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From the Centre’s website, this artistic illustration suggests how the revitalized Harbourfront Centre will look with new public parks and amenities on the space formerly occupied by a large above-ground parking lot
![Harbourfront Centre construction site viewed from Queens Quay Boulevard April 21 2011 DSCF0981 Harbourfront Centre construction](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-viewed-from-Queens-Quay-Boulevard-April-21-2011-DSCF0981.jpg)
April 21 2011: Excavation of the existing above-ground parking lot is underway to build a new below-ground parking facility
Site transformation: You can’t walk very far in downtown Toronto without encountering a “revitalization” project of some kind. Whether it’s public spaces like Nathan Phillips Square or the “mink mile” on Bloor Street, retail complexes like the Toronto Eaton Centre, transportation facilities like the Union subway station, or office towers like First Canadian Place, massive renovation and reconstruction projects are either underway, close to completion, or just getting started. Harbourfront Centre is no exception. The 10-acre cultural landmark is getting a major makeover that will create significant new public spaces at one of the city’s most popular waterfront attractions. The most visible work at the moment is excavation of the Centre’s large above-ground parking lot, which will be rebuilt — underground. That move will free up a tremendous amount of space to create new park and public amenity areas around the Harbourfront Centre facilities, which draw more than 12 million visitors annually. Although the parking lot is now a large, closed-off construction zone, it’s business as usual at the various Harbourfront Centre buildings, including Queen’s Quay Terminal, York Quay Centre, The Power Plant and the Enwave Theatre. Completion of the new underground parking lot is scheduled for next spring. Below are some recent photos of the revitalization activity underway at Harbourfront Centre.
![Harbourfront Centre prior to construction November 9 2011 IMG_6945 Harbourfront Centre construction area](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-prior-to-construction-November-9-2011-IMG_6945.jpg)
November 9 2011: The former parking lot for Harbourfront Centre has been cordoned off with fencing and hoarding as the revitalization project gets underway
![Construction hoarding around Harbourfront Centre on November 9 2011 IMG_6943 Harbourfront Centre construction hoarding](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Construction-hoarding-around-Harbourfront-Centre-on-November-9-2011-IMG_6943.jpg)
November 9 2011: Construction hoarding around the former parking site
![Billboard on construction hoarding around Harbourfront Centre construction site April 21 2011 DSCF0993 Harbourfront Centre billboard](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Billboard-on-construction-hoarding-around-Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-April-21-2011-DSCF0993.jpg)
A billboard on hoarding around the Harbourfront Centre construction site
![Billboard on construction hoarding around Harbourfront Centre construction site April 21 2011 DSCF0994 Harbourfront Centre construction](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Billboard-on-construction-hoarding-around-Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-April-21-2011-DSCF0994.jpg)
Another billboard at the Harbourfront Centre construction site
![Billboard on construction hoarding around Harbourfront Centre construction site November 9 2010 IMG_6944 Harbourfront Centre billboard](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Billboard-on-construction-hoarding-around-Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-November-9-2010-IMG_6944.jpg)
A diagram showing how the Harbourfront Centre site will be transformed
![Harbourfront Centre construction site hoarding along Queens Quay Boulevard April 21 2011 IMG_5159 Harbourfront Centre construction site](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-hoarding-along-Queens-Quay-Boulevard-April-21-2011-IMG_5159.jpg)
April 21 2011: Construction site hoarding along Queens Quay Boulevard
![Harbourfront Centre construction site hoarding along Queens Quay Boulevard April 21 2011 IMG_5157 Harbourfront Centre construction site](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-hoarding-along-Queens-Quay-Boulevard-April-21-2011-IMG_5157.jpg)
April 21 2011: Construction site hoarding along Queens Quay Boulevard
![Harbourfront Centre construction site viewed from Queens Quay Boulevard April 21 2011 IMG_5151 Harbourfront Centre construction site](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-viewed-from-Queens-Quay-Boulevard-April-21-2011-IMG_5151.jpg)
April 21 2011: Looking from Queen’s Quay Boulevard toward excavation activity at the northeast corner of the site
![Harbourfront Centre construction site viewed from Queens Quay Boulevard April 21 2011 DSCF0982 Harbourfront Centre construction site](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-viewed-from-Queens-Quay-Boulevard-April-21-2011-DSCF0982.jpg)
April 21 2011: Excavation activity at the northeast corner of the property
![Harbourfront Centre construction site viewed from Queens Quay Boulevard April 21 2011 DSCF0980 Harbourfront Centre construction site](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-viewed-from-Queens-Quay-Boulevard-April-21-2011-DSCF0980.jpg)
April 21 2011: Excavation activity along the eastern perimeter of the property, next to the Queen’s Quay Terminal building
![Harbourfront Centre construction site viewed from Queens Quay Boulevard April 21 2011 DSCF0981 Harbourfront Centre construction site](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-viewed-from-Queens-Quay-Boulevard-April-21-2011-DSCF09811.jpg)
April 21 2011: Construction of the new underground parking facility is expected to finish at around this time in 2012
![Harbourfront Centre construction site May 8 2011 IMG_5767 Harbourfront Centre construction site](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Harbourfront-Centre-construction-site-May-8-2011-IMG_5767.jpg)
May 8 2011: Looking northwest at the Harbourfront Centre construction site from the driveway next to the Queen’s Quay Terminal building
![Landscape reconstruction north of the amphitheatre May 8 2011 IMG_5770 Harbourfront Centre amphitheatre](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Landscape-reconstruction-north-of-the-amphitheatre-May-8-2011-IMG_5770.jpg)
May 8 2011: Landscape reconstruction activity north of the lakeside amphitheatre
![Landscape reconstruction north of the amphitheatre May 8 2011 IMG_5771 Landscape reconstruction outside the amphitheatre](https://thetorontoblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Landscape-reconstruction-north-of-the-amphitheatre-May-8-2011-IMG_5771.jpg)
May 8 2011: Another view of landscaping activity behind the amphitheatre