soundmuseum
Active Member
Here's some quick photos of the first day of operation at Queen's Cross:
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Towered
Superstar
I like the retro 60's Food Building look of Beauty's. That's surprisingly cool...
Natika33
Active Member
Northern Light
Superstar
I wonder when @soundmuseum is going to tell everyone.........
soundmuseum
Active Member
ok @Northern Light twist my arm, hahaha...
Applications have been made and permits granted for interior re-demising of all 3 levels of the former Nordstrom box, along with demolition of the existing exterior facade in preparation for "future tenants"...which have not yet been announced.
New hoarding is now covering the former "Guess" store...I will update once I know what's going to be there.
The Level 1 fountain is now operating again, after a years long absence. The Starbucks beside it has closed and is covered up. It is being renovated and replaced with % Arabica.
Both new replacement Starbucks locations at the south and north ends of Level 2 are now open.
Bingz Crispy Burger will be opening in the north side Urban Eatery food court.
Constance Taverne, which was supposed to replace the Duke of Richmond at the corner of Queen and James, is still not open over a year after their original opening date announcement of Spring 2023. Meanwhile, during the same time period, O&B's Queen's Cross Food Hall has been announced, renovated and is now operating. I'm wondering if the delay is due to the construction for the Ontario Line on Queen between Bay and Yonge.
Applications have been made and permits granted for interior re-demising of all 3 levels of the former Nordstrom box, along with demolition of the existing exterior facade in preparation for "future tenants"...which have not yet been announced.
New hoarding is now covering the former "Guess" store...I will update once I know what's going to be there.
The Level 1 fountain is now operating again, after a years long absence. The Starbucks beside it has closed and is covered up. It is being renovated and replaced with % Arabica.
Both new replacement Starbucks locations at the south and north ends of Level 2 are now open.
Bingz Crispy Burger will be opening in the north side Urban Eatery food court.
Constance Taverne, which was supposed to replace the Duke of Richmond at the corner of Queen and James, is still not open over a year after their original opening date announcement of Spring 2023. Meanwhile, during the same time period, O&B's Queen's Cross Food Hall has been announced, renovated and is now operating. I'm wondering if the delay is due to the construction for the Ontario Line on Queen between Bay and Yonge.
onthestreet
New Member
Soft Moc is taking over the former Guess location, which means that the shoe store will be moving from its current location beside Shoppers Drug Mart to a more prominant storefront.
Now we only have a few locations currently vacant, including the former UGG (pop-up), Free People (which never reopened after the pandemic), Nordstrom, former Second Cup (beside Kiehls), former Starbucks (off Yonge/Shutter), former Moneysworth (at the level one North Queen TTC Entrance) and Williams Sonoma.
Retail Insider did an interview with INLAND, which will be doing a pop-up in the WS location starting next week: https://retail-insider.com/podcast/...iew-with-founder-sarah-power-video-interview/
Now we only have a few locations currently vacant, including the former UGG (pop-up), Free People (which never reopened after the pandemic), Nordstrom, former Second Cup (beside Kiehls), former Starbucks (off Yonge/Shutter), former Moneysworth (at the level one North Queen TTC Entrance) and Williams Sonoma.
Retail Insider did an interview with INLAND, which will be doing a pop-up in the WS location starting next week: https://retail-insider.com/podcast/...iew-with-founder-sarah-power-video-interview/
soundmuseum
Active Member
It looks like Cadillac Fairview is trying to make Level 1 the main shoe section of the mall...so far we have Skechers, B2, Nike, Adidas, Call It Spring, Softmoc, Under Armour, Foot Locker, Foot Locker Kids, plus Steve Madden, Journeys and Aldo further down the hall.
Natika33
Active Member
I'm somewhat surprised that Second Cup closed as it was always packed when I went in. At first, I thought they were just renovating as the flow wasn't the greatest. I would love it if some kind of coffee shop could return there.
Tuscani01
Senior Member
The Free People space is actually part of the Nordstrom re-demising.
Mithras
Active Member
Looks like CF is going to re-façade 20 Queen West. I think those two towers are pretty iconic to the Toronto city-scape so I'd hope they are done tastefully but I have my doubts.
Northern Light
Superstar
In regards to the above info:
Jonny5
Senior Member
Ugh. Please not what happened to the Simpson Tower.
Dan416
Senior Member
Is that our first confirmed tenant taking former Nordstrom space?
Tuscani01
Senior Member
No, they were confirmed a while back under Nordstrom, but it looks like their space is impacted by the Nordstrom re-demising.
Northern Light
Superstar
* Crosspost from Eaton Centre Renewal thread*
Eataly is one of the tenants in the former Nordstrom box, coming early '25 This will be Toronto's 3rd full Eataly and 4th oveall, only behind Tokyo globally.
www.grocerybusiness.ca
Edit to add, here is Retail-Insider's piece:
retail-insider.com
Eataly is one of the tenants in the former Nordstrom box, coming early '25 This will be Toronto's 3rd full Eataly and 4th oveall, only behind Tokyo globally.
Eataly to open 4th Toronto area store - Grocery Business Magazine
Eataly plans to open a fourth store in Toronto at the Eaton Centre early in 2025. Only Toronto and New York have at least three Eataly locations. Toronto will be […]
www.grocerybusiness.ca
Edit to add, here is Retail-Insider's piece:
Eataly to Open in Former Nordstrom Space at CF Toronto Eaton Centre
It will be the fourth location for the Italian food concept in Toronto, making it the city with the highest density of stores in North America.
retail-insider.com
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