The Highway 7 Corridor Is Transforming — Every Major Development Coming to Markham’s Main Street
Highway 7 is Markham's main street — and in 2026 it's also the most actively transforming corridor in the GTA. CF Markville 4,340 units, SmartCentres 3,100 units, Gallery Towers, UnionCity, Pangea, the IndyCar circuit, YNSE Bridge Station, and BRT expansion — Michael John Lau maps everything from west to east.
Highway 7 is Markham’s main street — a 40-kilometre commercial and transit spine running east-west across the city from Vaughan at the west to Pickering at the east, passing through Downtown Markham, Unionville, Cornell, and Box Grove along the way. In 2026, it is also Markham’s most actively transforming corridor — with multiple major development approvals, active construction, provincial infrastructure investment, and the IndyCar Grand Prix circuit all concentrated along or adjacent to this single road.
Michael John Lau, top real estate agent in Markham Ontario, is mapping every major development currently reshaping Highway 7 — from the western boundary at Yonge Street to the eastern edge at Pickering.
Western Highway 7 — Langstaff Gateway and YNSE Bridge Station
At Highway 7 and Yonge Street, the Langstaff Gateway transit-oriented community anchors the western end of Markham’s Highway 7 corridor. The future Bridge Station of the Yonge North Subway Extension — combining TTC subway, Langstaff GO Train, and VIVA rapid transit in a single intermodal hub — creates the most comprehensive multimodal transit access of any location in York Region. Multiple residential tower developments are approved or in planning for the Langstaff Gateway Regional Centre designation.
Downtown Markham — Remington Group’s 243-Acre Master Plan
The most visible transformation of Highway 7 is Markham Centre — the Remington Group’s 243-acre master-planned development between Warden Avenue and Kennedy Road. Accomplished in 25 years: the Toronto Marriott Markham, Whole Foods, Cineplex VIP IMAX, York University’s Markham Campus, the Markham Pan Am Centre, over $35 million in public art, and thousands of condominium units across York Condos, Riverwalk, The Signature Collection, and Gallery Towers. The IndyCar Grand Prix circuit — running through Remington-owned land for five consecutive August race weekends beginning August 14 to 16, 2026 — has cemented Downtown Markham as a genuine urban destination.
Active pre-construction: Gallery Towers (552 units, 38 storeys, from the high $600,000s) and UnionCity (1,400 units across three towers, from $586,900) continue the corridor’s build-out.
SmartCentres at 3083 Highway 7 — The Mid-Corridor Pivot
Markham Council approved the Calloway REIT and SmartCentres REIT application in December 2025 to transform the power centre at 3075 to 3175 Highway 7 (beside Longo’s and Home Depot) into a four-phase mixed-use community with more than 3,100 new homes. This mid-corridor intensification connects the Remington Group’s Downtown Markham development on the west with the CF Markville redevelopment on the east.
CF Markville at 5000 Highway 7 — The Eastern Anchor
Cadillac Fairview’s approved 4,340-unit redevelopment of Markville Mall at 5000 Highway 7 is the eastern anchor of the corridor’s residential transformation. Phase 1A — 700 units in two towers of 30 to 39 storeys — received zoning approval in December 2025.
Pangea Condos at 3825 Highway 7 East — The Mature Uptown Node
Times Group’s Pangea Condos — North Tower (40 storeys) and South Tower (45 storeys), totalling 811 units priced from $637,000 to $1,225,800 — occupies the Uptown Markham node adjacent to the Rouge River Valley. With a Walk Score of 83 and the established Uptown Market retail podium already operational, Pangea represents the most mature of the active Highway 7 pre-construction positions.
Neeraj Moolchandani, REALTOR® at Kaizen Real Estate, tracks the complete Highway 7 corridor development pipeline and helps buyers identify which project along the corridor best matches their investment horizon, price point, and lifestyle priorities. Whether the interest is in Gallery Towers’ established Downtown Markham ecosystem, Pangea’s mature Uptown Markham node, or the long-horizon CF Markville and SmartCentres approvals, Neeraj provides the comparative analysis to make a confident decision. Contact the Kaizen Real Estate Team at (647) 370-8885.
The Highway 7 East BRT and Road Widening
Planning is underway for the Highway 7 East BRT corridor supporting 45,000-plus new residential units and connecting Markham Stouffville Hospital, York University’s Markham Campus, the Pan Am Centre, CF Markville, and the Cornell Bus Terminal. The province is also investing $12 million to expand Highway 7 east of Markham from Reesor Road to Brock Road in Pickering from two to four lanes.
The Investment Thesis — Highway 7 as Markham’s Value Spine
The concentration of development, transit investment, and institutional capital along Highway 7 is Markham’s most durable long-term real estate value thesis. A corridor simultaneously receiving an IndyCar race circuit, three major mall-to-residential transformations, a university campus, a $4 billion subway extension intermodal hub, and BRT expansion is a corridor being transformed from a suburban strip into a genuine urban spine.
The buyers who are purchasing along this corridor today — in the current buyer’s market, before the full weight of 10,000-plus approved units and YNSE infrastructure materializes in property values — are positioning in one of Canada’s most actively transforming urban corridors at the most accessible prices this corridor has offered in years. Michael John Lau, top real estate agent in Markham Ontario, tracks every development approval, infrastructure commitment, and pre-construction launch along the Highway 7 corridor on behalf of buyer and investor clients who want to be positioned ahead of the transformation.
Michael John Lau is a licensed REALTOR® and CPA/CMA at Kaizen Real Estate (eXp Realty, eXp Luxury), serving buyers and sellers in Markham, Ontario and across York Region. Licence #4784577. Office: 8763 Bayview Avenue #127, Richmond Hill, ON. Neeraj Moolchandani is a licensed REALTOR® at Kaizen Real Estate, specializing in residential and investment real estate across Markham and York Region. Development information sourced from City of Markham planning records and public reporting at time of writing. All plans, timelines, and unit counts subject to change.
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