The new Etobicoke Civic Centre will have four buildings, with the tallest at 16 storeys.
A construction firm is in the process of being hired to build the new Etobicoke Civic Centre, which city officials say will be ‘the jewel of Etobicoke Centre.’
A contract to build the centre was slated to be issued in October and if all goes well officials said the state-of-the-art buildings will be completed by August 2027, with staff moving in by December.
The new Etobicoke Civic Centre (ECC) will be located at 3755 Bloor Street W., in the newly redeveloped Etobicoke Civic Centre Precinct, which was formerly the Westwood Theatre Land.
Once completed the ECC will have a community recreation centre with municipal offices, market office space, an outdoor civic square, a community recreation centre, a medical clinic, a childcare centre, a café, a public art gallery and a new Toronto Public Library district branch.
The new state-of-the-art Civic Centre promises to be the jewel of Etobicoke Centre.
The recreation centre is proposed to have a gymnasium, aquatic centre, multi-purpose rooms and fitness rooms, according to plans.
The civic square is slated to have various types of landscaping like large erratic (boulders) landscape elements, including a water feature, garden area, event plaza, a sacred fire vessel and outdoor seating areas.
“The varying heights of the building structure allow the rooftops to be accessible and used as playgrounds and breakout spaces,” according to planners. “The gymnasium, pool, library and main entrance are located towards the Civic Square animating the facade and creating a backdrop that provides animation throughout the day.”
The Civic Centre will have a gym, child care space, civic square and house many city services.
Council Chamber will be located on the first floor directly above the main entrance and will be highly visible from the Civic Square. The second level of the building will house a child centre outdoor playground and a wedding chapel roof terrace.
“The new ECC will contribute positively to the area and be the jewel of the Etobicoke Centre,” city officials said, adding a number of city services will be housed there.
The tallest portions of the four buildings are located along Bloor Street West, with a 16 storey building that descends to one that is 12 storeys, and others nine storey and six storeys.
It will have 427 parking spots in two floors of underground parking. The ground floor bike storage area will have 72 short-term and 67 long-term bicycle parking spaces, and a bicycle repair area.
“The new Etobicoke Civic Centre is a landmark project that represent architectural design excellence in the Etobicoke Centre,” according to a city report. “The current design was selected through an international design competition and provides for new jobs within underutilized lands on a site that is designated for growth.”
The Six Points area was originally a web of roads until the city began work on a new intersection in 2017. This work cost $77 million and involved the demolition of bridges and creation of regular intersections between Kipling Avenue, Bloor Street W., and Dundas Street West.
The spacious inside of the Civic Centre which will cost about $526 million to build and open by August 2027.
Removal of the bridges unlocked new City-owned land for future development and created further opportunities for the evolution of Etobicoke Centre as a vibrant mixed-use transit-oriented community
Some $526 million has been allocated by the city for the ECC construction.