Canadian developer aims to preserve airport’s features, including hangars and a runway, to draw residents and businesses to the neighborhood By Anne Kadet Aug. 13, 2024 at 5:30 am ET A planned community for about 55,000 residents in Toronto will include the usual playgrounds, bike paths and shops. It will also feature 11 airplane hangars and more than a mile of airport runway. Airports have been repurposed as communities and parks before, but developers typically raze the original infrastructure and start from scratch. In this case, Northcrest Developments is betting that by preserving the airport’s main features it can enhance the … Continue reading The $22 Billion Plan to Turn a Defunct Airport Into a Small City