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In Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto, close to 200 residential buildings are proposed on the sites of older, tired malls. The new 15-minute cities will include condos, parks, recreation centres and other amenities.
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Mono-culture shopping centres are opening up to expanded residential housing use
Experts say mixed-use developments in and around existing malls are taking off in the GTA and are leading a trend as the region faces housing crunch with demand outpacing supply.