was completed 2014 through a comprehensive approvals and construction process. Features included: 14,950 square feet of fully glazed ground-floor retail; 143 condominium apartments in a four-storey Main Street structure and a ssixstorey rear structure; two levels of underground parking for 202 cars; and rooftop green space with outdoor amenity areas. The project replaced an outdated one-storey retail plaza and parking lot, introducing a fullblock mixed-use development that reconnected Main Street’s fragmented heritage fabric. The four-storey heritage-inspired façade transitions to a six-storey contemporary apartment building behind, framing an internal pedestrian piazza. According to Elizabeth, that development re-energized Markham’s downtown core, strengthened the historic retail strip, and supported local businesses – all while “maintaining architectural continuity through thoughtful massing, rhythm, and materials.” “It respected the scale and the repetition and the rhythm of what a heritage commercial street would look like,” she says. “It was very successful,” she adds. “People still mention it to us today, and it’s been 10 years. So clearly it has some longevity and it’s made an impact on Markham.” Like many of FBP Architect’s projects, that project came with a lot of challenges –in order to get it moving forward, they had to come up with a JANUARY 2026
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