Discovery District

Discovery District
Neighbourhood
Discovery District comprising the vicinity of the University of Toronto and its research hospitals, visible from the CN Tower
The area on University Avenue is the core of the Discovery District. The campus of the University of Toronto to the north can also be included
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
City	Toronto
Government
• MP	Chrystia Freeland (University-Rosedale)
• MPP	Han Dong (Trinity—Spadina)
• Councillor	Joe Cressy (Ward 20 Trinity—Spadina)

The Discovery District is one of the commercial districts in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has a high concentration of hospitals and research institutions, particularly those related to biotechnology. The district is roughly bounded by Bloor Street on the north, Bay Street on the east, Dundas Street on the south, and Spadina Avenue on the west.

The area includes the main campus of the University of Toronto, as well as leading health-care facilities such as the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto General Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and the MaRS Discovery District. These buildings are concentrated along the section of University Avenue between Dundas and College Streets. An extension of the Discovery District is located at the southwest block of Kensington Market at the intersection of Dundas and Bathurst Streets, where the Krembil Research Institute of the Toronto Western Hospital is located.

This area was subdivided from three main 'park lot' estates: Macaulay Estate (to the east, became a residential district known as 'the Ward' until demolished), Elmsley Estate (redivided with the Macaulay Estate which was concentrated to the south. Elmsley estate is closely tied with the history of both the University of Toronto and the commercial district on Yonge Street) and the Powell Estate (became the 'University Park' now the University of Toronto)