‘Eastern Link’ was a competition project proposal submitted to the ULI Hines Competition and won a second place finalist.

Project Summary: Eastern Link is Toronto’s newest cultural connection. It’s a neighborhood fueled by Toronto’s economic engine and inspired by the independent spirit of surrounding communities. It is a vibrant cultural center and a local-serving mixed-use development.

Eastern Link unlocks major opportunities for coming together:

• Partnerships form links with Toronto’s arts, sustainability, and housing organizations—ensuring deep roots in the community and opportunities for all.

• A repositioned SmartTrack/GO station unlocks development opportunity east of the tracks and creates a bold transit hub for subway, rail and LRT.

• Adaptive reuse links past and future. Heritage buildings transform into cultural institutions and a pedestrian link forges across the Don River using historic bridge infrastructure.

With its emphasis on both culture and daily life, Eastern Link is a neighborhood that is iconic but also intimate. It’s new but also authentic.