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I suspect so too but January is not a good restaurant month so MAYBE they are sitting it out and will open 'in the spring??
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The Jardin de Ville (mainly) outdoor furniture store on Sherbourne between King & Front has closed. Must say never went into it but sad to see yet another vacant store in SLN. There has been a furniture store of some king there for over 25 years.
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Downtown Toronto Store | Jardin de Ville
Like the neighbourhood in which it is located, this store, which spans three floors, is a distinctly design-forward destination.
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rdaner
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I believe that they have moved nearby but will check.The Jardin de Ville (mainly) outdoor furniture store on Sherbourne between King & Front has closed. Must say never went into it but sad to see yet another vacant store in SLN. There has been a furniture store of some king there for over 25 years.
Downtown Toronto Store | Jardin de Ville
Like the neighbourhood in which it is located, this store, which spans three floors, is a distinctly design-forward destination.
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The company website gives no indication they have or will have a store downtown but ...
evandyk
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There was never any sign on the doors/windows indicating a move. We bought a chair for our balcony there when we moved to SL a few years ago.
tripwire
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The Jardin de Ville (mainly) outdoor furniture store on Sherbourne between King & Front has closed. Must say never went into it but sad to see yet another vacant store in SLN. There has been a furniture store of some king there for over 25 years.
Downtown Toronto Store | Jardin de Ville
Like the neighbourhood in which it is located, this store, which spans three floors, is a distinctly design-forward destination.
Used to pop in a couple times a year. They have nice stuff, but very $$, and also bigger items not well suited for condo balconies. I remember seeing enough customers that actually bought stuff, but that was pre-Covid.
evandyk
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I see the leasing sign on the Jardine du Ville building is RioCan. I wonder if they’re buying properties to start planning The Well (East) 
CityPainter
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Today I noticed crews installing wooden hoarding along both sides of the former La Maquette building, next to the sculpture garden.
There are no building permits in the city database for this address yet: is this the start of a renovation for a new tenant, or the start of a long stint as an abandoned building, I wonder?
There are no building permits in the city database for this address yet: is this the start of a renovation for a new tenant, or the start of a long stint as an abandoned building, I wonder?
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This building (111 King St E) is a City-owned one - they may simply be boarding it up to avoid the vandalism that is all too common around our area.
evandyk
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That was my assumption when I saw it yesterday too. Though the window smashing hasn't been as bad in the last little while as it was in 2022.
CityPainter
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The window smashings have been greatly reduced, thankfully. But I noticed some people had been camping out in the sculpture garden before the weather turned very cold, including under the balcony of the former La Maquette space. That's not ideal obviously and might have raised some concerns. It could be a beautiful building again if it was nicely restored. I hope a good tenant is found for it before too long.
(And ironically, if this hoarding is meant to prevent vandalism, it will likely attract a lot of postering and graffiti. The similar black-painted hoardings around the Corktown Ontario Line construction sites need to be touched up with fresh paint several times a week to keep pace with the taggers.)
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Well, you ARE City-Painter! :-> Time to get your brushes prepared.
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The new traffic lights (and pedestrian crossing markings) are being installed at Front & Frederick today and it looks as though they will be activated this afternoon.