Top 5 Development stories in Durham Region

A new year means new growth and growth means development, with expansion and demolition to make way for growth garnering lots of headlines this year.

At #1 is the former Knob Hill Farms grocery store in Oshawa, with all but the one-time iron factory portion dating back 128 years coming crashing down as Metrolinx prepares for the new GO station coming in its place.

https://www.insauga.com/former-giant-ontario-grocery-terminal-comes-down-in-oshawa/

Across the street from the new station is a mixed-use development rising where a glass factory stood for more than a century, with the developer seeing incentives for a plan to bring in more than 5,400 units in eight buildings – one rising as high as 42 storeys – and 63,000 sq. ft. of commercial space.

https://www.insauga.com/developer-seeking-incentives-for-massive-high-rise-development-near-future-ontario-go-station/

The Oshawa Centre shopping mall also made the news, with the owners confirming the Sears location will be partially demolished – residential is a possibility – and a new tenant will be found for the Bay location on the other side of the property.

https://www.insauga.com/oshawa-mall-owner-confirms-sears-location-to-be-partially-demolished-new-tenants-coming-to-bay-site/

Twin ice pads are in as Pickering approves the biggest recreation project in its history.

https://www.insauga.com/twin-ice-pads-pool-in-as-ontario-city-approves-largest-recreation-project-in-its-history/

Affordable housing will make up a portion of the new units as Durham Region moves forward with the redevelopment of a 102-year-old former school in Oshawa.

https://www.insauga.com/affordable-housing-project-at-102-year-old-oshawa-school-taking-next-step/