Another nabe i've considered moving to. But the one thing i wonder: when will retail in the area become viable; that is, normal neighbourhood amenities, both hip and average clothing boutiques, cafe culture, etc? (Not just furniture galleries, Bay St crowd-style bars, weekend tourist traps etc.) While i hate the gap--imagine seeing chain stores move into the area? Or funky little clothing stores--in other words, Queen St West on the east side! Is the area still dead at night? From what i remember (i briefly attended ryerson before switching to UT: a bad move btw!) the area was strangely dead at night without george browners milling about. I might buy a loft in the area someday. I like being close to yummy sources of food! The only negative i can think of: to the north it's ghetto territory.
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