For decades, a strip plaza and medical offices occupied the northwest corner of Dundas Street West and Burnhamthorpe Road, anchored at its southwestern edge by the former 1843 Etobicoke Township Town Hall. That low-rise commercial presence has now given way to construction, as Amica Islington Village rises on the site in Etobicoke’s Islington–City Centre West neighbourhood. Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects for Amica Senior Lifestyles in partnership with Trinity Development Group and Succession Development Corporation, the 9-storey retirement residence will introduce 199 rental suites.

Looking northwest to Amica Islington Village, designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects for Amica Senior Lifestyles, Trinity Development Group Inc, and Succession Development Corporation

In February, 2024, hoarding and scaffold framing line the sidewalk as demolition gets underway at the corner of Dundas and Burnhamthorpe. The former low-rise strip plaza has been partially gutted, as seen from the three-storey volume on the right, with sections of the brick facade removed and upper-storey structural framing exposed behind tarp.

Looking northwest along Dundas Street West during early demolition, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Mnello

A December, 2024 drone view reveals the site fully excavated for the single below-grade level, with a crane at the centre. Perimeter shoring walls line the north end with tiebacks, while a dirt ramp provides construction vehicle access. At the east end near Dundas Street West and Burnhamthorpe Road, concrete walls and columns have begun to rise, their projecting vertical rebar cages anticipating the ground-floor slab above. To the left of the crane, we see formwork and rebar. Further left is the retained Town Hall building at the southwest end of the site.

A drone view looking northwest over the excavation and tower crane, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Tim MacDonald

Catching up to February, 2026, the concrete structure now rises to its full nine storeys, and is approaching topping off with forms in place for the mechanical penthouse. The building’s massing shifts northwest as it steps back at the third and seventh floors, while a chamfered corner articulates the podium at the Dundas and Burnhamthorpe intersection. White weatherproofing wraps the first three levels, with vertical metal framing and pre-cladding assemblies visible along the fourth floor. Glazing has been installed across much of the second storey.

Looking southwest from Cordova Avenue to the structure approaching topping off, image by UrbanToronto Forum contributor Vminkov

Upon completion, Amica Islington Village will stand 40.3m and contain 199 units.

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