A new 6,500 m2 (about the size of two soccer fields) park is coming to Spadina Pier, located at 539 Queens Quay W. in the Bathurst Quay neighbourhood. The improvements are happening in two stages, which include an interim park with a range of public uses and programming (planned to open in 2026), followed by the development of a long-term plan for a permanent waterfront park.
Stage 2 will start after the Stage 1 improvements are completed. Community engagement on user experience will continue to help inform the permanent park design.
Timelines are subject to change.
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On May 26, a pop-up event took place at Spadina Pier to collect ideas on potential park uses and programming opportunities. The pop-up was scheduled to coincide with tours of the nearby Canada Malting Silos that were running as part of Doors Open Toronto. Approximately 125 people of various ages and backgrounds participated, including passersby. The project team shared information about the project and collected feedback.
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.
The below-grade parking lot at Spadina Pier is closed permanently. The Marina Quay West marina (managed by Harbourfront Centre) will continue to operate during project construction.
Start of technical and environmental investigations to support the future park.
On July 19, City Council provided direction to develop and implement a strategy to deliver park and public realm improvements at Spadina Pier.
The new park 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 park 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 park and public realm improvements at the site. Implementation of the BQNP started in 2019 at the adjacent Canada Malting property.
The Spadina Pier improvements will be delivered in two stages.
Stage 1 includes the necessary site refurbishment to deliver a ‘base park’ with investments and upgrades that both enable interim public uses and programming and secures the site for a future permanent park. Community and stakeholder engagement will help determine a range of interim programming and uses.
Stage 1 improvements include:
Stage 2, which will start after the Stage 1 improvements, includes the development of a long-term plan for a permanent waterfront park. Community and stakeholder engagement will collect feedback on visitor experience at the interim ‘base park’ in order to help inform the permanent park 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.