Baif Don Head

Richmond Hill, ON

Baif Don Head, the first complex of its kind in Richmond Hill, configures a new mixed-use development intended to enhance the town’s sense of place by continuing transit-facilitated growth along the Yonge Street corridor. Public, semi-public, and private open spaces, interlinked with landscaped pedestrian corridors, will allow passage to and through this development, conceived as a densifying urban asset to surrounding residential neighbourhoods. The proposed complex consists of high- and low-rise residential construction, a public square at the southwest corner of Yonge Street and Major Mackenzie, and retail at grade.

Project Details
Client
Baif Developments
Location
Richmond Hill, ON
Status
In Progress
Size
2,140,000 sq. ft.
Key Team
Members
David Pontarini, Michael Attard, Ali Yarbakhti, Ken Lee

Four proposed blocks comprise the overall master plan, each organized around a landscaped courtyard. The three southern blocks contain townhomes lining the side streets, retail units, and a high-rise residential tower set back from Yonge. The new retail component along Yonge Street reflects the scale of the existing small stores to maintain the street’s character.

Each tower also employs environmentally sustainable systems, such as planted roofs and solar panel masts on every balcony, to set a standard for future developments in Richmond Hill.

At the northwestern edge of the development, mid-rise housing with sculpted terraces wraps the courtyard, creating a transition from Yonge Street to the adjacent lower-scale residential neighbourhood.

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