[AlvinofDiaspar]

There is an INS store opening in the vacant space in the condo across from Maple Leaf Gardens - less than a five-minute walk away from this location! I have never heard of INS before and now they are seemingly popping up like mushrooms everywhere! No complaints from me, however. Competition in the food space is good and its better than another bank!

On the bright side, they have a half-life of about 5 years.

AoD

 

[Rascacielo]

On the bright side, they have a half-life of about 5 years.

AoD

They've been around for a few years. My only memory of them is buying overpriced (about $2.50) 500 ml bottle of water from them about 3-4 years ago (probably $3 now if not more).

 

[Towered]

I wish Kleen Air Shoes would come back. One of the highlights of my frequent walks down Yonge Street in the 90's was staring at the slutty pumps in the window.

 

[AlbertC]

Daily dose of nostalgia for @Towered

 

[ProjectEnd]

I do wish we could keep the retail from before with the density from today. Sigh...

 

[Rascacielo]

There was also a Brazilian joint at the back (on Maitland) during the last few years of the building’s existence. Anyone knows if any of the current retail space is suitable for a cafe/ restaurant?

 

[TossYourJacket]

There was also a Brazilian joint at the back (on Maitland) during the last few years of the building’s existence. Anyone knows if any of the current retail space is suitable for a cafe/ restaurant?

Yep! There's a Mediterranean restaurant going into the space on Alexander. Not sure about the Maitland side, but given they used different pavers to create the look of a patio (as they also did on Alexander), I'd expect something to be possible there as well.

 

[jaborandi]

When Kokyo had a patio on Alexander in the former building, sitting on the patio was a bit of a challenge noise-wise. The din of Yonge Street and the rumbling from the subway conspired to compromise one's sense of Wa.

 

[AlbertC]

 

[artyboy123]

Taken nov 25

 

[busybeaver]

finally seeing some retail opening here after sitting empty for years..

 

[ProjectEnd]

Holy shit! That's awesome!

 

[Froggy]

I gasped so loud my partner thought I had received some terrible news. I always go several times whenever I visit Vancouver, it's great they're opening a location here and it will add nicely to the cluster of japanese and korean restaurants in the neighbourhood !

 

[citylights]

The retail is starting to fill in here.

There's also (allegedly?) a Goodlife Fitness coming to the basement levels as well.

Although not officially announced yet, this was noted by the developers:

 

[Guswjd0922]

The retail is starting to fill in here.

There's also (allegedly?) a Goodlife Fitness coming to the basement levels as well.

Although not officially announced yet, this was noted by the developers:

But.. there is no basement level space in this building...
And I just hope they leasesd south corner retail space for non food related store or nice cafe rather than Shawarma place.. i love to eat them but i rather not smell Shawarma every time entering the building.
Hopefully they can do some good insulation between store and lobby