More Housing Options in the Box Grove Community

The proposed development is for 153 units within a four- and six-storey building with underground and surface parking and outdoor amenity space. The project incorporates technical and community feedback and offers much-needed rental housing, including affordable and market rent options. 

York Region started the planning process and community engagement early on to ensure the site is development ready for the future.

York Region anticipates securing site plan approval and prequalifying potential builders in 2025. Site preparation works and construction are also anticipated to begin in 2025. Above-grade construction is anticipated to begin in 2025. Construction will not begin until all appropriate required approvals and permits from the City of Markham are in place.

York Region submitted an initial planning application to the City of Markham in January 2022. The application has been reviewed by City departments and other commenting agencies like the Toronto Region Conservation Authority. As part of the approvals process, the proposal was shared at a Statutory Public Meeting held by the City of Markham in June 2022.

York Region resubmitted revised planning applications on October 12 and December 21, 2023, to address community and City feedback. The City of Markham held a second Statutory Public Meeting on January 23, 2024, to discuss the revised proposal and receive public feedback. The supporting Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment was approved by the City of Markham’s Development Services Committee on March 5, 2024, and adopted by Markham City Council on March 20, 2024.

The proposal will also be is subject to site plan control, which is a development approval process in the City of Markham. Through the site plan application process, the City will review the design and layout of the development including building location, landscaping, parking, drainage, pedestrian access, sidewalk improvements, etc. to ensure compliance with City standards and urban design guidelines. The City is the approval authority for all planning applications; building permits will only be issued once the City is satisfied and has approved the site plan application. 

Thank you for your interest! 

Stay connected by visiting york.ca/BoxGroveHYI for:

• Project information and updates
• Past public consultation presentations
• Frequently asked questions

Subscribe to the project e-newsletter for quarterly updates. Please note, the frequency of updates changes throughout planning and construction based on activities.

For details about this housing development, or the Community Liaison Committee, email @email or call 289-338-8063. 

HYI’s community housing includes subsidized and market rental units. This project is currently in its pre-development stages with construction anticipated to begin in 2025. Visit this page for updates and to subscribe for the project e-newsletter. 

Subsidized housing

For information on subsidized housing in York Region, including eligibility requirements and how to apply, please visit  york.ca/Housing or call Access York at 1-877-464-9675. New applicants should be aware know that the demand for subsidized housing in York Region is high and wait times are long. If you are not on the subsidized housing wait list already, it is unlikely you will be offered a unit in this building when it opens.

Market rate units

Vacancies for the HYI market rate units will be filled on a first-come, first served-basis. There is no wait list for HYI market rent units. Information on future market rent units, including rent and move-in dates, will be available closer to the end of construction. Residents interested in market rent units available from HYI can visit york.ca/MarketRentHYI for more information.

Thank you to everyone who attended the previous virtual Public Information Centres (PIC) for this development. Your feedback informs our planning and community engagement efforts.

For more information about this project, check out the frequently asked questions from the community.

A Community Liaison Committee made up of residents and business owners is working closely with York Region staff to give ideas and support throughout planning and construction, looking for ways to ensure the building integrates well with the surrounding neighbourhood.

We are not currently recruiting for the Community Liaison Committee at this time.

Community Liaison Committee Meeting Presentations

• Community Liaison Committee Meeting #4 Presentation - April 25, 2024
• Community Liaison Committee Meeting #3 Presentation - October 26, 2023
• Community Liaison Committee Meeting #2 Presentation - February 23, 2023
• Community Liaison Committee Meeting #1 Presentation - May 26, 2022

• Development Services Committee Presentation – City of Markham – March 5, 2024
• Public Meeting Presentation – City of Markham – January 23, 2024
• Box Grove HYI – Summary of What We’ve Heard So Far – January 2024
• Public Information Centre #2 Presentation – November 9, 2023
• Public Information Centre #2 Recording – November 9, 2023
• Holiday Greetings and 2022 Year in Review - December 2022
• Public Meeting Presentation - City of Markham - June, 7 2022
• Box Grove HYI - Summary of What We've Heard So Far - September 2022
• Public Information Centre #1 Presentation - February 28, 2022
• Frequently asked questions
• York Region New Housing Developments and Proposed Projects

• City of Markham Council Meeting – March 20, 2024
• City of Markham Development Services Committee Meeting – March 5, 2024
• City of Markham Development Services Public Meeting – January 23, 2024
• City of Markham Development Services Public Meeting – June 7, 2022
• Affordable Housing in York Region 2021 Measuring and Monitoring
• Building Better Together: Housing York Inc.’s 2021 to 2024 Strategic Plan
• City of Markham Planning and Development Webpage
• City of Markham Affordable and Rental Housing Strategy