Yesterday Sidewalk Toronto released its draft site plan for Quayside. Here’s what it looks like:

There’s a big emphasis on people-first streets and on the public realm. I like the idea of a waterfront plaza at the tip of the Parliament slip and of a floating walkway bridge to Promontory Park (bottom right hand corner of the above image).

There are also a number of more enclosed pedestrian laneways and courtyards, which I am sure will result in more favorable microclimate conditions. That matters, especially on the water.

Here are some high level project stats:

• All mass timber construction
  

• Five “sites”
  

• Buildings ranging from 3 to 30 storeys

• 68% residential (40% of the residential will be below-market, with 20% being affordable and 5% being deeply affordable)
  

• 20% commercial
  

• 15% flex space (retail, production, arts, community)
  

• ~2,500 residential units
  

A full copy of the draft site plan can be downloaded, here.

Image: Sidewalk Toronto