For most of its lifecycle it was a 190 acre project, not 12 acres. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/06/21/google-sister-company-pitches-190-acre-toronto-p

For most of its lifecycle it was a 190 acre project, not 12 acres. https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/06/21/google-sister-company-pitches-190-acre-toronto-plan-vows-quayside-will-be-economic-windfall-for-city.html https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/06/21/google-sister-co... "By comparison CityPlace is 44 acres and was also done by one company" That company owned the land, and via the normal development process they ended up dedicating 8 acres to parks, etc.