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TossYourJacket said:
Would have preferred the Farm Boy or LCBO from the 2019 signage renders though.
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Farm Boy would be pretty nice to have in that area. I went to the Metro Centre food court when I was in-office, and the selection is great, but I think a store like that would round off the place nicely. They serve some okay lunch fare, lots of money to be made during lunch (ask the Nature's Emporium at One York, at least I think that's a popular choice as I saw lots of bank workers buying lunch there). Hopefully, that's still in the cards, but I have a gut feeling it's not really a consideration anymore. However Health One is at the Waterfront too, so they might be trying to emulate that same selection they have. Hopefully!
 
matrix said:
Farm Boy would be pretty nice to have in that area. I went to the Metro Centre food court when I was in-office, and the selection is great, but I think a store like that would round off the place nicely. They serve some okay lunch fare, lots of money to be made during lunch (ask the Nature's Emporium at One York, at least I think that's a popular choice as I saw lots of bank workers buying lunch there). Hopefully, that's still in the cards, but I have a gut feeling it's not really a consideration anymore. However Health One is at the Waterfront too, so they might be trying to emulate that same selection they have. Hopefully!
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Yeah totally agree. It's a decent food court but some sort of grocery store with premade options + being able to buy things you can home before you get on the subway really would complete the complex in terms of food. Even if it isn't Farm Boy I hope they include some sort of grocery store.

Health One is also at The Well, which isn't all that far away from Metro Hall. I guess The Well location is doing enough business to justify another location in the area.
 
TossYourJacket said:
Yeah totally agree. It's a decent food court but some sort of grocery store with premade options + being able to buy things you can home before you get on the subway really would complete the complex in terms of food. Even if it isn't Farm Boy I hope they include some sort of grocery store.
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If they're going with a grocery store I can definitely see a more low-profile one like a Loblaws CityMarket like the one in Yorkville or a smaller Metro, but I do hope it's Farm Boy. Longo's is already at First Canadian so I doubt Empire would put another one there. They probably know they can print money at this location though...

As for Health One I assume that's also a handy amenity to have if you work in the office. You wouldn't have to go far and you can make appointments right after work, or even during your lunch if needed. It's choices like these I can appreciate.

Now what I would really want at MetroCentre is a Dollarama, but not everything can be One York/WaterPark Place...
 
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Former HBay PATH connection where most of the temporary metal fencing is now gone with some remaining that blocks off the escalators. Some of the escalators to the upper level were on and being serviced.
 
shortbranch said:
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Sheraton Centre Sitting area and the food court now appears open and complete. A lot of boarded up vacant retail remains.
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They did a good job with this. The unfortunate thing is that this PATH section now leads nowhere with The Bay’s closure. Yes, Cadillac Fairview reopened the Bay’s lower level but it’s still far enough from the Eaton Centre or subway that people will opt for other routes rather than go through endless corridors of empty drywall.

The portal at Bay and Queen outside the TD could change this. It feels abandoned and smells of urine. It could be a signature PATH entrance if branded as such.

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Needs a PATH logo, shops signage, a prominent Sheraton Hotel logo, maybe a canopy.
 
nightstreak said:
They did a good job with this. The unfortunate thing is that this PATH section now leads nowhere with The Bay’s closure. Yes, Cadillac Fairview reopened the Bay’s lower level but it’s still far enough from the Eaton Centre or subway that people will opt for other routes rather than go through endless corridors of empty drywall.

The portal at Bay and Queen outside the TD could change this. It feels abandoned and smells of urine. It could be a signature PATH entrance if branded as such.

Needs a PATH logo, shops signage, a prominent Sheraton Hotel logo, maybe a canopy.
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Not sure if it's still the same, but I recall from working there about 15-20 years ago the property owner would lock the doors of that portal for evenings and weekends.
It always felt like more of an emergency exit route than a planned access point. They didn't want people going in and out there outside of regular business hours.
 
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Jonny5 said:
Not sure if it's still the same, but I recall from working there about 15-20 years ago the property owner would lock the doors of that portal for evenings and weekends.
It always felt like more of an emergency exit route than a planned access point. They didn't want people going in and out there outside of regular business hours.
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I actually never realised that this was a real entrance/exit to the PATH and assumed it was only for emergencies!
 
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