Torontonians looking for new spaces to hang out in have a few upcoming parks to look forward to. Here are some new parks that are about to crop up across the city in the next few years.
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229 Richmond Street West Park Currently being used as an outdoor patio by local restaurants, the lot on 229 Richmond Street West will soon be transformed into a park with a "nightlife and a winter attitude," the city says, adding that it will be Toronto's first park with a curator and its own tailored calendar of art events and installations. It is expected to have a natural firefly habitat, a recycled steel slide, and a balcony structure from low-carbon concrete. According to the city, construction will begin in late summer or fall of 2026 with the park opening by the end of 2027. This artist rendering shows a bird’s eye view of the park looking south. (City of Toronto)
229 Richmond Street West Park This artist rendering of the 299 Richmond Street West Park shows a view from Nelson Street looking north at the Canvas. (City of Toronto)
Olympic Garden Drive Park The park will be located east of Yonge Street and south of Cummer Avenue, across from the new Newtonbrook Community Recreation Centre. The park's design includes a shade structure with café-style seating, a water feature, games tables, a large play area with swings and a large net climber, an open lawn area and an outdoor fitness area with a bamboo jungle obstacle course. The city says the park is expected to open next fall.
The image shows an artist rendering depicting the central plaza of the new park. (City of Toronto)
Olympic Garden Drive Park The image shows an aerial artist rendering of the Olympic Garden Drive Park looking south towards Turnberry Crescent. (City of Toronto)
Mirvish Village Park Located at the former Honest Ed's site and part of a new mixed-use residential development, the Mirvish Village Park will include bird-friendly gardens, trees and a children's water feature. The city says the preferred design features a water basin representative of Honest Ed's marquee sign. According to the current project timeline, the park is expected to open in the spring of 2025. (City of Toronto)
St. James Town West Park The St. James Town West Park is undergoing a redesign as properties surrounding it are being redeveloped. The park, located between Sherbourne, Bleecker and Howard streets, will have café-style seating, a play area, a skateboard plaza, tile art, a medicine garden, and red and white hawk sculptures. The city says the park is anticipated to reopen in the fall of 2026. (City of Toronto)
939 Eglinton Avenue East Park The city says the new park will celebrate Leaside's local history. The design includes a heritage hub incorporating local history with a trellis, a pavilion, an interactive play area, a pathway and an accessible ramp. The park will also feature landscape mounds, a tree grove with benches, a rain garden with raised boardwalks, an outdoor amphitheatre and pedestrian mews. It is anticipated to open in the spring of 2025. (City of Toronto)
25 Borough Drive Park The new park on 25 Borough Drive, across from Scarborough Town Centre, will have a custom playground featuring a "backbone slide," talk tubes and speaker play. It will also feature a vinyl record-shaped area with seating. The park is a result of a mixed-use development project at Brimley Road and Progress Avenue. This artist rendering shows the park from the Brimley and Triton Road intersection. (City of Toronto)
25 Borough Drive Park This artist rendering of the 25 Borough Drive Park shows lighting and seating features. (City of Toronto)
10 Ordnance Street & 801 Wellington Street West Park This image shows an artist rendering of 801 Wellington Street West Park. The two new parks in Spadina-Fort York are a result of condo development at Garrison Point and the construction of the Garrison Crossing pedestrian and cycling bridges, the city says. Currently, the preferred designs for the parks include sculpted landforms that will "frame the unique expansive views toward the city skyline," public art, open lawn, linear amphitheatre seating, drinking fountain, and nature-based children's play area. (City of Toronto)
10 Ordnance Street & 801 Wellington Street West Park This image shows an artist rendering of 10 Ordnance Street Park. The city says the 10 Ordnance Street Park will feature a public art depicting a family of beavers that will be made from repurposed timber and lumber. Construction could start by the spring of 2025. (City of Toronto)
Macpherson Avenue Park The Macpherson Avenue Park will be one of the first new parks in the Green Line. Located in a hydro corridor just north of Dupont Street and Davenport Road, the Macpherson Avenue Park will become the eastern gateway of the Green Line, the city says. The preferred plan features outdoor adult fitness equipment, a gathering space, Indigenous place-keeping elements, various seating options, an art fence and an amphitheatre. The city says the park is expected to open by spring 2026. (City of Toronto)
Macpherson Avenue Park This artist rendering of the Macpherson Avenue Park is looking south towards the central park entrance. (City of Toronto)
300 The East Mall Located at the corner of Bloor Street West and The East Mall, the new park is part of a new mixed-use development. The final design for the new park, which could open by the summer of 2026, has a sand play area, fitness area, a plaza with water jets and a game table, native flowering perennial beds with trees, and a park entrance with a feature wall. (City of Toronto)
Crosstown Park South A large community development at the intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue East, just across a Crosstown LRT station, has resulted in the construction of a new park. It will feature a new playground with junior and senior play structures, slides and swings, an amphitheatre with sloped turf, and two seating areas. It will also have a network of connected pathways, including one that connects to Eglinton Avenue and the West Don Trail. The city says the park is set to open in May 2025. This artist rendering shows the park looking west towards the play area. (City of Toronto)
Crosstown Park South This artist rendering artist rendering of Crosstown Park South shows a view of the play area looking east, and the design character of the new park. (City of Toronto)
Historic Red Oak Tree Parkette A parkette about the size of three tennis courts is planned for 76 Coral Gable Drive, located by a more than 250-year-old red oak tree. The parkette is part of the city's plan to preserve and showcase the majestic tree, which is recognized as a heritage tree under Forests Ontario's Heritage Tree Program. In 2020, the city purchased the home where the tree continues to grow. Currently, there is no timeline for the project, and no official design has been made. The rendering illustrates what the parkette might look like.
