Manulife Investment Management announced on December 8 that construction work is officially complete on the Amazon fulfillment centre in Scarborough.

The one-million-square foot distribution facility is Amazon's ninth building in the Greater Toronto Area, and is located on Manulife's 52-acre land at Steeles Avenue East and Tapscott Road.

Broccolini, which has offices in Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, started work on the project in August 2019. The developer was awarded the contract after it successfully delivered a similar project east of Ottawa.

"The collaborative relationship between Broccolini and Manulife facilitated the construction and delivery of this cutting-edge facility on schedule and within budget," said Delis Lus, Broccolini's VP, Real Estate Development.

"We are pleased to welcome Amazon in to their newest fulfillment centre in Scarborough and would like thank both Amazon and Broccolini for their collaboration which has resulted in the development of this state-of-the-art industrial facility," said Gregory Sweeney, Manulife Investment Management's Head of Canadian Real Estate Investments. "Manulife remains committed to our industrial build-to-core program as a means to grow our industrial portfolio. The industrial sector has been exceptionally resilient and, in many ways, demand for industrial product and space has accelerated for investors and tenants alike."

The building is Amazon's ninth fulfillment center in Ontario, alongside its two Toronto tech hub locations. The facility, intended to pick, pack and ship small items, recently opened for operations. It will create more than 700 jobs, on top of the 5,000 the e-commerce giant already employs across the province.