Bloor Yorkville

[dt_toronto_geek]

So a group of us went for our "last supper" on the patio at the Coffee Mill last night. We got there around 6, it started getting crazy busy starting around 6:30'ish, by 7 they had to seat people inside because the patio was full. I said to the waitress, who I'm pretty sure is one of the owners, how sorry we all were that they were closing. She smiled at me (rare!) and said "we'll see". I don't think she was teasing me, I suspect something is in the works. Perhaps a new location? I believe this is their third location. They started in Lothian Mews then moved to where they are now after that came down, plus they had a 2nd location in the lower part of the mall at 110 Bloor W in the 90's.
Fingers crossed.

 

[prosperegal]

So a group of us went for our "last supper" on the patio at the Coffee Mill last night. We got there around 6, it started getting crazy busy starting around 6:30'ish, by 7 they had to seat people inside because the patio was full. I said to the waitress, who I'm pretty sure is one of the owners, how sorry we all were that they were closing. She smiled at me (rare!) and said "we'll see". I don't think she was teasing me, I suspect something is in the works. Perhaps a new location? I believe this is their third location. They started in Lothian Mews then moved to where they are now after that came down, plus they had a 2nd location in the lower part of the mall at 110 Bloor W in the 90's.
Fingers crossed.

Wow...just saw this post. Honestly, if they re-open, they have to up their menu game a bit. Unless they're trying to get into the #normcorefood game, complimentary sliced bread (even if it is artisan bread) won't get people my age (mid-30s) in the door. Missing their coffee, though.

 

[Torontovibe]

This is a video of the changes taking place in Yorkville including the road construction, condo construction and the renovations at Hazelton Lanes/Yorkville Village.

 

[Torontovibe]

 

[greenleaf]

Bloor -Yorkville/ North Midtown Planning Framework Study

https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...6088403/bloor-yorkville-presentation-full.pdf
https://static1.squarespace.com/sta...3/1453395866645/bloor-yorkville-report-01.pdf

note: "The Bloor-Yorkville / North Midtown Planning Framework and Implementation Strategy is a project funded and produced entirely through community initiative."

 

[bAuHaUs]

Thanks for sharing greenleaf....great presentations.

 

[Torontovibe]

 

[greenleaf]

TD Toronto Jazz Festival moving from City Hall to Yorkville: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.TE22.71

 

[yyzer]

Lots of interesting info on pending changes here....

http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/2/yorkville

 

[greenleaf]

City to undergo rezoning exercise for all of Yorkville with an amendment to the Official Plan: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.TE23.62

 

[Waterloo_Guy]

City to undergo rezoning exercise for all of Yorkville with an amendment to the Official Plan: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.TE23.62

I think this means that the master-planned block proposal will be held up for a fairly long time. Since the developers have already received rezoning for their previous proposals, some of it might fall within their existing approved zoning.

 

[greenleaf]

It looks like an extension of TOcore work. I don't think anything will be necessarily held up.

 

[Edward Skira]

I thought parking my car on Bloor yesterday might be a good idea.

 

[Torontovibe]

 

[AlbertC]

Inevitable:

Thief pries $7,000 crystal gem from statue outside Yorkville jewelry store

http://www.cp24.com/mobile/news/thi...tue-outside-yorkville-jewelry-store-1.3534876

A family that owns a jewelry store in the Yorkville area is outraged after a man pried a crystal from a statue they erected outside their shop sometime early Saturday morning — in full view of several cameras.