Bloor-Yorkville Scene

[narduch]

"Back to base build" just means that a tenant that is leaving has to renovate the space back to the regular building standards. So that the reno for the next tenant will be easier.

 

[Skeezix]

HMV on Bloor is closing.

bit.ly/1WIUyx2

Frankly, I'd forgotten it was there.

 

[prosperegal]

HMV on Bloor is closing.

bit.ly/1WIUyx2

Any idea who will replace it?

 

[Josh]

Any idea who will replace it?

A giant tower.

 

[vatche]

Guys!! What happened to tods, dior, brunello, Tom ford?? Did they stop looking because of the economy faltering or are they still actively seeking space? There's no talk of it at all.

 

[ACT7]

All still looking...

 

[prosperegal]

All still looking...

There'll be some openings now that Chanel is moving and HMV is closing up shop. Of course, the HMV location probably isn't the best for a luxury brand.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

Wasn't Emporio Armani right beside if for about 10 minutes when that space was first renovated 10-15 years ago?

 

[JasonParis]

Yes it was. It even had a connecting door to HMV's vestibule.

 

[interchange42]

A friend of mine architected it. She now lives in London and is Selfridge's in-house chief architect. I wonder how long before the Selfridge folks make a move on their other store at 50 Bloor West? They are certainly dragging their feet on it…

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[Benito]

The pop-up shops for the Andy Worhol show and Clarke's Shoes now have construction hoarding and unfortunately they took down two or three of the newly replaced trees to accommodate the supports for the hoarding. Those trees just keep getting abused, first by severe weather than construction. Whatever goes there better be worth those trees' demise.

 

[vatche]

They better replace them after. It would be irresponsible not to.

 

[pw20]

The building permits have been filed for 77 Bloor Street west rebuild. The tenant (no surprise): Sephora.
http://app.toronto.ca/ApplicationStatus/details.do?folderRsn=3931530

Interior alteration combining 2 retail space into one store "SEPHORA STORE".

 

[Retail-Insider]

The building permits have been filed for 77 Bloor Street west rebuild. The tenant (no surprise): Sephora.
http://app.toronto.ca/ApplicationStatus/details.do?folderRsn=3931530

Interior alteration combining 2 retail space into one store "SEPHORA STORE".

The current Sephora space at 131 Bloor W. will be divided into two. An Italian luxury brand has leased one of those two new spaces.

 

[UrbanLurker]

Any news on Eataly? What's the chance of the store opening in Yorkville/Bloor versus other locations, such as in the new Loblaw building at Bathurst and Lake Shore?

edit: As for Yorkville, are there any retail space that can accommodate Eataly by 2017 other than Holt Renfrew and potentially the Manulife Centre location?