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East Harbour

Since 2017, Urban Strategies has been working to transform Toronto’s East Harbour, a former industrial area on the banks of the Don River and the site of the abandoned Unilever soap factory. The master plan implements a vision for an animated and complete mixed-use community. The proposed plan is structured...

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Toronto Waterfront Revitalization

Introduction The site contains 2,000 acres of largely vacant and underutilized industrial lands and open space resources including over 170 hectares (400 acres) of new parks, a continuous waterfront promenade, new cultural and tourism facilities, 40,000 new housing units and 10 million square feet of new space to feed new...

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London Docklands

As the lead consultants on a range of redevelopment and visioning projects in the area, Urban Strategies has prepared master plan documents for lands totaling approximately 570 acres within the docklands, with a built-out yield of approximately 40,000 new residential units, and commercial space to accommodate approximately 20,000 new jobs....

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Singapore

1. Greater Southern Waterfront Design Consultancy (2009 - 2010) Singapore’s Urban Redevelopment Authority invited international design firms to harness fresh and innovative master planning concepts for the long term transformation of Singapore’s Greater Southern Waterfront into one of the great urban waterfronts of the world. Urban Strategies led a multi...

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Parc Downsview Park Sheppard Neighbourhood

The Sheppard Neighbourhood area is comprised of 67 acres of developable brownfield land that is planned as a mixed-use, transit oriented neighbourhood. It is located north of Downsview Park and adjacent to a new subway and GO transit hub opening in 2016. Following a comprehensive Secondary Planning process, in 2011...

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Inspiration Lakeview

Urban Strategies led a multi-disciplinary team to create a visionary concept plan for the former Lakeview Generating Station lands known as the ‘four sisters’. The site offers a rare opportunity to create new open spaces and a new community while unifying the City’s waterfront. To achieve this objective, our team drew...

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Buffalo Brownfields Opportunity Study

Urban Strategies, in collaboration with URS, was the lead consultant for the South Buffalo Brownfield Opportunity Area (BOA) Study. The study involved the preparation of a Masterplan and New York State Brownfield Nomination Document for New York State’s largest Brownfield Opportunity Area. An 800 hectare area adjacent to Buffalo’s downtown...