Once complete in 2020, 17150 Yonge Street will be a new eight-storey Regional facility connected to York Region’s headquarters – the Administrative Centre – on Yonge Street in Newmarket. Featuring 422,000-square-feet of court, clinic and office space, this facility will offer a variety of public services, such as:

• Public Health Clinics
• Social Services
• Children Services
• Ontario Works
• Housing Services
• Provincial Offences Act Courts (8 courtrooms)
• York Small Business Enterprise Centre
• Access York Contact Centre

Construction of 17150 Yonge Street began in early 2017 at the corner of Yonge and Eagle Streets in the Town of Newmarket. Construction will occur over three years with the building opening to the public in 2020.

While each building is intended to be separate and distinct, they will be connected by an enclosed, climate-controlled bridge. This connection is expected to improve business synergies, and will create operational efficiencies. Once constructed, for example, 17150 Yonge Street will contain a cafeteria to support both facilities and the one at Administrative Centre will close. Meeting space will be optimized between the two facilities, and parking will increase to support both the community and onsite staff.

The construction of 17150 Yonge Street will realize York Region’s long-term plan to consolidate a variety of community, health and courts services facilities from a variety of aged satellite locations throughout Newmarket into one centrally-located, fully accessible modern facility. Once complete in 2020, 17150 Yonge Street will offer a variety of public services, such as: Provincial Offences Courts, Ontario Works, Social Services, Children Services, Public Health Clinics, Housing Services, York Small Business Enterprise Centre and Access York Contact Centre.

The development of 17150 Yonge Street supports Ontario’s Places to Grow Act, York Region’s Official Plan and Newmarket’s Secondary Plan by locating the facility on the Yonge Street Rapid Transit Corridor. Once built, 17150 Yonge Street and its grounds will create a civic campus within an established government district.

17150 Yonge Street was designed by WZMH Architects, an award-winning international architectural firm from Toronto.

EllisDon Corporation, a world-leading construction and building services company, is building 17150 Yonge Street for $172,084,354. EllisDon was awarded the contract in October 2016 and started construction in early 2017.

First and foremost, 17150 Yonge Street is designed to better serve the public by consolidating a variety of aged satellite locations throughout Newmarket to one centrally-located, fully accessible modern facility. Much like the Administrative Centre, 17150 Yonge Street will include an abundance of windows to provide ample daylight throughout the facility. The eight-storey atrium will feature a green “living wall” facing Yonge Street – an ever-present reminder of the building’s environmentally-sustainable design. Located next to the Administrative Centre and across from the Newmarket Courthouse, 17150 Yonge Street will create a civic campus within an established government district.

Yes. In accordance with Regional Council’s direction, 17150 Yonge Street is designed to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) Silver designation – a very high standard of sustainability and energy efficiency. The design of 17150 Yonge Street will also feature green roofs, a green living wall and many other energy efficient features. The surrounding grounds will include landscaped gardens, tree preservation and planting, and increased site vegetation.

EllisDon Corporation is building 17150 Yonge Street for $172,084,354 – the Council-approved project budget is $212.8 million. Over a 30-year period, however, the Region expects to realize a $26 million savings by consolidating a variety of satellite locations throughout Newmarket, rather than continuing to lease or invest in aged owned facilities.

You can expect to see an increase of trucks arriving and leaving the construction area, primarily during the first 18 months of construction. On occasion, traffic control staff may stop vehicles and pedestrians for a brief period of time, to allow a truck to safely enter or exit the site. Please be mindful of your surroundings when driving or walking through the area.