I work at 20 Eglinton W. It's already been a year of walking through hoarding just to get to my office.

Today at 10:45. Bye bye Town Shoes/Black's.

The fire was actually at GoodLife upstairs. Water damage at Metro came from above. You can see they removed a whole bunch of ceiling tiles from the south end of the store (produce area). Had to evacuate the office tower (we're on the top floor), but later on didn't seem like a lot of damage...

I agree that the entrance is a bit of a mess, and hot, but the crowded ticket lines baffle me. Does no one know that you can buy tickets online? I walked right in at 10:30 on a Saturday, right past huge lines of people buying tickets.

The work inside is coming along nicely. I'll see if I can get some shots up here shortly.

Initially we were told that the vertical extension and recladding were at least 5-6 years away. Then recently we heard that it was off the table. This was after the interior work in the existing retail had begun. If I had to guess, I'd think maybe the "cube" and the total reno inside are coming...

Also, the centre will be pretty much dwarfed by the other condo developments surrounding (e-condos, 2221 Yonge etc).

From what I hear from RioCan (I work on the top floor of one of the buildings), the height extension/reclad is not happening.

Nicki Minaj? Seriously? Try Shabba Ranks. Kids these days.

If you look closely at the planters, you'll see that the edges are offset every 18" or so. That should be enough to prevent grinding. The benches on the other hand, especially the ones with no arm rests are prime.

I work at Y+E Centre. Interior work has been ongoing for a couple of months now. Mostly ceiling work (replacing the disorienting polished SS with drywall). The afore mentioned Bowring is now a PCL construction office. In our building (20 Eg W) they have been doing a lot of prep work for at...