Simcoe Chapter Mobile Event: Downsview Airport Transformation

Simcoe Chapter Mobile Event: Downsview Airport Transformation

Held Tuesday, June 24, 2025

TIME: 3:00-9:00 p.m.

Northcrest Developments is leading the transformation of YZD, a landmark 370-acre development of the former Downsview Airport in Toronto. Over the coming decades, Northcrest will transform this former airfield into a series of vibrant neighbourhoods centrally connected by a 2km pedestrian street – the reimagined former runway. This once-in-a-generation opportunity to create a city within a city is set to redefine urban living.

Speakers and Tour Guides included:

Derek Goring
Chief Executive Officer
Northcrest Developments

Jesse Zuker
Vice-President, Infrastructure
Northcrest Developments

ITINERARY:

3:30-4:00 p.m.
Tour of the Framework and Hangar District models on the 2nd floor of the YZD Experience Centre, led by Derek Goring, CEO, Northcrest Developments.

4:00-4:30 p.m.
Presentation by Derek Goring and the Northcrest team in the Community Hall, on the 2nd floor of the YZD Experience Centre.

4:45-5:30 p.m.
Bus tour of the YZD site, including a photo op on the runway.

6:00 p.m.
Dinner at Speducci.