Mississauga City staff have outlined a precinct-scale vision for the redevelopment of City-owned lands surrounding the Living Arts Centre immediately north of City Hall, presenting a concept that would introduce new cultural venues, tourism infrastructure, employment space, and housing. The framework proposes a mixed-use civic district with a hotel and convention centre, a large music venue, and new office and rental buildings rising to 20 storeys. The plan is closely tied to future transit investment, including a dedicated station on the Hurontario-Main Line 10 LRT.

A high-angle view looking west to the Living Arts Centre Precinct by the City of Mississauga

The vision centres on roughly 12 acres in total, encompassing the existing Living Arts Centre plus an adjacent City-owned parcel across Living Arts Drive to the west, currently Community Common Park. The site is within the civic heart of the Mississauga City Centre, also known as the Square One district, just south of the Sheridan College’s Hazel McCallion Campus and close to the City Centre Transit Terminal.

Looking south the the Living Arts Centre and surroundings, image via Apple Maps

City staff have brought forward the vision through a corporate report scheduled for consideration by Mississauga Council on March 11, 2026. Rather than pursuing incremental upgrades to the existing facility, the City initiated a series of studies examining the potential to redevelop the site as part of a broader downtown civic precinct. 

At the centre of the concept is a mixed-use civic precinct including cultural, tourism, employment, and residential components on the City-owned lands. The vision includes a major convention and hospitality component consisting of a 400,000 to 500,000 ft² convention centre paired with a 400-room hotel. Complementing this would be new commercial and residential development, including a 9-storey office building and a 20-storey purpose-built rental tower. All of this would replace the existing Living Arts Centre.

An axonometric view looking northwest to the precinct and surrounding area, image from submission to City of Mississauga

Cultural functions of the existing Living Arts Centre would be replaced by a new music-focused destination across the street on the west side of Living Arts Drive on the Community Common Park grounds. The concept includes a 2,500 to 5,000-capacity performance venue designed to accommodate major touring acts and large-scale performances, alongside recording studios and music production facilities. A music school and creative education space would also be incorporated.

Looking north to the Living Arts Centre, image retrieved from Google Maps

Changes to the public realm are also proposed. These include a redesigned Community Common Park, improved connections between open spaces across the downtown, and the introduction of a signature Sky Park envisioned as an elevated green space. The concept also calls for a widened and redesigned Princess Royal Drive, creating a more pedestrian-oriented civic boulevard with active uses and programming opportunities. A coordinated precinct parking strategy would add approximately 1,500 to 3,000 underground spaces beneath Community Common.

The precinct sits near the City Centre Transit Terminal and within walking distance of major bus routes and regional connections, while the plan anticipates a dedicated station on the Hurontario-Main Line 10 LRT downtown loop proposed to serve the site. The framework emphasizes improved pedestrian connections between nearby civic destinations such as Mississauga Civic Centre and Celebration Square.

An aerial of the precinct outlined in white and surrounding area, image retrieved from Google Maps

The lands are within a rapidly intensifying portion of Mississauga’s City Centre. To the east and northeast, the large-scale Square One District redevelopment plan has seen its first phase constructed, with more towers planned, ranging from 36 to 65 storeys, including proposals for 4220 Living Arts Drive (Phase 2) of four towers from 36 to 55 storeys, and 97–101 City Centre Drive at 55 and 65 storeys. West of the site, Voya is rising with 38- and 44-storey towers. Additional proposals include 325 Burnhamthorpe Road West to the southwest with five towers from 52 to 65 storeys, and to the east, 180 Burnhamthorpe Road West at 46 and 71 storeys, and The Southlands with four towers from 40 to 72 storeys, while the Exchange District Condos continues construction with towers from 30 to 72 storeys.

UrbanToronto will continue to follow progress on this development, but in the meantime, you can learn more about it from our Database file, linked below. If you’d like, you can join in on the conversation in the associated Project Forum thread or leave a comment in the space provided on this page.

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