[Red_Bulmer]

It's wild that the residential tower proposal rejected here would have definitely been approved today, and now the useless offices here will likely be demolished in a few years to build a residential tower.

 

[bcmc]

The gold lettering on the signage is a nice touch

 

[DSC]

The gold lettering on the signage is a nice touch

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That is just SO elegant. Let's hope they get a tenant who deserves this kind of space (or, at least, exterior!)

 

[Rascacielo]

Did someone say Harry Rosen is expanding to one of the floors (presumably the 2nd floor)?

 

[LUVIT!]

Beautiful restoration. I'm hoping it will be lit up beautifully.

 

[Towered]

That is just SO elegant. Let's hope they get a tenant who deserves this kind of space (or, at least, exterior!)

Pot shop guaranteed!

 

[max]

Pot shop guaranteed!

There's no money in that anymore, we've moved on to shrooms now

 

[Richard White]

There's no money in that anymore, we've moved on to shrooms now

No no.. the real money is in Quaaludes.

 

[TossYourJacket]

It'll be a bank, this is Toronto after all. All our major street corners must contain nothing but banks. (This was an RBC at one point pre-renovations IIRC)

 

[Rascacielo]

It'll be a bank, this is Toronto after all. All our major street corners must contain nothing but banks. (This was an RBC at one point pre-renovations IIRC)

Yes, probably with ATMs only in the foyer, which they’ll lock outside business hours to prevent homeless people from getting in.

 

[Amare]

Yes, probably with ATMs only in the foyer, which they’ll lock outside business hours to prevent homeless people from getting in.

Which on a side note, is an idiotic policy since banks can simply enable foyer access to ATMs after hours through the use of a debit card like they did back in the day.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

There's no money in that anymore, we've moved on to shrooms now

...those are much more interesting though.

 

[Rascacielo]

Which on a side note, is an idiotic policy since banks can simply enable foyer access to ATMs after hours through the use of a debit card like they did back in the day.

I remember those days. But I guess they’re still concerned that an undesirable person would tailgate a customer accessing the ATMs

 

[junctionist]

Yes, probably with ATMs only in the foyer, which they’ll lock outside business hours to prevent homeless people from getting in.

Then, all the commercial landlords and condo corporations who seek out banks and large chain retailers for their retail will wonder why fewer people are coming downtown. No one wants to travel 1 to 2 hours downtown in traffic or lousy transit for the likes of a street of retail bank branches, Shoppers Drug Marts, and Winners. They want retail they can't find at home.

There's a place for chains, but they're becoming too prevalent downtown. Also, big international chain restaurants will draw people once due to hype. Many of those people will never return due to the generic nature of standardized franchise restaurant food, no matter what country it's from.

 

[Vminkov]

Then, all the commercial landlords and condo corporations who seek out banks and large chain retailers for their retail will wonder why fewer people are coming downtown. No one wants to travel 1 to 2 hours downtown in traffic or lousy transit for the likes of a street of retail bank branches, Shoppers Drug Marts, and Winners. They want retail they can't find at home.

There's a place for chains, but they're becoming too prevalent downtown. Also, big international chain restaurants will draw people once due to hype. Many of those people will never return due to the generic nature of standardized franchise restaurant food, no matter what country it's from.

I think in this regard, the space should follow the model of Leña at the corner of Yonge/richmond. Indulgent vintage interiors that compliment the heritage and general vibe of the building it is housed in. The trade-off is food/drink pricing that is not affordable for most on a regular basis, but instead provides some downtown glamour and excitement to splurge once in a while in a beautiful space.