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Worse, you'll probably see yet another dry-cleaner.
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They better be really picky with who gets the retail space here. If I see a bank I'm going to be very dissapointed with this project.
Sorry to dissapoint, but TD Canada Trust / Waterhouse signed an exclusive lease to open a new flagship branch on the corner in 1BE, as was reported here months ago already.
I don't believe 1BE will ever get built, and I sort of have my fingers crossed to that end.
I assume that means they'll be vacating their spot at Bay/Bloor... Which means it would open up a huge amount of space for exclusive retail.
Sorry to disappoint. This will be an entirely new one.
It's really quite a shame. There's already very limited space on Bloor and retailers are basically clawing at each other to get in. Yet, all the flagship space is taken by repetitive banks. I don't understand why they can't take second storey space or whatever, like the BMO does. Really, a shame, a wasted opportunity.In a food court recently, I overheard two bank employees saying it was critical that banks expand their main branch presence along Bloor to serve residents in the high-end condos opening up in Yorkville. I think the Birks store was mentionned as a site more suitable for a bank that a stodgy jeweller.
Kinda mixed-blessing crossed fingers. i.e. if the site is cleared anyway, we'll have a vacant lot that's even more unsightly than what's there now...
It's really quite a shame. There's already very limited space on Bloor and retailers are basically clawing at each other to get in. Yet, all the flagship space is taken by repetitive banks. I don't understand why they can't take second storey space or whatever, like the BMO does. Really, a shame, a wasted opportunity.