Over the course of 2020, construction will be underway on a number of social housing and market condominium buildings in Regent Park. Check out our
live feed of construction.
If you have questions or concerns about construction, call our Regent Park hotline at 416-981-4311.
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Keeping Regent Park clean
We are working to keep noise and dust levels low during construction. To keep the community clean, we will be cleaning in and around construction sites daily, and street sweeping and flushing (with water) as required. We have a contract with Building Up, a non-profit social enterprise, to clean public areas throughout the community every weekday.
Traffic management
Current road closures include:
- Dreamer's Way, between Gerrard Street East and Oak Street
- Sumach Street, between Oak Street and Dundas Street East
- Tubman Avenue, between Oak Street and Dundas Street East
- Nicholas Avenue, between Wyatt Avenue and Shuter Street
Current sidewalk closures include:
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Sumach Street, east side, north of Dundas Street East and along Block 16S
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Tubman Avenue, both sides, north of Dundas Street East along Block 17S.
School zones
No truck activity will occur south of Nelson Mandela Park Public School on Shuter Street. During school drop-off and pick-up times, construction vehicles are banned on St. David Street behind the school and Sackville Street at the west side of the school.
Four City of Toronto crossing guards are active on site at the intersections of Dundas and Sackville, Dundas and Sumach, Shuter and Sackville and Shuter and Sumach.
What is under construction
BIKE LANE UPGRADE
The City of Toronto will be performing road construction and bike lane upgrade on Shuter street from River street to Bond street from June 29, 2020 to October 24,2020. For further details, please visit the project website
shutercycletrack or dial
311.
Construction Update July 20, 2020:
In June, the City started road reconstruction on Shuter Street. Due to a re-design of an intersection at Sumach Street and Shuter Street, the project will begin work between Sherbourne Street and Parliament Street starting July 20, 2020.
Construction Update August, 2020:
August 2020 Shuter Street City update.pdf
PHASE 2 and 3 ROAD REPAIRS
RB Somerville Construction, under contract with Toronto Community Housing Corporation, will be repairing and finishing roadways repairs in Phase 2 and 3 of Regent Park from September 8 to October 23, 2020. Daniels CM Corporation will provide construction management oversight. For further details, please refer to the notice below.
October 2020 Construction Notice Ph3 oct 13.pdf
PHASE 2 and 3 TREES PLANTING
Toronto Community Housing Corporation, will be replacing trees in Phase 2 and 3 of Regent Park from November 2 to November 27, 2020. Daniels CM Corporation will provide construction management oversight. For further details, please refer to the schedule below.
BLOCKS UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Map of Regent Park with block numbers.pdf
| Location
| Description
| Number of units
| Start
| End
|
Block 16S
| Northeast corner of Sumach Street and Dundas Street East
| Market building – mid-rise and high rise building
|
| 2016
| 2021
|
Block 16N
|
Southeast corner of Oak Street and Sumach Street
| Mid-rise Toronto Community Housing building
| 189
| 2020
| 2023
|
|
Block 17S | Northwest corner of Dundas Street East and River Street
| Market building – high-rise building
| | 2019
| 2021
|
Block 30
| Southwest corner of Wyatt Avenue and River Street
| Market building – high-rise building
|
|
2017
|
2020
|
