Durham Live | |
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Entertainment Complex | |
| Coordinates: 43°50′22″N79°03′15″W / 43.839309°N 79.054092°W Coordinates: 43°50′22″N79°03′15″W / 43.839309°N 79.054092°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| City | Pickering |
| Website | www |
Durham Live is an entertainment district that is currently under development in the Canadian city of Pickering, Ontario.
The plan received approval for development in 2017. [1] [2] It is expected to create 10,000 jobs in the city of Pickering ranging from entry level to senior managerial positions. [3] It is also expected to contribute $600 million in tax revenue and $1 billion towards Pickering's GDP and represents the largest private investment in Pickering's history. [4] 60% of Pickering residents voted in favor of the development. [5] According to Universal City Condominiums, a condo developer near the Durham Live development site, Durham Live will include "A World-Class Casino, Year-Round Indoor Waterpark, A Giant Amphitheatre (capacity of 16,000), State-of-the-Art Cinemas and Film Studio, A Five Star Restaurant Strip, Three Luxury Hotels, Shopping Mall, A Fitness Centre and Spa, a Botanical Garden..." [6] It will also include Canada's first and North America's third Porsche Experience Center. [7] Durham Live was expected to be operational in the fall of 2019 or by late 2019. Construction of the structures are in the advanced stages. [8] The building permit for the city of Pickering to go ahead with this development has cost $1.6 million.
The City of Pickering, the Durham Region and Toronto governing authorities are actively involved in this project due to the magnitude of investment and effects on zoning bylaws. [9]
The first phase of the development, the casino, was opened to the general public on July 26 2021. [10]
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