Sherbourne Common

{{Short description|Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada}}

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| name = Sherbourne Common

| photo = Sherbourne Common Toronto 2011.jpg

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| location = 61 Dockside Drive,
Toronto, Ontario

| coords = {{Coord|43|38|42|N|79|21|54|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| area = 1.47 hectares (3.63 acres)

| operator = Toronto Parks

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| website = [https://www.toronto.ca/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1860/index.htm Sherbourne Common]

| established = [July 23, 2009]

| opened=[September 24, 2010 (south) July 26, 2011 (north)]}}

Sherbourne Common,http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/02/11/why-toronto-could-use-a-little-seoul Article in the National Posthttp://www.toronto.com/article/694329 Article in the Toronto Star Newspapers Limited City Guide[https://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/sherbourne-common-canadas-sugar-beach-and-waters-edge-promenade "Sherbourne Common, Canada's Sugar Beach, and the Water's Edge Promenade"] Urban Toronto. Retrieved 2025-01-26.https://www.toronto.ca/parks/prd/facilities/complex/1860/index.htm Official City of Toronto website page about Sherbourne Commonhttp://www.azuremagazine.com/newsviews/blog_content.php?id=1851 Article in the AZURE, magazine that profiles international designers and architectshttp://www.thegridto.com/city/places/what-do-kids-think-of-sherbourne-common Article in The Grid, a weekly city magazinehttps://www.thestar.com/news/article/866120--hume-sherbourne-common-is-anything-but Article in The Toronto Starhttp://www.tmig.ca/page11404156.aspx Video Time Lapse of the construction of the Sherbourne Commonhttps://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Sherbourne%20Common Sherbourne Common on Flicker designed by landscape architect Phillips Farevaag Smallenberg, is a waterfront park located in a former industrial area of Toronto. It is one of the earliest parks in Canada to incorporate a neighborhood-wide stormwater treatment facility into its design. Located east of Lower Sherbourne Street, the 1.47 [https://www.waterfrontoronto.ca/our-projects/sherbourne-common "Sherbourne Common"] Waterfront Toronto. Retrieved 2025-01-26. hectare park spans two city blocks. It stretches from Lake Ontario to Lake Shore Boulevard in the north.

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A Waterfront Toronto project, Sherbourne Common consists of a 240 meter long water channel featuring three art sculptures that rise nine meters, called "Light Showers", by artist Jill Anholt. The sculptures were made off-site utilizing reinforced fiberglass molds that were filled with agila concrete. In total, there are 182 planted trees, 108 Pacific Sunset Maple, 45 Red Oak, and 29 American Beech. The storm water treatment facility is located in the basement of the park’s Pavilion designed by Teeple Architects Inc . The plant treats the water and then returns it into the park through the three art installations.