North York City Centre
in Toronto, CanadaCategory: Attraction
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5160 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 6L9, Canada Print route »
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North York City Centre is a central business district in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the district of North York. It is centred along Yonge Street, between Sheppard and Finch Avenues around the Mel Lastman Square civic square. The district is a high-density district of condominium and office towers around the wide six lanes of Yonge Street.The district was developed following the extension of the Yonge subway north to Finch Station. The former City of North York encouraged the development of the area as a downtown, locating its civic offices, a public square, a central library, an arts centre and an aquatic centre on the west side of Yonge, north of Sheppard. The area's growth increased following the opening of the North York Centre subway station and the Sheppard subway line. A shopping mall and cinemas were developed on the east side of Yonge Street and the sidewalks were built wide and landscaped.
It is located in the official neighbourhood of Willowdale, part of the former city of North York, and a former municipality of its own. Following the amalgamation of North York with the rest of Metropolitan Toronto by the City of Toronto Act amendment in 1997, North York City Centre became the largest of four central business districts in the new city outside Downtown Toronto. All of the civic facilities were retained by the new City of Toronto.
