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ZORRA PARK CONCEPTS

PUBLIC CONSULTATION OCTOBER 23 2019

BACKGROUND CONTEXT PLAN

Zorra

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The Queensway

Gardiner Expressway

Caven Street

PROPOSED PARK

IQ condos

Future Development

36 ZorraStreet

Condos

Park tower Condos

Senator Marian Maloney Park

KiplingQueensway Mall

Mandarin

Commercial Facility

Commercial Facility

Retail

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Park Size1,118m2 (0.27 acres, or 12,000 sq. feet)

Ward 3Etobicoke Lakeshore

BackgroundThis new park will be constructed by Altree, the developer of the condominium at 30-44 Zorra Street, in a new residential neighbourhood being developed in place of suburban commercial plazas. It will serve the new neighborhood of condo dwellers, and will attract visitors from the existing residential neighbourhoods north of The Queensway.


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BACKGROUND SENATOR MARIAN MALONEY PARK AMENITIES

Lawn1

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3

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2 Fountain

Sloped lawn (seatingfor events

3

4 5

Shade structure (event and market space)

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Boardwalk with Planting

5

Playground6

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Splash pad7

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Seating, pathways and trees throughout


BACKGROUND NEARBY PARKS AND ASSETS

Parks and Assets within 500 metres (5 min. walk)

Senator Marian Maloney ParkPlayground / Splash pad / Ornamental Water Foun-tain / Shade Structure / Boardwalk / Multi-use Plaza / Performance Space / Lawn / Horti-culture Display

Parks and Assets within 1000 metres (10 min. walk)

Queensland ParkPlayground / Shade Structure / Horticulture Display

Market Garden MewsPlayground / Horticulture Display

30 Zorra St.New Park Program Rationale Parks, Forestry & Recreation

Planning , Design and DevelopmentLandscape Architecture Unit August 15, 2019

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PROPOSED PARK

IQ CONDOS

FUTUREDEVELOPMENT

30 ZORRASTREET

CONDOS

PARK TOWER CONDOS

ZORRA PARK

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N

500 METERS (5 MIN WALK)

1000 METERS (10 MIN WALK)


Queensland Park

Market Garden Mews

30 Zorra St.

Parks and Assets within 500m (5 minute walk)

Senator Marian Maloney ParkPlayground / Splash pad / Ornamental Water Fountain / Shade Structure / Boardwalk / Multi-use Plaza / Performance Space / Lawn / Horticulture Display

Parks and Assets within 1000m (10 minute walk)

Queensland ParkPlayground / Shade Structure / Horticulture DisplayMarket Garden MewsPlayground / Horticulture Display

Address : 30 Zorra St. Nearest Intersection : The Queensway & Zorra St.

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Zorra

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SENATOR MARIAN MALONEY PARK

36 ZORRA STREET

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

CONCEPT 1: PLAZACONTEXT PLAN


Caven Street

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Games room with ping pong tables and games tables1

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Sculptural seatwalls2

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An urban hammock3

4

Individual seats4

5

Planting beds56

Unit paving6

7

Sculptural shade structure7

10

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Boulevard trees8

Concrete sidewalk9

Garbage and recycling bins10

Sculpted planting beds11

CONCEPT 1: PLAZAPLAN

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CONCEPT 1: PLAZASITE FURNISHINGS AND HARDSCAPE

Wood benches

Sculptural wood seatwalls

Directional unit pavingPing pong table

Shade structureAn urban hammock


Sculpted landscaped mounds with garden beds Boulevard trees

CONCEPT 1: PLAZASOFTSCAPE


BACKGROUND DOG AMENITIES NEARBY

PLACEHOLDER - update to come

Dog Off-Leash Areas in Ward 3

Don Russell Memorial Park OLA – 3.2km walk, 20min. via transit, 8min. via car

Colonel Sam Smith Park OLA – 3.8km walk, 21min. via transit, 10min. via car

Humber Bay Park West OLA – 4.7km walk, 56min. via transit, 12min. via car

King’s Mill Park OLA – 5km walk, 37min. via transit, 17min. via car

Marie Curtis Park OLA – 6km walk, 40min. via transit, 13min. via car

Dog Amenities

30 Zorra – 34m2 dog relief area on rooftop amenity space

15 Zorra – no pet amenities

17 Zorra – no pet amenities

1185 The Queensway – pet spa

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30 Zorra St.

Don Russell Memorial Park

Humber Bay Park West

Kings Mill Park

Colonel Samuel Smith Park

Marie Curtis Park


BACKGROUND DOG OFF LEASH AREA BEST PRACTICES

Zorra

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The Queensway

Caven Street

Proposed Park

(1118m2)

IQ CONDOS

The minimum recommended size for a successful OLA where dog own-ers can appropriately and comfortably exercise their dogs is 2,000m2.

Recommended buffer from homes: 75 metres

There is currently a City-Wide Study of Existing Dog Off-Leash Areas, to find out how the City’s existing DOLAs can be improved to accommo-date an increasing human and dog population.

Please visit the site to find out how to get involved:

https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/con-struction-new-facilities/city-wide-study-of-existing-dog-off-leash-areas/

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

36 ZORRASTREET

CONDOS

PARK TOWER CONDOS


30m

30m


Zorra

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36 ZORRA STREET

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

SENATOR MARIAN MALONEY PARK

CONCEPT 2: DOG PARKCONTEXT PLAN


Caven Street

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Seatwalls

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Artificial turf mounds and water feature

2

Pea gravel 3

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Dog bone shaped bench4

5

Unit paving5

6

Boulevard trees6

Garden bed7

Shade structure with seating8

PLAN

CONCEPT 2: DOG PARK

9 Raised planting beds

10 Concrete sidewalk

11 Garbage and recycling bin


SITE FURNISHINGS AND HARDSCAPE

Dog-bone shaped bench

Dog splash pad for dogsDOLA surface to be determined

Artificial turf moundsShade structure with seating

CONCEPT 2: DOG PARK


Raised planters in DOLA Boulevard trees

Garden Bed

SOFTSCAPE

CONCEPT 2: DOG PARK


CONCEPT 2: DOG PARKCONCEPT 1: PLAZA

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