A new 6,500 m2 (about the size of two soccer fields) community space is coming to Spadina Pier, located at 539 Queens Quay W. in the Bathurst Quay neighbourhood. The improvements are happening in three stages, which include a feasibility study, a Park in Progress (a space that will open for a range of community uses and programming in the interim), followed by the development of a long-term plan for a permanent waterfront destination.
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Timelines are subject to change. Information about the timelines for Stages 2 and 3 will be posted when available.
Stage 2 will start after Stage 1 is completed. Community engagement will help inform the design of the Park in Progress.
Stage 3 will start after the Stage 2 improvements are completed. Community engagement on visitor experience will help inform the permanent design for the community space.
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This project has been classified as an Involve project based on the International Association of Public Participation Spectrum. This means we work directly with the public, stakeholders, and rightsholders throughout the design process to ensure that ideas and aspirations are understood and considered in the design process.
In this phase, the City collected feedback from the community to identify potential park uses and programming opportunities, prior to conducting the feasibility study.
On May 26, a pop-up event took place at Spadina Pier where approximately 150 people of various ages and backgrounds shared ideas on potential park uses and programming opportunities.
Download the May 2024 pop-up summary.
On September 23, a pop-up event took place at Spadina Pier during Nuit Blanche to collect ideas on potential park uses and programming opportunities. Over 150 people of various ages and backgrounds participated. The project team shared information about the project and collected feedback.
Download the September 2023 pop-up summary.
A new community space at Spadina Pier will be located at the southern terminus of Dan Leckie Way, which connects Toronto’s Inner Harbour with high-density downtown neighbourhoods. The opportunity for a new community space at Spadina Pier was identified in the 2017 City Council-approved Bathurst Quay Neighbourhood Plan (BQNP), with subsequent City Council direction in July 2022 to develop and implement a plan to deliver public realm improvements at the site. Implementation of the BQNP started in 2019 at the adjacent Canada Malting property as Bathurst Quay Common.
On July 19, 2022, City Council directed the development of a strategy for park and public space improvements at Spadina Pier. Technical and environmental studies followed in fall 2022. In summer 2023, the below-grade parking garage at Spadina Pier was permanently closed. The Marina Quay West marina, managed by Harbourfront Centre, remains open.
The Spadina Pier improvements will be delivered in three stages.
Stage 1 includes a feasibility study to assess and evaluate requirements of the underground parking garage for conversion of the site into parkland.
Stage 2 includes site investment and upgrades to deliver a Park in Progress – a new space for community use and programming on the existing waterfront promenade and pier. The Park in Progress is expected to be open until construction for the permanent space begins. Community and stakeholder engagement will help determine a range of interim uses and programming.
Stage 2 improvements may include:
Stage 3 includes the development of a long-term plan for a permanent waterfront destination. Community feedback on visitor experience at the Park in Progress will be collected to inform the permanent design.
Built in the 1980s, Spadina Pier was originally constructed by a federal government development corporation as a commercial parking operation and as a break wall for the Marina Quay West marina. The parking and marina have historically been operated by Harbourfront Centre. Ownership of the Spadina Pier property was transferred from the federal government to the City of Toronto in the early 1990s, while the adjacent Portland Slip and Spadina Quay water lots were transferred to City ownership in 2018.
