greenleaf
Senior Member
I live in the building and the property manager said it is going to be a starbucks. I always hoped for a french cafe/bistro. I guess we have La Societe now in the hood.
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I live in the building and the property manager said it is going to be a starbucks. I always hoped for a french cafe/bistro. I guess we have La Societe now in the hood.
androiduk
Senior Member
Bloor & St. George. I believe this will be the new Brooks Brothers Store.
androiduk
Senior Member
This is the old Uptown Sales office and former Uptown theatre. It had For Lease signs up for a long time but now they've come down. I'm hoping for a mid to high end retailer so that this section of Yonge can start picking up some of the spillover from Bloor.
androiduk
Senior Member
Going to be a great looking store here in that heritage building. It's so bizarre to see a big time retailer in this location but it could be the start of a trend and the continuing evolution of the entertainment district.
khris
Senior Member
Fall 2012? Really? That's crazy. I had hoped they had started working on it a long time ago, but I guess not.
Urban Shocker
Doyenne
Seeing our heritage of Victorian red brick commercial and factory buildings re-emerging in that way is delightful.
androiduk
Senior Member
Application: Building Additions/Alterations Status: Not Started
Location: 812 DUNDAS ST W
TORONTO ON M6J 1V3
Ward 19: Trinity-Spadina
Application#: 11 317550 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Nov 29, 2011
Project: Retail Store Multiple Projects
Description: Proposal for multiple projects to an existing 2 storey building used for mercantile. Proposal includes interior alterations to all floors and alterations to the storefront. New tenant is "Comrags Dundas".
Location: 812 DUNDAS ST W
TORONTO ON M6J 1V3
Ward 19: Trinity-Spadina
Application#: 11 317550 BLD 00 BA Accepted Date: Nov 29, 2011
Project: Retail Store Multiple Projects
Description: Proposal for multiple projects to an existing 2 storey building used for mercantile. Proposal includes interior alterations to all floors and alterations to the storefront. New tenant is "Comrags Dundas".
greenleaf
Senior Member
This is the old Uptown Sales office and former Uptown theatre. It had For Lease signs up for a long time but now they've come down. I'm hoping for a mid to high end retailer so that this section of Yonge can start picking up some of the spillover from Bloor.
It's going to be a Rogers store. How dull.
taal
Senior Member
Yes and no ...
Yes because .. well it's Rogers
No because, there are many 'unique' stores on this strip, they're not lacking.
Secondly, residents downtown need these amenities. Too often we think we want strips with unique stores and nothing else, but that doesn't create a neighborhoods that are livable (sure they're enjoyable to a tourist).
Another reason, big chains like this tend to do more to refurbish the buildings they occupy as opposed to smaller unique stores, so its kind of nice to have a big chain come in first and fix up the building.
greenleaf
Senior Member
Yes and no ...
Yes because .. well it's Rogers
No because, there are many 'unique' stores on this strip, they're not lacking.
Secondly, residents downtown need these amenities. Too often we think we want strips with unique stores and nothing else, but that doesn't create a neighborhoods that are livable (sure they're enjoyable to a tourist).
Another reason, big chains like this tend to do more to refurbish the buildings they occupy as opposed to smaller unique stores, so its kind of nice to have a big chain come in first and fix up the building.
Okay, I get what you mean, but I'll take the bait.
I guess my problem with this outlet is that there are already four locations to purchase Rogers products already in the hood (let alone the countless other cell phone operators stands within a 4 minute walk from here): at the Rogers store at Bloor & Jarvis, at the outlet on Yorkville across from the Yorkville Library, and at the Source store below the RBC at Yonge & Bloor, and the Source store in Cumberland terrace.
I suppose the big bucks will allow for further renovation, but it seems the facade and interior were fairly well taken care of as the Uptown sales office.
FAC33
Active Member
Aren't the Source stores now owned by Bell? Pretty sure you can't get anything Rogers through them any more...
greenleaf
Senior Member
Ah, you are right. It happened a 2 years ago.
Student99
Active Member
Bloor & St. George. I believe this will be the new Brooks Brothers Store.
the first floor windows are now covered over with brown paper... and walking by at night, i noticed that directly above, the 2nd floor appears to be gutted. is this store going to be 2 storeys?
ACT7
Active Member
My understanding is that, yes, it will be two floors. Although, according to Cushman & Wakefield's report, they only leased 2,000 sq. ft. I'm just not sure how big the main floor is.
grey
Senior Member
I just saw that Sam James Coffee Bar is coming to the PATH under the Sunlife building. I can barely contain myself. Finally, good espresso in the Financial District. About time!