Port LandsYour city’s about to get bigger.
- 400+Acres of City-owned land
- 40Acres of planned new parkland
- 2New mixed-use communities with affordable housing
- 1.3M sq.ft.Of new commercial space
- 6,600New jobs created throughout the Port
- 704k sq.ft.Of new film studio & production space
Already a vital part of our city’s economy and home to Toronto’s thriving film studio district, the Port Lands are currently being transformed through flood protection work that will unlock major new uses for one of the most significant undeveloped pieces of real estate in North America. From affordable housing to new parks, trails and commercial districts, CreateTO is making sure this unique downtown district delivers maximum value for the people of Toronto.
Industrial
As an active port, the Port Lands currently has a concentration of industrial uses that help build and maintain the broader city. The Port Lands is the single largest provider of concrete serving downtown Toronto, and revenue from our industrial tenants and leaseholders helps support CreateTO’s work across the city.
Creative
The Port is also a thriving hub for creativity, housing one of Canada’s largest film studios and media centres.
In 2020, we took an 8.9-acre waterfront development parcel to market and selected Hackman Capital Partners and its affiliate The MBS Group to build and operate Basin Media Hub, a $250 million state-of-the-art film, television and digital media hub. Redevelopment of this former industrial site will create studio space and production offices, as well as a new public water’s edge promenade.
Affordable
CreateTO, together with the City of Toronto and Waterfront Toronto, is currently exploring different ways to deliver housing and community services in this new waterfront community.
The Port will eventually become home to Villiers Island, a new 54-acre sustainable and inclusive waterfront community with new parks, public spaces and more housing, including affordable housing. We’re also developing plans for the McCleary District, another 50-acre parcel of land, that is envisioned as a dense, transit-oriented, complete mixed-use community and hub of activity.
Magical
Come explore the best views and waterfront in the city, with Unwin Avenue Trail, Cherry beach and the Cherry Beach Sports Fields. We’re creating new destinations like the Leslie Lookout Park, which opens in 2024 and will feature a public beach and a viewing platform with 360 views down the ship channel.
News
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.
