The service will allow all residents at Pickering City Centre to connect with a Cleveland Clinic Canada clinician and receive a diagnosis or referral without needing to leave their building.

The offering complements wider plans for Pickering City Centre, a new mixed-use community located at the centre of the city’s emerging downtown core in Southern Ontario.

Recognising the immense potential of the site, CentreCourt secured the existing Pickering Town Centre Mall and surrounding lands earlier this year, and it plans to develop a seamlessly integrated masterplan community. Over the next decade, a new urban centre will emerge, featuring more than 6000 residences across more than ten mixed-use towers. In addition, a revitalised Pickering Town Centre Mall wil create an anchor for Pickering and the entire Durham region.

“Pickering City Centre is an unparalleled opportunity to transform a cherished community hub into a modern downtown destination,” said Gavin Cheung, managing partner, president, at CentreCourt. “As one of the fastest growing submarkets in the Greater Toronto Area, Pickering is on the cusp of an exciting moment.

“We’re proud to be a part of this natural evolution, and to ensure Pickering City Centre becomes a true, complete community that showcases some of the finest residential, retail, commercial and public spaces in the Greater Toronto Area for residents and visitors to enjoy.”

On the virtual clinic model, Michael Kessel, president and chief executive of Cleveland Clinic Canada, commented: “We’re excited to bring high-quality and convenient healthcare directly to residents and support the innovative lifestyle that the Pickering City Centre offers.”

Connecting people and community

Spanning more than 55 acres, Pickering City Centre has been designed to take advantage of existing commercial, retail and institutional uses, including the Pickering Town Centre Mall and adjacent Pickering City Hall. New at-grade retail will complement these existing uses and connect the community via tree-lined streets, enhanced sidewalks, and active pedestrian walkways.

Architecture firm Diamond Schmitt has designed Pickering City Centre to include an intricate network of large open green spaces and urban plazas, helping build its identity as a place that brings people together.

“The connected series of wide streets, parks, midblock landscaped courts, and urban piazzas are designed to connect people and activate a sense of community,” said Donald Schmitt, CM principal at Diamond Schmitt Architects.

“With the tallest high-rise building at 55 storeys, it was important to design a grade-related network of amenities that support walkability and community connection. The cornerstone elements of the development include urban squares, which integrate the new community with a transformed retail precinct connected to public transit and other lush public green spaces. These spaces will be places for community gatherings, markets, festivals, and performances where residents and visitors come together for special moments, including sporting events and social gatherings.”

Owing to the huge scale of the masterplan, Pickering City Centre intends to offer a vast range of amenities for future residents, including a 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art fitness centre, which will feature yoga rooms, spin rooms, saunas, and high-end fitness equipment. Other amenities in the towers will include a rooftop pool; outdoor lounge areas and grilling stations; co-working and social areas; and a golf simulator lounge.  Residents will also enjoy interior courtyards that connect to the network of green spaces.

“I’m thrilled to help launch this transformative project, which will be a major step forward towards reimagining and revitalising our downtown,” said Pickering Mayor Kevin Ashe. “This signature development, located in the heart of our city centre, will bring the density where it should be. We envision a dynamic, walkable, sustainable and connected destination that will become a bustling downtown node – welcoming visitors, commuters and residents alike.

“We believe that a community cannot be complete without a thriving downtown, and this project will be the key to fulfilling that vision. With our iconic pedestrian bridge seamlessly linking our downtown to the GO station, we aim to attract more visitors and workers to come to Pickering and experience the vibrant energy of our city centre.”