ham . ▁Business es ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁employ ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 6 , 0 0 0 ▁individuals , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁house ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁residents . ▁The ▁development ▁will ▁have ▁a ▁high ▁density ▁of ▁resident ial , ▁ret ail , ▁commercial ▁and ▁mixed - use ▁structures . ▁The ▁community ▁is ▁being ▁developed , ▁built ▁and ▁wh olly ▁fin anced ▁by ▁The ▁Rem ington ▁Group ▁Inc . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁Dow nt own ▁Mark ham ▁is ▁a ▁planned ▁urban ▁hub ▁and ▁the ▁largest ▁planned ▁mixed - use ▁development ▁in ▁Canada . ▁The ▁development ▁sp ans ▁ 2 4 3 ▁acres ▁and ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁fast est ▁growing ▁regions ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁It ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁commercial ▁& ▁financial ▁district ▁within ▁Union ville ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mark ham , ▁and ▁will ▁consist ▁of ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁resident ial , ▁office ▁and ▁ret ail ▁uses . ▁ ▁Two ▁million ▁square ▁feet ▁of ▁ret ail ▁space ▁will ▁include ▁international ▁ret ail ers , ▁local ▁sh ops , ▁restaur ants ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁ven ues . ▁Dow nt own ▁Mark ham ▁will ▁also ▁offer ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 . 4 ▁million ▁square ▁feet ▁of ▁office ▁space ▁in ▁a ▁commercial ▁district ▁adjacent ▁to ▁Highway ▁ 4 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁v ibr ant ▁urban ▁centre ▁is ▁being ▁designed ▁and ▁developed ▁following ▁sust ain able ▁gu idel ines , ▁including ▁energy ▁efficient ▁power ▁sources ▁and ▁LE ED ▁(