An industrial site in the Port Lands is set to become a park with a beach, skyline views and a space for pop-up concerts.
On Wednesday, the city unveiled renderings for Leslie Slip Lookout Park, a 1.9-acre park on the Martin Goodman Trail at the entrance to Tommy Thompson Park.
Claude Cormier + Associés, which designed Sugar Beach and Berczy Park, won a competition to design and construct the “multi-use” park at 12 Leslie Street.
The park’s features include a west-facing lookout with view of downtown core, forested dunes and a 360-degree view of the Port Lands and the ship channel. There new space will also host pop-up events, concerts and public art.
A new outdoor event space is especially good news given the rash of venue closures and the pandemic sparking a greater need for (and interest in) socializing outdoors.
Public consultations are expected to begin next month and the design firm’s site lists the completion date as 2023.
Check out renderings of Leslie Slip Lookout Park below:
