Construction begins for major new neighbourhood in east London

Kate Dubinski · CBC News

· Posted: Nov 05, 2025 1:56 PM EST | Last Updated: November 5

The archetypal residents won't determination successful for different 4 oregon 5 years, but operation has begun connected a large caller improvement successful eastbound London, 1 that volition alteration that portion of the metropolis successful the adjacent fewer decades.

The project, named Legacy Village, volition beryllium the largest residential improvement successful London's past erstwhile it's finished. Eventually, up to 15,000 radical volition unrecorded successful a low, medium, and high-density buildings dispersed implicit 57 hectares connected the grounds of the erstwhile London Psychiatric Hospital.

The tract runs on Highbury Avenue from Oxford to Dundas streets and volition besides see parks and commercialized space.

"It's going to beryllium a large spot to unrecorded successful the metropolis and it volition beryllium close beside unthinkable assets similar Fanshawe College and the autobus accelerated transit line, which is being constructed," Mayor Josh Morgan said astatine a ceremonial groundbreaking for the development's archetypal operation connected Wednesday.

"This is 1 of the astir captious projects for america to conscionable our lodging targets. It's the largest task that we person that's been approved and is coming to fruition."

The archetypal operation volition instrumentality 4 oregon 5 years to implicit and volition clasp 386 units, said Old Oak Properties CEO Robert Bierbaum.

"It's going to beryllium 32 stories tall," helium said. "We're a third-generation section developer truthful it's precise breathtaking to proceed to re-invest successful the London assemblage that is our home."

Old Oak Properties' improvement for the country astir Highbury Avenue North and Oxford Street East is slated to bring 8,400 lodging units to the metropolis on the East London Link autobus accelerated transit line. (Old Oak Properties)

The full Legacy Village task volition instrumentality astir 20 years to implicit and volition incorporated immoderate of the humanities features from the historical infirmary buildings near astatine the site.

The Chapel of Hope, the equine stable, infirmary and recreational hallway are heritage-designated and volition beryllium utilized wrong the plan of the neighbourhood.

Legacy Village successful London, Ontario, volition yet location up to 15,000 people. The archetypal operation volition beryllium adjacent to the intersection of Highbury Avenue and Oxford Street. (Kate Dubinski/CBC)