70 CROATIA STREET PARK
Toronto, ON
Client: Hazelview Investments/Fitzrovia Real Estate
Size: 0.9 acres
Completion: Fall 2026
Size: 0.9 acres
Completion: Fall 2026
70 Croatia Street Park is a new, 0.9-acre urban park currently being designed in conjunction with the Bloor-Dufferin development project, currently under construction, in Toronto’s Dufferin Grove neighbourhood.
Designed by STUDIO tla in collaboration with the City of Toronto, developers Hazelview Investments and Fitzrovia Real Estate, along with a talented design team that includes Indigenous designers Trophic Design, the park will deliver an activated and Indigenous focused design. Informed in a large part by the ideas and feedback from the community, the park is being shaped by a clear vision to deliver a welcoming, accessible, and flexible space for all ages in the Bloor-Dufferin community.
The preferred design is imbued with six principles:
In addition to three phases of public engagement, our team has provided leadership and guidance through the intensive engagement process involving a Community Advisory Committee comprised of 15 community members as well as an Indigenous Advisory Circle comprised of 10 members. This process includes consultations with the City of Toronto PFR Community Disability Steering Committee to ensure the park’s design provides accessible, equitable and barrier-free access for people of all abilities and ages.
Our involvement with the park design builds on our contributions as the prime landscape architect and urban design consultant for the broader Bloor-Dufferin development, including the overall master plan.
Designed by STUDIO tla in collaboration with the City of Toronto, developers Hazelview Investments and Fitzrovia Real Estate, along with a talented design team that includes Indigenous designers Trophic Design, the park will deliver an activated and Indigenous focused design. Informed in a large part by the ideas and feedback from the community, the park is being shaped by a clear vision to deliver a welcoming, accessible, and flexible space for all ages in the Bloor-Dufferin community.
The preferred design is imbued with six principles:
- Safety & Belonging
- Ecology & Resilience
- Consider Existing & Future Neighbours
- Indigenous Placekeeping
- Balance Active & Passive
- Play & Education
In addition to three phases of public engagement, our team has provided leadership and guidance through the intensive engagement process involving a Community Advisory Committee comprised of 15 community members as well as an Indigenous Advisory Circle comprised of 10 members. This process includes consultations with the City of Toronto PFR Community Disability Steering Committee to ensure the park’s design provides accessible, equitable and barrier-free access for people of all abilities and ages.
Our involvement with the park design builds on our contributions as the prime landscape architect and urban design consultant for the broader Bloor-Dufferin development, including the overall master plan.