PROJECT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD | MEDIUM 
BDA INC. | THORNCLIFFE PARK COMMUNITY HUB
BDA Inc.’s Thorncliffe Park Community 
Hub project is an example of how 
industry leadership can create lasting 
community impact. The award-winning 
project saw BDA commissioned by The 
Neighbourhood Organization (TNO) to 
transform 67,000 sq. ft. of retail space 
at East York Town Centre into a fully 
integrated, culturally inclusive health and 
social services centre.
As general contractor, BDA delivered 
the full interior demolition, structural 
modifications, clinical-grade mechanical 
and electrical upgrades, specialized 
medical and dental infrastructure and all 
interior finishes. Additionally, says Ken 
Burns, director of business development, 
the company led an integrated, 
collaborative delivery model, working with 
Hilditch Architect Inc., Colliers Project 
Leaders, numerous trades, consultants 
and community stakeholders to “shape 
a complex vision into a functional, 
welcoming environment we can all be 
proud of.”
Converting a retail space into a cutting-
edge clinical facility was no simple task, 
especially on the second floor of an active 
mall. “Retail buildings are not designed 
for the mechanical, electrical, acoustic 
and infection-control requirements 
of health-care spaces,” Burns says, 
noting that close collaboration with all 
stakeholders was essential. “Delivering 
this complex project on time, within 
an active shopping centre and to the 
standards required of a modern clinical 
facility reflects the dedication and 
professionalism of the entire team.”
BDA thanks TNO, the Flemingdon 
Health Centre (FHC) and Health Access 
Thorncliffe Park (HATP) for “entrusting 
us with a project of such profound 
importance,” as well as its trade partners 
for “shaping a complex vision into a 
functional, welcoming environment 
we can all be proud of.” The company 
also applauds its project team, whose 
skills, leadership and commitment were 
instrumental in realizing a project that 
now stands as a source of pride.
“This project represents one of the 
most meaningful undertakings in our 
company’s history,” Cowan says. “It 
was not only about building communal 
space and a health centre; it was about 
investing in the community’s future. 
Seeing the impact of our work firsthand 
reinforced why this project mattered so 
much to all of us.”
“From the beginning, the Thorncliffe 
Park Community Hub project was more 
than a construction assignment; it was 
a response to a critical need within one 
of Canada’s most diverse and densely 
populated neighbourhoods,” says Lewis 
Cowan, president of BDA. “Thorncliffe 
Park had long faced barriers to 
accessible, integrated health care and  
this project offered a chance to help 
reshape that reality.”
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