Larissa Doherty
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Is this a city park or privately owned?
100% City of Toronto park. But it was partly funded by the developer of Aura Condos (with the costs passed through to the buyers) through the Section 37 funds.
Is this a city park or privately owned?
This appears to be a POPS - Privately Owned Public Space.
The actual land underneath the park host the loading dock area for College Park, 777 Bay and Aura; thus the land seems to be Privately Owned by Canderel?
As Larissa Doherty mentions, the renovation of the park itself was via Section 37 Community Benefit funds from Aura (might be some Section 42 & 45 Parkland dedication funds too). Thus, the park would be just like any other public park (Public Space) in the City open to everyone. But the land the park sits on is privately owned,... if someone gets hurt in the Park, the City would be liable.
These POPS (Privately Owned Public Space) is one way for the City to dramatically increase the Public Space without having to acquire expensive properties! Important tool for high density urban area where land is expensive and park space rare. And the City is really having Development money (Section37 funds) pay for the park renovation,.... so it really doesn’t cost the taxpayers anything. Depending on how contract written, it’s usually City responsible for on-going maintence of Park.
I am 99% sure it's a City park, even if it's on top of access ramps etc. The City does not pay to fix or maintain POPSNothing suggests this is a POPS.
Nothing suggests this is a POPS.
I am 99% sure its a City park, even if its on top of access ramps etc. The City does not pay to fix or maintain POPS
In order to provide this much needed open space within Toronto’s dense urban landscape, the City often negotiates with private developers to include Privately Owned Publicly-Accessible Spaces, or "POPS" for short, as part of the development application and review process. POPS are a specific type of open space which the public are invited to use, but remain privately owned and maintained.
Yes, this is a City Park,.... the problem is it’s on Privately Owned land.
As the Global news article in my previous post shows, that little Park across Yonge Street is on land leased by the City but Privately Owned by the building REIT in question; who plans to redevelop that property and the City would lose that park.
When a City Park is on Publically Owned Land, that City Park will be there forever,... basically. I can’t recall a situation where the City sold Publically Owned Land hosting a City Park for redevelopment - it would be very politically unpopular.
Here, this City Park at College Park - which is on Privately Owned land - is likely on a long-term 99-year lease or something,... but once it expires,.... the property owner can redevelop it into something else. And that’s the main difference between City Park on Privately Owned land VS Public Owned land.
Yes, exactly. I hadn't expected them to keep it this long, but maybe it's simply been a case of no need to remove it yet.What's the point of that bridge over the skate trail? Is it temporary for construction vehicles?
Yes, it's been a bit hot for skating of late :->Yes, exactly. I hadn't expected them to keep it this long, but maybe it's simply been a case of no need to remove it yet.
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