Gay Lea Food Expansion

Building Type:             Industrial Building – Manufacturing
Owner:                         Gay Lea Food Co-Operative Ltd.
Location:                     100 Clayson Road, Toronto, ON
Lot Area:                      84,370 m² (20.847 Acres)
GFA:                              20,880 m² (excl. existing 20,698 m²)
Building Height:          13.72 m

Gay Lea is a prominent dairy product manufacturing company. In order to fulfill their business expansion, it is proposed that the new addition is to be built on the neighbouring lot (70 – 90 Clayson Road). The 2-storey expansion will have a distribution centre (14,802 m²), including a freezer, a dry cooler, a fresh cooler, ambient storage, an ambient dock, a cooler dock, and 29 loading bays. It will also comprise of a manufacturing space (2,908 m²) and an office paired with a staff lounge (2,908 m²) on the second floor.

The new addition is built with metal panels and imposes the expansive, industrial space and gravitas of a manufacturing building. The administrative section of the building is constructed with glass, overseeing the loading activities.