Before they were demolished earlier this year, The Guvernment and Kool Haus were among the city’s more popular destinations for nighttime entertainment.
The development that Daniels Corp. is building to take their place, City of the Arts, a 1.3-million-square-foot mixed-use community under construction at the foot of Lower Jarvis and Queens Quay, has been designed with more of a round-the-clock spirit in mind.
At full build-out, Daniels Waterfront – City of the Arts will include two condo towers and a pair of office buildings, plus a 150,000-square-foot Creative Industries Hub housing arts organizations like Artscape. Public realm is a top priority here, with a mid-block pedestrian piazza lined with retail, and an extension of Sugar Beach north of Queens Quay.
The idea, explains project broker Dominic Tompa, is for the community to be a bustling hive of activity day and night. “You'll probably have 2,500 people employed here, and over 1,200 people living in the condos.”
Not to mention students at George Brown College across the street, or those attending the post-secondary institution planned for City of the Arts. “It’s really going to be a vibrant area,” says Tompa.
