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ZORRA PARK CONCEPTS
PUBLIC CONSULTATION OCTOBER 23 2019
BACKGROUND CONTEXT PLAN
Zorra
Stre
et
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
Mixe
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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.
PUBLIC CONSULTATION OCTOBER 23 2019
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PRIVATE STREET
CAVEN STREET
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BACKGROUND SENATOR MARIAN MALONEY PARK AMENITIES
Lawn1
1
3
2
2 Fountain
Sloped lawn (seatingfor events
3
4 5
Shade structure (event and market space)
4
Boardwalk with Planting
5
Playground6
6
Splash pad7
7
Seating, pathways and trees throughout
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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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Stre
et
PROPOSED PARK
IQ CONDOS
FUTUREDEVELOPMENT
30 ZORRASTREET
CONDOS
PARK TOWER CONDOS
ZORRA PARK
N
N
500 METERS (5 MIN WALK)
1000 METERS (10 MIN WALK)
Senator Marian Maloney Park
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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PUBLIC CONSULTATION OCTOBER 23 2019
Zorra
Stre
etCaven Street
SENATOR MARIAN MALONEY PARK
36 ZORRA STREET
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT 1: PLAZACONTEXT PLAN
PUBLIC CONSULTATION OCTOBER 23 2019
Caven Street
Zorra
Stre
et
1
Games room with ping pong tables and games tables1
2
2
Sculptural seatwalls2
3
An urban hammock3
4
Individual seats4
5
Planting beds56
Unit paving6
7
Sculptural shade structure7
10
9
8
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
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Sculpted landscaped mounds with garden beds Boulevard trees
CONCEPT 1: PLAZASOFTSCAPE
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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
N
30 Zorra St.
Don Russell Memorial Park
Humber Bay Park West
Kings Mill Park
Colonel Samuel Smith Park
Marie Curtis Park
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BACKGROUND DOG OFF LEASH AREA BEST PRACTICES
Zorra
Stre
et
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
Senator Marian Maloney Park
30m
30m
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Zorra
Stre
etCaven Street
36 ZORRA STREET
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
SENATOR MARIAN MALONEY PARK
CONCEPT 2: DOG PARKCONTEXT PLAN
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Caven Street
Zorra
Stre
et
Seatwalls
1
8
7
1
29
Artificial turf mounds and water feature
2
Pea gravel 3
3
4
1011
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
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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
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Raised planters in DOLA Boulevard trees
Garden Bed
SOFTSCAPE
CONCEPT 2: DOG PARK
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CONCEPT 2: DOG PARKCONCEPT 1: PLAZA