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Leslie Lookout Park Opens: A New Urban Beach in the Port LandsLeslie Lookout Park, the first major public space in the regenerated Port Lands, officially opened to the public on September 14th. The park, funded and developed by CreateTO and designed by CCxA, is located on the Martin Goodman Trail near the entrance to Tommy Thompson Park at 12 Leslie Street. The park is a new and unique multi-use community destination in the Port Lands that includes forested dunes and an artificial beach connecting the public to the water’s edge with views of the entire length of Toronto’s Ship Channel, and a 13.5-metre lookout tower with a west-facing view of the downtown core and a stunning 360-degree view of the Port Lands. This new destination offers opportunities for year-round programming including pop-up events, concerts and public art.
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Community Engagement, News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 14, 2024City of Toronto opens new Leslie Lookout Park with stunning views(Opens in a new window)Community Engagement, News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 14, 2024Today, Mayor Olivia Chow was joined by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth), representatives from CreateTO and City of Toronto staff to officially open the City’s newest park in Toronto’s Port Lands.
News ReleasesJune 25, 2024Waterfront Toronto, PortsToronto And CreateTO launch pilot project to address critical docking shortages, improve marine safety and address the increasing activity within the inner harbour(Opens in a new window)News ReleasesJune 25, 2024Waterfront Toronto in partnership with PortsToronto and CreateTO launched a pick-up and drop-off pilot program called Kiss n’ Sail to provide short-term docking opportunities for private vessels in the Inner Harbour.
CreateTO owns over 8 km of dockwall in Toronto’s Harbour. We’ve developed a dockwall management program to ensure the dockwall continues to support port activity and is maintained in good repair to accommodate creative industry redevelopment and a future public promenade.
Project UpdatesApril 26, 20242444 Eglinton Avenue East - New Project Website(Opens in a new window)Project UpdatesApril 26, 2024Introducing a fresh approach to sustainable, equitable, quality-designed housing.
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Media Coverage, Project UpdatesSeptember 20, 2024A bold and friendly face for Toronto’s Port Lands(Opens in a new window)Media Coverage, Project UpdatesSeptember 20, 2024The east end of Toronto’s Port Lands is a dusty, feral landscape, thick with wild thistles and growling trucks. One block of Leslie Street houses an aggregate yard, a water treatment plant and a supplier of ready-mix concrete. Last week they got an unlikely neighbour. Leslie Lookout Park, which opened Saturday, is a place like no other.
Community Engagement, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2024Leslie Lookout Park Opens: A New Urban Beach in the Port LandsCommunity Engagement, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2024Leslie Lookout Park, the first major public space in the regenerated Port Lands, officially opened to the public on September 14th. The park, funded and developed by CreateTO and designed by CCxA, is located on the Martin Goodman Trail near the entrance to Tommy Thompson Park at 12 Leslie Street. The park is a new and unique multi-use community destination in the Port Lands that includes forested dunes and an artificial beach connecting the public to the water’s edge with views of the entire length of Toronto’s Ship Channel, and a 13.5-metre lookout tower with a west-facing view of the downtown core and a stunning 360-degree view of the Port Lands. This new destination offers opportunities for year-round programming including pop-up events, concerts and public art.
Media Coverage, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2024‘A beautiful little oasis’: Toronto’s new Leslie Lookout Park opens in the industrial Port Lands(Opens in a new window)Media Coverage, Project UpdatesSeptember 16, 2024Amid the concrete towers and piles of soil in Toronto’s Port Lands sits a new park by the lake, marking the city’s latest efforts in bringing greenery to the industrial area as part of a broader revitalization project.
Community Engagement, News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 14, 2024City of Toronto opens new Leslie Lookout Park with stunning views(Opens in a new window)Community Engagement, News Releases, Project UpdatesSeptember 14, 2024Today, Mayor Olivia Chow was joined by Councillor Paula Fletcher (Toronto-Danforth), representatives from CreateTO and City of Toronto staff to officially open the City’s newest park in Toronto’s Port Lands.
Media Coverage, Project UpdatesSeptember 9, 2024Design, consultation work by Toronto agencies continues on massive Port Lands housing developments(Opens in a new window)Media Coverage, Project UpdatesSeptember 9, 2024While many of the houses and apartments in Toronto’s South Riverdale have been around for decades, planning is underway in the Port Lands for two massive new communities where homes haven’t existed before.
Project UpdatesAugust 22, 2024Affordable Indigenous Seniors Housing Project Advances in Davisville(Opens in a new window)Project UpdatesAugust 22, 2024A Site Plan Approval application has been submitted for rental housing focused on Indigenous seniors in Toronto’s Davisville neighbourhood. Designed by Montgomery Sisam Architects
Project UpdatesAugust 19, 2024A Quartet of Cranes Rise at Dundas and Kipling(Opens in a new window)Project UpdatesAugust 19, 2024More than a year after its ground breaking ceremony in April, 2023, construction progress at 5207 Dundas West is picking up with four tower cranes now installed.
Project UpdatesJuly 31, 2024Housing Now Development On Victoria Park Ave Advances, New Renderings Released(Opens in a new window)Project UpdatesJuly 31, 2024The Victoria Park Avenue project is coming together through a partnership between CreateTO and its development partners: Alterra Group of Companies and Mahogany Management. Down the line, the site will accommodate 705 new rental homes — including 256 affordable rental units and 449 rent-controlled market homes.
Project Updates, Media CoverageJuly 22, 2024Details unveiled for reimagination of St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto(Opens in a new window)Project Updates, Media CoverageJuly 22, 2024Last year, CreateTO and TO Live announced that a team led by Hariri Pontarini Architects was the winner of the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (STLC) Design Competition.
Media CoverageJuly 8, 2024The Food Hall at Waterworks Opens Today(Opens in a new window)Media CoverageJuly 8, 2024As Toronto grows denser, and we deal with countless challenges to keeping the city vibrant — even as we lose many independent mom-and-pop shops and restaurateurs to chain offerings in overly glassy condo podiums — tucked just a block off of King or Queen streets just west of Spadina, is the Food Hall at
Media CoverageJuly 4, 2024Plans filed for Housing Now development in midtown Toronto(Opens in a new window)Media CoverageJuly 4, 2024The City of Toronto is moving forward on another Housing Now rental development, aiming to bring 294 units to midtown.
News Releases, Project UpdatesJune 28, 2024Toronto City Council has agreed to leverage City of Toronto-owned lands at 275 Merton St. to build 447 new purpose-built rental homes in midtown Toronto. This project includes a minimum target of 30 per cent affordable rental homes to remain affordable in perpetuity.(Opens in a new window)News Releases, Project UpdatesJune 28, 2024Toronto City Council has agreed to leverage City of Toronto-owned lands at 275 Merton St. to build 447 new purpose-built rental homes in midtown Toronto. This project includes a minimum target of 30 per cent affordable rental homes to remain affordable in perpetuity.
