▁needed . ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁Union ville ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁W arden ▁Avenue ▁was ▁fro zen ▁for ▁development ▁by ▁the ▁province ▁during ▁the ▁planning ▁and ▁construction ▁of ▁express ▁to ll ▁road ▁Highway ▁ 4 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁a ▁plan ▁was ▁approved ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁area ▁with ▁higher ▁commercial ▁density . ▁ ▁The ▁Town ▁of ▁Mark ham ▁has ▁approved ▁the ▁plan , ▁according ▁to ▁Mark ham ' s ▁former ▁mayor , ▁Donald ▁C ous ens . ▁The ▁community ▁situated ▁in ▁Union ville ▁was ▁planned ▁to ▁be ▁self - s ust ained ▁and ▁trans it - orient ed ▁based ▁on ▁smart ▁growth ▁development . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁Enter prise ▁Drive ▁was ▁completed . ▁ ▁Av iva ▁Canada ▁built ▁its ▁second ▁Canadian ▁headquarters ▁on ▁Bir ch mount ▁Road ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁C ine plex ▁theatre ▁opened ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁It ▁provides ▁a ▁bigger ▁space ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁few ▁VI P ▁the at res , ▁a ▁new ▁g aming ▁corner ▁and ▁much ▁higher ▁capacity ▁than ▁the ▁old ▁C ine plex ▁theatre ▁at ▁First ▁Mark ham ▁Place . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar ri ott ▁hotel ▁and ▁the ▁York ▁con do ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Enter prise ▁Drive ▁and ▁Bir ch mount ▁Road . ▁It ▁was ▁finished ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Development ▁Dow nt own ▁Mark ham ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Mark ham '