Aoyuan community event introduces M2M

This fall, more than 9,000 sq. ft. of real grass, cedar trees, and lawn games including life-sized Jenga, chess, and Connect 4, blanketed the pavement of Newtonbrook Plaza and became the backdrop for an M2M Block Party.

More than 600 people from the Yonge and Finch neighbourhood and around the city came to check out the lush green pop-up park and engaged in various activities including complimentary yoga, tai chi and stretch classes. The block party also featured a healthy gourmet BBQ, as well as a variety of interactive entertainment including dancing, face painting, henna and a wandering magician.

The community event was hosted by Aoyuan Property Group, an international real estate developer known for integrating health and wellness amenities within its master-planned communities. Now laying roots in Toronto, Aoyuan will transform the dated shopping plaza and parking lot near Yonge and Finch subway and GO station into M2M Condos, North York’s first true live-work-play community.

Plans for the 8.6-acre site include five residential condo towers, 180,000 sq. ft. of office and retail space, a daycare, community centre, and a new public park. A new active laneway will connect the new public park to Yonge Street, facilitating access for the neighbourhood. A network of smaller scaled streets will wind through the M2M community, connecting residents to the new park and playground, and finer-grade retail.

The pop-up park installation and free community event was intended to provide the neighbourhood with a preview of Aoyuan’s plans for the new mixed-use village that will soon begin to take shape.

“Newtonbrook is set to become new destination for North York. It will have all the conveniences typical of a downtown neighbourhood. You really won’t have to go anywhere far if you live here,” says Vince Santino, Sr. Vice-President of Development of Aoyuan. “We are excited to be celebrating these changes with the Yonge and Finch community while introducing them to Aoyuan’s focus on healthy living.”

As part of Aoyuan’s emphasis on putting healthy living first, there will also be a large fitness and wellness component to M2M’s amenities. Interconnected greenspaces connect a wide range of suites from one-bedroom to larger townhome units. Third floor condo amenities include a theatre and children’s play area along with a double height yoga lounge and fitness studio that faces an internal courtyard. The ninth floor features a BBQ, party room, and waterfall infinity pool with prime western exposure.

Following the sold-out success of their initial launch in June, Aoyuan is now releasing brand new suites at M2M. Located on the upper floors of M2M’s first tower, the new layouts will have breathtaking views of nearby residential greenspace, a new park to the east and urban landscapes that stretch down Yonge Street.

For more information or to register visit m2mcondos.com