Stackt Container Market (28 Bathurst St, future park)

[Automation Gallery]

No. You need rail.

Ugh? unless you are talking about the underground Ontario Line which is in the works do you want these new fast transit rail lines to go through public parks and peoples backyards?

 

[416ForLife]

Ugh? unless you are talking about the underground Ontario Line which is in the works do you want these new fast transit rail lines to go through public parks and peoples backyards?

No. You'd segregate the rail from people playing in parks and backyards.

 

[AlbertC]

Toronto to begin environmental survey for future park at Stackt grounds​

Jan 18, 2022

Toronto’s well known shipping container market Stackt has announced it will be closing over March and April for planned city maintenance.

CityNews has learned that the City of Toronto will be conducting an environmental site assessment (ESA) of the area which will involve “drilling of boreholes, installation of monitoring wells, and sampling of soil and groundwater.” The work will require heavy machinery and equipment, necessitating the closure of the market and several of the businesses that operate therein.

The shops that run along Bathurst street on the outer edge of the market will not be affected and will continue to operate during the survey.

The City of Toronto tells CityNews the timeline of the survey was mutually agreed upon with Stackt to mitigate any losses to the vendors as March and April are typically slower months at the market.

Future park development
According to a 2017 city staff report, the plot at 28 Bathurst street is slated to become a park.

The grounds were previously used for industrial purposes including for the storage of coal gas in two large gasometres and as a lead smelting facility until the late 1980s.

“The east portion of the lands toward Bathurst Street is contaminated while remainder of the site was previously remediated. All remaining on-site contamination has been capped and is being monitored,” reads the report.

Stackt leased the land from the city in 2017 and after two extensions, the current lease is set to expire in March 2023. As per the 2017 city report, it “would occupy the site for a period of two to three years or until such time as the city converts the site to a park.”

The market opened its gates in 2019 and has quickly become a vibrant community hub with several small businesses running the gamut from hair salons to cookie shops. Throughout spring, summer and fall it hosts several artisan and food markets and serves as the site for several pop-ups and local events.

Stackt will have to vacate the plot when the city builds the park on the land. The city says depending on the outcome of the ESA and other protocols, it could potentially be three to five years before construction begins.

Toronto to begin environmental survey for future park at Stackt grounds | CityNews Toronto

CityNews has learned that the City of Toronto will be conducting an environmental site assessment (ESA) at Stackt Market, which will involve "drilling of boreholes, installation of monitoring wells, and sampling of soil and groundwater."

toronto.citynews.ca

 

[irishboy]

Does anyone know if this park will be part of the future Lower Garrison Creek Park? When I look at plans for LGCP, it appears it would be located on the south side of the Bathurst Bridge, spanning both east and west of the bridge. So, I am wondering if this Stackt park, which is north of the bridge, would be built independent of LGCP.

 

[interchange42]

Does anyone know if this park will be part of the future Lower Garrison Creek Park? When I look at plans for LGCP, it appears it would be located on the south side of the Bathurst Bridge, spanning both east and west of the bridge. So, I am wondering if this Stackt park, which is north of the bridge, would be built independent of LGCP.

Independent.

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[Red Mars]

Dec 15, 2022

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

Wellness is certainly not the weather today... >.<

 

[Northern Light]

Wellness is certainly not the weather today... >.<

True enough, but hearty soul that @Red Mars is; he's living up to his variation of the U.S. Mail saying of yesteryear:

. “Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the postmen UT photographer from their appointed rounds.”

 

[JasonParis]

As an aside, Belgian Moon is finally Blue Moon in Canada.

 

[AlbertC]

The Umbrella Sky project is now on display at the Stackt Market until Oct 31, 2023:

Enjoy vibrant colours under the Umbrella Sky Project at Toronto’s Stackt Market - NOW Toronto

The ever famous and colourful Umbrella Sky Project is in Toronto and visitors can experience it now at Stackt Market.

nowtoronto.com

 

[rdaner]

Photo taken 1 June.

 

[Rascacielo]

Is this the first time we have this umbrella canopy in Toronto? Better late than never I guess - I've seen them everywhere from Quebec City to a small town (nearly a village) in Mexico.

 

[AlbertC]

Is this the first time we have this umbrella canopy in Toronto? Better late than never I guess - I've seen them everywhere from Quebec City to a small town (nearly a village) in Mexico.

This former restaurant on St. Clair/Corso Italia (linked below) used to have an umbrella canopy up a few years ago. But the Stackt Market is likely the first to have it among a more publicly accessible space.

This umbrella patio is a Portugal-inspired paradise (PHOTOS) | Dished

The patio at Mercado Negro is covered by bright and beautiful umbrellas, meant to evoke memories of Umbrella Street in Portugal.

dailyhive.com

 

[highpark]

This place needs to be closed. They constantly have loud events with no regard for people living within five blocks.. they just dont care about noise violations.

 

[Lenser]

It's a summer thing, is it not? In Leslieville, every time there's a concert in Woodbine Park we get the echoing reverberations from it and we're several blocks away from the stages. I look at it as a facet of urban living. It annoys me once in a while but for the most part I'm OK with it. And they tend to shut down by around ten at night.

Anyway, Stackt is a funny place. I find it oddly disjointed and underwhelming. It just looks like it was put together by a committee whose members were phoning it in.