT
Official Plan Amendment Application SC-P1999007
Zoning By-law Amendment Application SC-Z1999011
Tiffield Development Corporation and Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
South east of Middlefield Road and Finch Avenue
Marshalling Yard Employment District
Scarborough Malvern
Purpose:
Tiffield Development Corporation and the Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care have appealed their applications to the
Ontario Municipal Board. This report requests the direction of Council with respect to the position to be taken by the City
Solicitor at this hearing. There is some urgency in this matter, as an early hearing date is likely to be set by the Board.
Financial Implications:
Although there are no immediate financial implications for the City, future assessment and tax revenues resulting from the
future land use of the site are potential concerns.
Recommendation:
That Council direct the City Solicitor and Director of Community Planning, East District to:
Oppose at Ontario Municipal Board the application by Tiffield Development Corporation and Yee Hong Centre for
Geriatric Care to amend the Scarborough Official Plan and Employment Districts Zoning By-law (Marshalling Yards) to
permit commercial, apartment and townhouse uses in addition to a geriatric care centre including a nursing home, seniors
residence, community centre and related facilities.
Continue to negotiate with the applicants to modify their proposal to delete the market townhouse component and to retain
a larger component of the site for the employment uses provided for under the existing official plan designations and
zoning.
(3)Meet with the Middlefield and Richmond Park community Associations, in consultation with the Ward Councillors,
to obtain community input to the City's position.
Background:
The property is designated General Industrial Uses with High Performance Standards providing for all industrial uses,
training and educational facilities, offices, recreational uses, manufacturing and warehousing uses other than those which
have noxious characteristics. Limited ancillary retailing is also permitted. Places of worship are provided for on the arterial
frontages. "Business Districts" policies permitting offices apply to lands having access to Sheppard Avenue.
The property is zoned "Industrial Zone (M)" permitting industrial uses, education and training facility uses, day nurseries,
offices (excluding medical and dental offices), places of worship, recreational uses, ancillary retailing. Gross floor area of
all buildings, minus the gross floor area of all basements, shall not exceed 50% of the lot area.
The entire site is designated under the Site Plan Control By-law.
The property is 8.3 hectares (20.6 acres) in size and is vacant. It is located north of the Canadian Pacific Railway
marshalling yards. There is existing industrial and office development on the north side of Finch Avenue and a residential
neighbourhood west of Middlefield Road in the Agincourt North Community. A church has been constructed on the
south-east corner of Scottfield and Middlefield.
The applications have been amended to include lands owned by Monarch Construction at the corner of Finch and
Middlefield. Staff have been advised that Tiffield Development Corporation has entered into an agreement to purchase
these lands.
Proposal:
The proposal is as follows:
Medium Density Apartments -240 units
Multiple Family Townhomes -92 units
Centre for Geriatric Care
250 Bed Senior Nursing Home,
250 Senior Residences,
Community Centre & Related Facilities-34,700 square metres (374,000 square feet)
Commercial Uses-3540 square metres (38,000 square feet)
The commercial uses and apartments are to be located along the Finch Avenue frontage. The north-east corner of
Middlefield Road and Scottfield Road would remain for employment uses. The nursing homes, Yee Hong offices and
retirement centre are proposed on a 3.2 hectare (8 acre) site in the west side of Scottfield Road. The townhouses are
proposed in the interior, and fronting on the east side of Middlefield Road.
Comments:
The property comprises approximately half of an industrial plan approved ten years ago, to which the property owned by
Monarch Construction has been added. There has been no industrial development and the interior road has not been
completed.
The Yee Hong Geriatric Centre would provide 250 high quality long term care beds in a culturally appropriate environment
to meet a large backlog of applications from the Chinese Community. The project is now estimated by the applicant to
produce to provide 250 affordable units, 41 million dollars in construction value and 350 jobs.
As directed by Council, staff have met with representatives of Tiffield Development Corporation in an attempt to find a
compromise which would address the concerns raised by Economic Development and planning staff. The original plan has
been revised by the applicants, as shown on Figure 2, to enlarge and move the Yee Hong components of the plan east along
the Scottfield Road frontage and to move the townhouse component to the Middlefield frontage. However, staff remain
concerned that only .7 hectare (1.7 acres) would remain for industrial employment uses north of Scottfield Road.
Maintaining an adequate supply of future employment lands is essential to the future economic health of the City. This site
is only one of several north of Highway 401, including the Rouge River Business Park (McAsphalt) on Sheppard Avenue,
whose owners are seeking to redesignate employment lands to provide for residential and/or or retail uses.
City Planning's Research staff have prepared the attached report to provide economic context for consideration of this
application and the Rouge Business Park application to redesignate industrial land. It is based the Industrial Employment
Land Study undertaken as background research to the new Official Plan and also uses information concerning employment
and establishments dating back to 1983 from the City of Toronto Annual Employment Survey. This information provides a
picture of employment change. The review of general economic trends provides a better understanding of contemporary
industrial change and how these changes impact on the demand for and use of industrial land in the City.
From the report, the performance of the Tapscott/Marshalling Yard Area which contains more than 28,000 jobs, including
15,000 manufacturing and warehousing jobs is set out in the following Tables:
Table 1
Average Annual Total Employment Growth
(percent)
|
Tapscott
Marshalling
Yards Areas |
Industrial
Employment
Lands |
City of Toronto |
AThe Boom@ - 1983-1989 |
17.9 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
AThe Bust@ - 1989-1994 |
-1.6 |
-4.0 |
-2.8 |
AThe Recovery@ - Post
1994 |
4.3 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
source: City of Toronto, Annual Employment Survey, 1983-1998.
Table 2
Average Annual Manufacturing and Warehousing Employment Growth
(percent)
|
Tapscott
Marshalling
Yards |
Industrial
Employment
Lands |
City of Toronto |
AThe Boom@ - 1983-1989 |
22 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
AThe Bust@ - 1989-1994 |
-1.0 |
-6.5 |
-6.8 |
AThe Recovery@ - Post
1994 |
5.1 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
source: City of Toronto, Annual Employment Survey, 1983-1998.
The attached table illustrates the strength of the Tapscott Marshalling Yard area in average annual percentage change in
employment 1983-1998 and absolute change. The area consistently is a top performer.
The report, which also focuses on the Rouge/Malvern/Neilson Employment Districts, concludes:
"Within the context of economic changes identified in the review, it is not surprising that these two areas have consistently
outperformed the city wide averages. These two areas are two of the more recently developed industrial areas in Toronto.
They both offer excellent access to the highway system; a factor which has become critical to manufacturing activities that
are increasingly incorporating just-in-time delivery systems into their production processes. Both areas exhibit a solid
industrial employment base with strong goods processing and product assembly sectors. The mix of employment uses,
including significant industrial related office employment and business services office activity, provides for the
establishment of linkages and the out sourcing of non core functions which are becoming necessary to the competitive
firm. In general, these two areas have a competitive advantage over other less well positioned industrial areas in that the
characteristics of the new economic reality seem to be manifest in these locations and evident in the activities of the
businesses which are located there."
The report further states. "From the analysis it is clear there is a need to build on the successes of employment areas to
provide employment opportunities for future residents of the City, while recognizing new economic realities."
Staff's concern regarding the location of the townhouses has been re-inforced by a response by the Canadian Pacific
Railway strongly objecting to residential development in proximity to the rail classification yard. Recent Ontario Municipal
Board rulings have recognized the potential adverse effects of residential development within 300 metres (1000 feet) of an
active rail yard. (Most of the townhouses in the revised scheme would be within 300 m of the CPR property line.) CPR
staff have noted the high financial cost to the railway in the past to modify operations in response to complaints from area
residents and have indicated that the CPR would likely attend the OMB hearing in opposition to the proposal.
As noted in the preliminary evaluation report, the proposed townhouses are also far removed from the park and schools on
which this family-oriented component of the housing market normally relies. The site is surrounded by the parking lots
serving the commercial uses, future employment uses and the Geriatric Centre.
The OMB appeal essentially takes the authority of approval or refusal of this application out of the hands of Council and
makes redundant the Public Meeting directed by Council for October 12. This report for direction is being brought forward
now in order to give staff sufficient time to prepare for a Board hearing, which is anticipated to be scheduled in the near
future.
Conclusions:
The proposal contains elements, particularly the Yee Hong Geriatric Centre, which would provide substantial benefits for
the City. However staff cannot recommend that Council support the applications because of the negative impact in
localised terms of converting a large part of this well-located, serviced greenfield employment site to other uses particularly
given the current upturn in demand for industrial sites, and the inappropriateness of the townhouse component of the
proposed development.
In the larger context, the Tapscott Marshalling Yard employment area consistently has been and will continue to be a top
performer even in the new economic reality. Under the circumstances, if Council cannot support retention of employment
uses in this area, it is difficult to envisage another situation where a cogent argument can be developed to protect such
lands.
Contact Name:
David Beasley, MCIP, RPP
Scarborough Civic Centre
Telephone: (416) 396-7026
Fax: (416) 396-4265
E-mail: beasley@city.scarborough.on.ca
Ted Tyndorf, MCIP, RPP
Director of Community Planning, East District
DB/PH/nk
ECONOMIC CONTEXT FOR DECISION-MAKING ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN THE NORTH-EAST
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
Introduction
This report has been prepared to provide some economic context for consideration of recent applications to redesignate
industrial land in the East District. The report is based on work currently being undertaken as background research for the
new Official Plan. The development of a new official plan for the city provides an opportunity to develop industrial land
use policies which reflect new realities - both economic and governmental. The Industrial Employment Land Study
provides an overview of existing conditions and sets the stage for a critical review of the existing approach to the
regulation of industrial land across the entire city. This study is the first step in the development of a new approach to
industrial land for the City of Toronto which is to be realised in the official plan.
The area under study in the Industrial Employment Land Study includes most of the areas across the entire City which are,
or were until fairly recently, designated industrial. Combined these areas, identified on Map 1, account for fully 1/3 of the
total employment in the city (more than 400,000 jobs). While the number of jobs is significant and illustrates the
importance of these areas to the economic health of the city, indicators such as fluctuating total employment and changes in
the type of activities, suggest that a cautious consideration of the future of these areas is required.
Information concerning employment and establishments is available dating back to 1983. This information provides a
picture of employment change during a period of significant economic change in the city and the world. A review of
general economic trends has been conducted to provide a better understanding of the nature of contemporary industrial
change and how these changes impact on the demand for and use of industrial land in the city. From this analysis it is very
clear that there is a need to build on the successes of employment areas to provide employment opportunities for future
residents of the city while recognizing new economic realities.
This report summarises a number of important economic trends which affect the demand for and use of industrial land in
Toronto. The summary is followed by a general overview of employment change and a more detailed look at employment
change in a couple of industrial areas in the East District. Some concluding remarks concerning the changing nature of the
economy and the potential role of these industrial areas to the economic health of the city are made in the last section.
A New Economic Reality
The Toronto region economy has undergone significant and fundamental changes during the past twenty years. Some of the
more significant economic forces which are changing the nature of demand for industrial land include the liberalization of
trade, the emerging service sector, a severe recession, technological advances and significant industrial restructuring. A
quick overview of each of these trends sketches out some of the important characteristics of the new economic reality.
The Liberalization of Trade
The emergence of a global economy is largely the result of the liberalization of trade. With the liberalization of financial
markets in most industrialized countries and a reduction in barriers to trade, the notion of a global marketplace has come
closer to reality. The future of manufacturing activity in Toronto is directly related to the ability of existing and future
manufacturers to compete in the emerging global market. The globalization of markets is one of the defining characteristics
of the new economic reality.
The Emerging Service Sector
There was tremendous growth in service sector employment in Toronto during the later part of the 1980s. While a
considerable amount of the growth in service sector employment disappeared during the recession there have been
fundamental changes in the structure of the economy which point to the increasing importance of the service sector to the
long term economic health of the city. There is a strong link between the goods producing and service sectors and the
interdependencies between these two are a central characteristic of the new economic structure.
A Severe Recession
The recession which began in 1989 may be the most severe recession on record to hit the Toronto area. It was longer than
most, lasting from 1989 to 1994; it was deeper than most, employment in Toronto decreased by almost 200,000 jobs from
1,356,900 in 1989 to 1,169,000 in 1994; and the recovery has been much more gradual than most, total employment did
not change much between 1994 and 1996 during a largely Ajobless recovery@. To a restructuring industrial sector which
had seen very little employment growth throughout the 1980s such a severe recession only exacerbated problems and
contributed significant employment losses.
Technological Advances
New and emerging technologies have a tremendous impact on products and the production process. Perhaps the most
important technological advancement from the perspective of the manufacturing sector has been the increasing use of
computerized production processes. Computerized production systems have the ability to utilize the same equipment to
produce a number of different items by reprogramming the machinery. The introduction of flexible automation has helped
improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing activities which adopt such systems.
The introduction of flexible automation production systems requires an increase in the knowledge and skills of the machine
operator. This translates into a need for a more highly skilled labour force than required for assembly line manufacturing.
In the short term there may be a reduction in the total level of employment and an increase in the amount of output per
employee as labour is replaced by an investment in capital. In the long term the implications include the development of a
highly skilled and more adaptable work force, an ongoing need for training facilities which could be closely linked to the
universities and colleges, and a leading edge, competitive and thriving manufacturing sector.
Industrial Restructuring
The response from many manufacturing activities to the changing economic climate has been to initiate a fundamental
re-organization of their businesses. Increasingly manufacturing activities have adopted new organizational models bringing
distinct functions such as research and development, production and marketing together in one location. There has also
been a tendency towards focussing on the business they do best (core competencies) and entering into agreements with
other companies to provide the necessary input into the production process. Combined with the out sourcing of
non-production related functions such as accounting, payroll and facility management there has been a significant increase
in the amount of interaction or linkages between firms.
The increase in interactions between companies has increased the need to be located in close proximity to suppliers and
also increased the demand for easily accessible and reasonably efficient transportation infrastructure. A production system
in which firms are increasingly networked also contributes to a new "social economy" which is best developed through face
to face contact with related firms choosing to locate relatively closely to one another. The need for proximity is often
referred to as Aclustering@ and is one of the defining characteristics of the new economic reality.
Summary
Combined these economic forces have contributed to a new economic reality, the characteristics of which should set the
stage for employment policies in the new Official Plan. The combined and cumulative effects of these trends on the
magnitude and composition of local employment are evident in a review of employment trends that follows.
Employment Trends
Boom, Bust and Recovery
Three distinct periods of employment change have occurred since 1983: AThe Boom, 1983-1989", AThe Bust, 1989-1994"
and AThe Recovery, Post 1994".
The Boom was a time of significant employment growth in the city. Following the recession of the early 1980s city wide
annual employment growth averaged about four percent. This increase in employment was largely the result of a rapidly
emerging service sector. Employment increases in a restructuring manufacturing sector were modest while total
employment in industrial areas increased largely as a result of increasing office sector employment.
The Bust resulted in unprecedented employment losses in Toronto. The severest recession on record resulted in a decrease
in total employment of almost 200,000 and a decrease in manufacturing and warehousing employment of near 90,000.
The Recovery has been rather modest, characterized by little, if any, job growth between 1994 and 1996. Since 1996 there
has been real employment growth particularly in the office and manufacturing and warehousing sectors.
Manufacturing and Warehousing in Industrial Areas
The 7.5 percent increase in employment in manufacturing and warehousing activities between 1983 and 1989 was
considerably lower than the 22 percent increase in total employment experienced during the same period. The slow growth
may be largely attributed to industrial restructuring in the goods processing and product assembly sectors in which
employment levels changed by 2.6 and -2.6 percent respectively during that period. While the general economic outlook
was very positive manufacturing activities were making fundamental changes to their businesses in response to changes in
the global market.
Between 1989 and 1994 the continued effects of industrial restructuring combined with the impact of the recession
resulting in a decrease in employment of more than 30 percent; more than twice the 14 percent reduction in total
employment for the City as a whole. Employment levels stabilized in 1996 and since then the manufacturing sector appears
to be recovering quite well. The 9.3 percent increase in employment is almost four times as great as the 2.6 percent
increase in office employment and more than twice the 4 percent increase in retail employment.
Office Activities in Industrial Areas
Office employment exhibited strong growth during the economic upturn between 1983 to 1989. Increasing by almost 40
percent it outpaced total employment growth by a margin of two to one. Much of this increase was driven by the significant
increase in business services employment.
The recession took a considerable toll on the office sector. Overall, office employment decreased by 10 percent between
1989 and 1994. This drop was largely the result of the loss of more than 13,000 industrial related office jobs during that
time.
While recent office employment growth in business and technical services and associations has been considerable (30, 45
and 58 percent respectively) some activities such as finance, insurance, real estate and trade and personal services appear to
be restructuring and/or feeling the lingering effects of the recession.
Retail and Service Employment in Industrial Areas
Employment in the retail and service sectors in industrial areas mirrors trends in total employment at the City level. Strong
employment growth around 20 percent between 1983 and 1989 was followed by a sharp 10 percent reduction during the
recession. A modest recovery has seen employment levels increase between 4 and 7 percent since 1996.
Summary
These employment trends provide an overview of changing economic conditions in Toronto since 1983. Recent
employment growth in manufacturing and warehousing activities would appear to validate suggestions made in 1996 that
there is a positive outlook for industrial activity. The overall improvement in employment levels masks the fact that not all
areas in the city are experiencing the same level of growth. The development of area specific employment profiles provides
for the exploration of any differences between employment areas.
Area Employment Profiles
To explore the differences between employment areas across the city the industrial lands under review were grouped
together to form a manageable number of areas for analysis. Fifteen districts were identified based upon such
characteristics as the age the area was developed, location (central, inner suburb, outer suburb) and transportation
orientation.
Applications to redesignate industrial land to residential have been made for properties in the Tapscott/Marshalling Yard
and the Scarborough 401 Corridor areas (see Map 2). The following provides an overview of employment trends in these
areas in relation to employment trends across all industrial areas.
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard
During the boom, employment levels in the Tapscott/Marshalling Yard Area more than doubled. Total employment
increased at an average annual rate of 18 percent while manufacturing and warehousing employment increased at an annual
average rate of 22 percent (see Tables 1 and 2). These growth rates were considerably higher than the city wide annual
averages of 4 percent for total employment and 0.5 percent for manufacturing and warehousing.
Table 1
Average Annual Total Employment Growth
(percent)
|
Tapscott
Marshalling
Yards |
Scarborough
Highway 401
Corridor |
Industrial
Employment
Lands |
City of
Toronto |
AThe Boom@ |
17.9 |
4.6 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
AThe Bust@ |
-1.6 |
-1.5 |
-4.0 |
-2.8 |
AThe
Recovery@ |
4.3 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
source: City of Toronto, Annual Employment Survey, 1983-1998.
Table 2
Average Annual Manufacturing and Warehousing Employment Growth
(percent)
|
Tapscott
Marshalling
Yards |
Scarborough
Highway 401
Corridor |
Industrial
Employment
Lands |
City of
Toronto |
AThe Boom@ |
22 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
AThe Bust@ |
-1.0 |
-5.3 |
-6.5 |
-6.8 |
AThe
Recovery@ |
5.1 |
3.5 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
source: City of Toronto, Annual Employment Survey, 1983-1998.
During the recession, employment levels in the area dropped marginally, total employment decreased at an annual average
of 1.6 percent while manufacturing decreased at an annual average of 1 percent. These were the lowest decreases of any
industrial area in the city.
Since 1994 the area has experienced above average growth with total employment increasing at an annual average of 4.
percent and manufacturing at an average of 5.1 percent. These compare to city wide average growth rates of .6 percent and
2.2 percent for total and manufacturing employment respectively.
Currently there are more than 28,000 jobs in the Tapscott/Marshalling Yard Employment Districts; almost 15,000 of these
are manufacturing and warehousing. The area exhibits a healthy mix of employment activity and has consistently exhibited
above average employment growth.
Scarborough Highway 401 Corridor
The Scarborough Highway 401 Corridor has experienced similar growth patterns as the Tapscott Marshalling Yards area
but not nearly as much absolute growth. Employment growth rates were higher than the city average during the boom years
and decreases were less than the city average during the recession. Since 1996 total employment has increased at an
average annual rate of 1.7 percent and manufacturing and warehousing has increased at an average annual rate of 3.5
percent. Currently there are approximately 30,000 jobs in the corridor; almost 12,000 of which are manufacturing and
warehousing. In comparison to city wide averages the Scarborough Highway 401 Corridor has consistently experienced
slightly better than average employment growth.
Concluding Remarks
Within the context of economic changes identified in this review it is not surprising that these two areas have consistently
outperformed the city wide averages. These two areas are two of the more recently developed industrial areas in Toronto.
They both offer excellent access to the highway system; a factor which has become critical to manufacturing activities that
are increasingly incorporating just-in-time delivery systems into their production processes. Both areas exhibit a solid
industrial employment base with strong goods processing and product assembly sectors. The mix of employment uses,
including significant industrial related office employment and business services office activity, provides for the
establishment of linkages and the out sourcing of non core functions which are becoming necessary to the competitive
firm. In general, these two areas have a competitive advantage over other less well positioned industrial areas in that the
characteristics of the new economic reality seem to be manifest in these locations and evident in the activities of the
businesses which are located there.
ECONOMIC CONTEXT FOR DECISION-MAKING ON PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN THE NORTH-EAST
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
The chart below highlights many of the projects where the Office of Economic Development was able to provide assistance
over the past five years. In some cases, the projects are still active so the names of the companies have been removed from
the table.
It is the opinion of the Office of Economic Development that a strong level of industrial construction activity will continue
into the foreseeable future.
Company & Address |
Activity |
Tiffield Road |
gPurchase of vacant land, 7.07 acres, March 1997
g100,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility proposed |
Canadian Building
Materials (CBM)
Maybrook Drive |
gAcquisition of vacant land for future development
g3.95 acres, Spring 1995 |
Industrial building
81 Select Avenue |
gCompleted in 1997
gIndustrial warehouse, 7,000 sq.ft. |
Ice Sports Scarborough
159 Dynamic Drive |
gNew, 113,000 sq.ft. building, 1995
gRecreational ice rental facility |
Atlas Paper Bag
90 Dynamic Drive |
gNew, 20,000 sq.ft. manufacturing facility, Spring 1998
gManufacture paper bags |
Coca-Cola Beverages
Ltd.
35 Ironside Cres. |
gBuilding acquisition, 46,000 sq.ft., Spring 1998
gCooler & vending machine storage & service |
IPSCO Ontario Inc.
1051 Tapscott Road |
gBuilding acquisition, 160,000 sq.ft., January 1998.
g$25-million capital investment
gSteel distributor and temper mill |
Master Precision Tool &
Die (Magna)
20 Pullman Crt. |
gNew, 39,000 sq.ft. warehouse facility, Winter 1998
gManufacture auto parts |
Cinram International
5590 Finch Avenue East |
gBuilding acquisition and 55,000 sq.ft. addition, 1996.
gPurchase of neighbouring property for future expansion.
gManufacture pre-recorded cassettes, tapes, CDs & videos |
Industrial building
719 Tapscott Road |
gNew industrial building, 89,000 sq.ft.
g$3.2-million capital investment |
JVC Canada Inc.
21 Finchdene Square |
g60,000 sq.ft. addition to building, Spring 1998
gAudio-visual equipment warehouse & distribution |
Columbia House
5900 Finch Avenue East |
gCanadian headquarters, new 165,000 sq.ft. facility, 1995
gMail order house of videos, tapes & CDs |
Viva Magnetics
Neilson Road |
gNew, 133,000 sq.ft. facility on 9.5 acres, August 1998
g$30-million capital investment
gMfr. CD jewel cases |
Honda Canada
300 Middlefield Road |
g25,000 sq.ft. addition to building, Summer 1998
gFinance & auto technology training facility |
Lily Cups Ltd.
2121 Markham Road |
g140,000 sq.ft. addition to building completed 1999.
gManufacture paper cups & disposable food containers |
Rex Pac Limited
Thornmount Rd. |
g100,000 square foot new construction to house food
packaging |
Lebovic Enterprises,
Passmore Rd.
|
gTwo speculative buildings of fifty thousand square feet
each under construction |
Lebovic Enterprises
Markhan Rd.
|
gFifty thousand square feet of speculative building, fully
leased. |
Novopharm Ltd.
|
g111,500 square foot addition, pharmaceutical
manufacturing. |
Renown Steel
Passmore Ave.
|
g100,000 square foot expansion, steel service . |
Umbra Inc.
Midland Ave.
|
g106,000 square foot reconstruction and expansion, home
fashion manufacturer and distributor. |
Canlan Ice Centre
Passmore/Markham Rd.
|
g120,000 square foot major recreation and ice hockey
facility. |
PERFORMANCE RANKING OF INDUSTRIAL AREAS, CITY OF TORONTO,
"BOOM, BUST AND RECOVERY - 1983 - 1998" |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ranking of Industrial Areas by Period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average Annual Percentage Change
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983-89 |
|
|
1989-94 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
17.9% |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
-1.5% |
|
North West Etobicoke |
12.8% |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
-1.6% |
|
Milliken |
12.6% |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
-2.9% |
|
South East Scarborough |
6.7% |
|
Milliken |
-2.9% |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
5.2% |
|
North West Etobicoke |
-3.4% |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
4.6% |
|
South East Scarborough |
-3.7% |
|
South West Scarborough |
4.2% |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
-3.9% |
|
Rexdale |
3.9% |
|
Total |
-4.0% |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
3.7% |
|
Rexdale |
-4.2% |
|
Total |
3.6% |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
-4.3% |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
3.0% |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
-4.6% |
|
Weston Road Junction |
2.8% |
|
South West Scarborough |
-4.6% |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
2.0% |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
-5.2% |
|
West Central Scarborough |
1.6% |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
-5.3% |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
1.6% |
|
West Central Scarborough |
-6.0% |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
0.7% |
|
Weston Road Junction |
-6.4% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Absolute Change |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983-89 |
|
|
1989-94 |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
13,943 |
|
South East Scarborough |
(304) |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
13,572 |
|
Milliken |
(1,103) |
|
Rexdale |
9,407 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
(2,061) |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
6,965 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
(2,283) |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
6,473 |
|
North West Etobicoke |
(2,286) |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
6,424 |
|
West Central Scarborough |
(4,891) |
|
North West Etobicoke |
5,829 |
|
South West Scarborough |
(6,514) |
|
South West Scarborough |
5,612 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
(6,846) |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
3,721 |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(7,366) |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
3,392 |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(8,197) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
3,306 |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(8,498) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
3,286 |
|
Rexdale |
(10,361) |
|
Milliken |
3,281 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
(11,789) |
|
West Central Scarborough |
1,418 |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
(12,532) |
|
South East Scarborough |
476 |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
(13,450) |
|
Total |
87,105 |
|
Total |
(98,481) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994-98 |
|
|
1983-98 |
|
Milliken |
8.4% |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
123.8% |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
4.3% |
|
Milliken |
100.3% |
|
Rexdale |
3.3% |
|
North West Etobicoke |
44.1% |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
3.1% |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
25.5% |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
2.6% |
|
South East Scarborough |
11.5% |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
1.7% |
|
Rexdale |
10.6% |
|
West Central Scarborough |
1.7% |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
3.4% |
|
Total |
1.4% |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
2.9% |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
1.2% |
|
Total |
2.7% |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
1.1% |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
-3.6% |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
1.0% |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
-6.5% |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
0.5% |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
-7.8% |
|
North West Etobicoke |
-0.5% |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
-10.6% |
|
South East Scarborough |
-0.6% |
|
South West Scarborough |
-16.4% |
|
Weston Road Junction |
-3.0% |
|
West Central Scarborough |
-18.1% |
|
South West Scarborough |
-3.2% |
|
Weston Road Junction |
-30.1% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994-98 |
|
|
1983-98 |
|
Rexdale |
5,214 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
15,617 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
4,106 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
6,009 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
3,457 |
|
Milliken |
4,363 |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
3,308 |
|
Rexdale |
4,260 |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
2,891 |
|
North West Etobicoke |
3,340 |
|
Milliken |
2,185 |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
1,322 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
1,868 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
986 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
1,359 |
|
South East Scarborough |
137 |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
1,219 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
(1,367) |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
829 |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(2,215) |
|
West Central Scarborough |
760 |
|
West Central Scarborough |
(2,713) |
|
South East Scarborough |
(35) |
|
South West Scarborough |
(3,682) |
|
North West Etobicoke |
(203) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(3,692) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(1,896) |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
(5,503) |
|
South West Scarborough |
(2,780) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(5,956) |
|
Total |
22,282 |
|
Total |
10,906 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing & Warehousing Empl
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983-89 |
|
|
1989-94 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
22.0% |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
-1.0% |
|
North West Etobicoke |
14.9% |
|
North West Etobicoke |
-2.3% |
|
South East Scarborough |
12.2% |
|
Milliken |
-3.9% |
|
Milliken |
12.1% |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
-4.7% |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
6.6% |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
-4.7% |
|
West Central Scarborough |
3.5% |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
-5.3% |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
3.2% |
|
Total |
-6.5% |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
3.0% |
|
South East Scarborough |
-6.6% |
|
Rexdale |
1.7% |
|
Weston Road Junction |
-6.8% |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
1.5% |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
-7.1% |
|
Total |
1.3% |
|
Rexdale |
-7.5% |
|
Weston Road Junction |
0.7% |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
-8.3% |
|
South West Scarborough |
-0.1% |
|
West Central Scarborough |
-8.3% |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
-3.0% |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
-9.0% |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
-3.9% |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
-9.4% |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
-4.0% |
|
South West Scarborough |
-9.7% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing & Warehousing Empl
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983-89 |
|
|
1989-94 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
7,379 |
|
South East Scarborough |
(434) |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
4,673 |
|
Milliken |
(480) |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
4,033 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
(653) |
|
North West Etobicoke |
3,368 |
|
North West Etobicoke |
(824) |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
2,422 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
(3,785) |
|
Rexdale |
2,044 |
|
West Central Scarborough |
(3,829) |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
1,885 |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(4,533) |
|
West Central Scarborough |
1,594 |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
(4,912) |
|
Milliken |
1,037 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
(5,354) |
|
South East Scarborough |
556 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
(6,526) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
556 |
|
South West Scarborough |
(6,589) |
|
South West Scarborough |
(77) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(6,593) |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(3,492) |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(7,455) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(4,652) |
|
Rexdale |
(8,330) |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
(6,281) |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
(10,260) |
|
Total |
15,045 |
|
Total |
(70,557) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994-98 |
|
|
1983-98 |
West Central Scarborough |
7.4% |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
165.3% |
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
5.1% |
|
North West Etobicoke |
73.9% |
Highway 400 Corridor |
4.3% |
|
Milliken |
60.6% |
Milliken |
3.9% |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
17.0% |
Rexdale |
3.8% |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
-2.0% |
Dufferin Keele South |
3.5% |
|
South East Scarborough |
-2.1% |
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
3.5% |
|
West Central Scarborough |
-8.1% |
Total |
2.3% |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
-15.7% |
Southern Etobicoke |
2.3% |
|
Rexdale |
-20.7% |
Dufferin Keele North |
1.9% |
|
Total |
-21.0% |
North West Etobicoke |
0.9% |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
-25.4% |
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
0.6% |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
-40.2% |
South West Scarborough |
0.1% |
|
Weston Road Junction |
-44.5% |
Central Area/Waterfront |
-0.3% |
|
South West Scarborough |
-48.4% |
South East Scarborough |
-3.9% |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
-50.3% |
Weston Road Junction |
-4.8% |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
-58.7% |
Absolute Change |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Employment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983-89 |
|
|
1989-94 |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
13,943 |
|
South East Scarborough |
(304) |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
13,572 |
|
Milliken |
(1,103) |
|
Rexdale |
9,407 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
(2,061) |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
6,965 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
(2,283) |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
6,473 |
|
North West Etobicoke |
(2,286) |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
6,424 |
|
West Central Scarborough |
(4,891) |
|
North West Etobicoke |
5,829 |
|
South West Scarborough |
(6,514) |
|
South West Scarborough |
5,612 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
(6,846) |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
3,721 |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(7,366) |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
3,392 |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(8,197) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
3,306 |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(8,498) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
3,286 |
|
Rexdale |
(10,361) |
|
Milliken |
3,281 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
(11,789) |
|
West Central Scarborough |
1,418 |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
(12,532) |
|
South East Scarborough |
476 |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
(13,450) |
|
Total |
87,105 |
|
Total |
(98,481) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994-98 |
|
|
1983-98 |
|
Rexdale |
5,214 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
15,617 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
4,106 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
6,009 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
3,457 |
|
Milliken |
4,363 |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
3,308 |
|
Rexdale |
4,260 |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
2,891 |
|
North West Etobicoke |
3,340 |
|
Milliken |
2,185 |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
1,322 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
1,868 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
986 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
1,359 |
|
South East Scarborough |
137 |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
1,219 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
(1,367) |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
829 |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(2,215) |
|
West Central Scarborough |
760 |
|
West Central Scarborough |
(2,713) |
|
South East Scarborough |
(35) |
|
South West Scarborough |
(3,682) |
|
North West Etobicoke |
(203) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(3,692) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(1,896) |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
(5,503) |
|
South West Scarborough |
(2,780) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(5,956) |
|
Total |
22,282 |
|
Total |
10,906 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manufacturing & Warehousing Empl
|
|
|
|
|
|
1983-89 |
|
|
1989-94 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
7,379 |
|
South East Scarborough |
(434) |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
4,673 |
|
Milliken |
(480) |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401 Corridor |
4,033 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
(653) |
|
North West Etobicoke |
3,368 |
|
North West Etobicoke |
(824) |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
2,422 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
(3,785) |
|
Rexdale |
2,044 |
|
West Central Scarborough |
(3,829) |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
1,885 |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(4,533) |
|
West Central Scarborough |
1,594 |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404
Corridor |
(4,912) |
|
Milliken |
1,037 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
(5,354) |
|
South East Scarborough |
556 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
(6,526) |
|
Weston Road Junction |
556 |
|
South West Scarborough |
(6,589) |
|
South West Scarborough |
(77) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(6,593) |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(3,492) |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(7,455) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(4,652) |
|
Rexdale |
(8,330) |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
(6,281) |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
(10,260) |
|
Total |
15,045 |
|
Total |
(70,557) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994-98 |
|
|
1983-98 |
Highway 400 Corridor |
3,049 |
|
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
9,251 |
Tapscott/Marshalling Yard |
2,525 |
|
North West Etobicoke |
2,783 |
Rexdale |
2,127 |
|
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
1,735 |
Southern Etobicoke |
1,759 |
|
Milliken |
865 |
West Central Scarborough |
1,615 |
|
South East Scarborough |
(16) |
Scarborough/Hwy 401
Corridor |
1,487 |
|
Highway 400 Corridor |
(420) |
Dufferin Keele South |
1,172 |
|
West Central Scarborough |
(620) |
Dufferin Keele North |
719 |
|
Dufferin Keele North |
(3,385) |
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
350 |
|
Southern Etobicoke |
(3,828) |
Milliken |
308 |
|
Rexdale |
(4,159) |
North West Etobicoke |
239 |
|
Weston Road Junction |
(5,672) |
South West Scarborough |
32 |
|
South West Scarborough |
(6,634) |
Central Area/Waterfront |
(93) |
|
Dufferin Keele South |
(9,775) |
South East Scarborough |
(138) |
|
Don Valley/Hwy 404 Corridor |
(10,843) |
Weston Road Junction |
(1,695) |
|
Central Area/Waterfront |
(11,338) |
Total |
13,456 |
|
Total |
(42,056) |
|
|
|
|
|
|