Inside the abandoned airport being transformed into a $30 billion sustainable city

In photos: The $30 billion transformation of a former airport 7 photos Toronto’s Downsview Airport shuttered in 2024 and will become an urban development named “YZD” – a nod to the airport’s call sign. Northcrest Developments In photos: The $30 billion transformation of a former airport

Toronto’s Downsview Airport shuttered in 2024 and will become an urban development named “YZD” – a nod to the airport’s call sign. Northcrest Developments

This marks the end of the site’s rich aerospace history, which dates to 1929, when pioneering aviation company De Havilland bought the land. Toronto Public Library/Northcrest Developments

The 370-acre area is being transformed into an urban district housing more than 50,000 residents and 75 acres of green and open space, shown here in a ren