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[sixrings]

The moxies and milestones and joeys at yorkdale all have crazy line ups especially on the weekend. When i lived downtown i never felt like I needed a reservation. In the suburbs though with less choices for restaurants everyone goes to the same place causes huge lines. It isn't my food preference either but I acknowledge a line. I like to try on my clothes which is why i don't online shop. But in general I don't think people who shop online are excessive shoppers. They are more people who buy when they need and prefer a sale. Excessive shoppers feel a need to shop weekly. Perhaps stats would show people who shop onlone do it that much but I am skeptical.

 

[salsa]

It's starting to be quite noticeable from the subway.

 

[drum118]

July 15
Lot more up on site.

Steel is up for Nordstrom and erecting steel for the new mall extension. They have 4 more level to pour at the north end to fill in that small opening to get to ground floor.

Looks like they have swap in an BA tower crane for one of the west tower crane to do the steel work.

 

[drum118]

Aug 31
Couldn't get any shots from the north end today

The parking structure hole is now up to grade with 3 more floors to go. Most of the structural steel is up except for the north end.

An over hang will cover the walkway to the new entrance at grade at the south end.

More up on site

 

[howdy]

That concrete structure they are building between Nordstrom and the multi level above ground garage, are they making that garage bigger?

 

[drum118]

That concrete structure they are building between Nordstrom and the multi level above ground garage, are they making that garage bigger?

As far as I know and see, yes the parking structure is being replace with what was there before in the way of parking. It has an extra 3 levels of underground parking as well access to the various loading bays.

Not sure how they are going to tie into the existing structure that wasn't connected to the one torn down as the floors do line up with each other. The only way is to make it an expansion joint or use re-bar drill into the existing structure. Not seeing that end on Monday is a guessing game at this time.

 

[Adjei]

I thought the whole garage was coming down?

 

[sixrings]

the small part behind the theatre or where rainforest cafe stayed up and was expanded... Personally I was hoping that this small area would be ripped down and a hotel would be built... the land is so small I dont know what could be built on it without going up.

 

[marcus_a_j]

That parking deck is one of the employee lots, reserved for people that work in the office building above the GO terminal. I'm not sure how they will tie it into the new structure, but looks like it will have to since the new structure doesn't have any ramps, and as drum mentioned, the floors line up. I'm not sure what these structures will be used for (employees, TTC commuters, general public). Given that the existing structure never gets anywhere near full, even with quite a bit closed of for construction staging purposes, expanding it just for employees seems excessive. Then again, the underground employee lot between Holt Renfrew and the office building is always full.

 

[drum118]

To be clear, there used to be 3 parking structures before the expansion. The south one for the south office tower that being renovated at this time as well modify. The 2nd was the north-east stand alone that tie into the theater. The 3rd one was what was torn down along with some of the stand alone structure on the west side.

The building between Nordstrom and the stand alone structure currently being use for construction worker is a replacement of part of the torn down one with 3 extra floors underground. They have rebuilt part of the stand alone past the theater some what and is part of the building. This centre/west area is the last section to be built and currently at grade from what I could see on Monday. I am assuming it will go up to the top floor of that building.

To connect the 2 structure together will be either be by expansion joint or having re-bar drill into the stand alone to anchor the floors together. The exist end will be cut to allow flow between the 2 structures.

We will have to wait and see what takes place in the coming months.

Trucks will be able to enter/exit the underground loading bays from the north & the south with the new setup. Cars will be able to use the south ramp as well the the new entrance on the east-south side of Nordstrom at grade shown in the photos.

 

[marcus_a_j]

Sept. 23

 

[interchange42]

These are a week old already, through glass on a rainy day:

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[GeneralGrievance]

The site of the old Sears on October 31st (inaugural photos with the iPhone 6s):

 

[innsertnamehere]

anyone know what is going on with the Sears space?

 

[sixrings]

Restoration hardware and some other stores