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Looking northwest to 9441 Markham Road, designed by Wallman Architects for Sunny Communities and Cham Shan Temple
February 13, 2026. By Anthony Teles
Three towers ranging from 30 to 35 storeys are proposed to replace a one-storey commercial plaza and place of worship at 9441 Markham Road, south of Mount Joy GO station in Markham’s Mount Joy neighbourhood. Designed by Wallman Architects for Sunny Communities, in partnership with Cham Shan Temple, the project would rise within the Mount Joy Major Transit Station Area in the northern Greater Toronto Area.
The 14,577m² site is located on the east side of Markham Road, roughly 200m south of Bur Oak Avenue. The rectangular property is currently occupied by a one-storey commercial building containing retail uses and a temple, fronted by expansive surface parking. The site is bounded by a car dealership to the south, emerging towers across Markham Road, and to the east, the Stouffville rail corridor and surrounding low-rise detached housing.
Looking northeast to the current site, image retrieved from Google Maps
To advance the redevelopment, applications have been submitted for a Draft Plan of Subdivision and a Zoning By-law Amendment. The redevelopment would reorganize the property into two primary development blocks divided by a new east-west public street, along with a park block and lands reserved for a future north-south road along the rail corridor. The south block would contain a 30-storey tower (104.6m) and the north block two 35-storey towers (123.2m), with four-storey podiums for both blocks.
Site plan, designed by Wallman Architects for Sunny Communities and Cham Shan Temple
Across the site, the proposal would deliver 1,218 condominium units within a total Gross Floor Area (GFA) of 90,928m², achieving a Floor Space Index of 6.24. Residential space would account for 87,086m². The north building contains 877 units and approximately 65,509m² of GFA, including about 1,850m² of retail frontage and 1,852m² of temple space distributed across the third through fifth floors. The south building would house 341 units within approximately 25,419m² of GFA, including 254m² of retail space. The unit mix would comprise 819 one-bedroom and 399 two-bedroom suites, with no studio or three-bedroom units proposed.
Amenity space would be concentrated on the fifth floor of both buildings, where indoor facilities connect directly to outdoor podium terraces. In total, 2,192m² of indoor amenity space and 2,192m² of outdoor amenity space are proposed. At grade, a 0.15ha public park is planned as a separate block, intended to expand the local open space network and frame the new internal street. Along the eastern edge of the site, a 28m rail buffer, incorporating a crash wall, would separate the development from the Stouffville corridor, while the three towers would maintain a minimum separation of 25m between tower faces.
A high-angle view looking northeast to 9441 Markham Road, designed by Wallman Architects for Sunny Communities and Cham Shan Temple
Two levels of underground parking would serve the development. A total of 453 vehicular parking spaces are proposed, including 367 residential spaces, 82 visitor spaces, and 4 institutional spaces. Bicycle parking would total 1,167 spaces, comprising 974 resident spaces, 183 visitor spaces, and 10 spaces dedicated to retail uses.
Mount Joy GO station on the Stouffville Line is approximately 500m from the site, or about a seven-minute walk. Surface transit includes GO, TTC, and York Region Transit buses. For cyclists, there is a shared pathway within the Markham Road boulevard and nearby shared roadways, with a dedicated bike lane along Castlemore Avenue to the northwest.
An aerial view of the site in blue and surrounding area, image from submission to City of Markham
Development momentum continues to build around the station. To the south, Platform 68 proposes a pair of towers at 37 and 42 storeys. To the north, Joy Station is under construction with two 22-storey towers framing the station area. Additional proposals nearby include Station Town at 18 storeys, Joy Station Phase 2 at 27 and 33 storeys, and a 42-storey tower planned for 77 Anderson Avenue.
Original:https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2026/02/three-towers-proposed-near-mount-joy-go-markham.60400
