Recent content by TossYourJacket

But that requires sacrificing a bunch of potential leasable floor space. This building is being built by a pension fund, their goal is to maximize the amount of usable available space. I totally agree that a round tower would look amazing, but it makes no economic sense for a pension fund. Good...

The old Harry Rosen is going to be demolished eventually for a new tower at 80 Bloor, which is why they're moving. So it won't be there. I don't think the Holt Men's space is on a prominent enough corner for Apple, plus they'd need to basically rebuild the entire exterior (and maybe interior)...

Yeah this is weirdly disjointed, hopefully they clean it up by the final design.

I feel like once GO adopts their planned letter-based line naming system we might finally get regional maps with both GO and TTC.

I noticed on Friday that 2 Queen West is finally going to be used for something! It's going to be a pop-up for the Olympics, sponsored by McCain (yes, the fries company).

I think this also does help explain the decline in the registry industry though. If the average age of marriage is up to 35 now, a lot of people will have gone and bought those things already. I'm that age and unmarried, and I've spent the last couple years (since I stopped having roommates)...

I'd say it remains primarily mass market brands, at least for the corner stores around where I live. A lot of Budweiser, Coors light, etc. Steamwhistle is pretty common though, so at least there's something with some flavour. Generally I've found 7/11 has more interesting chocies than Circle K...

Agreed, Sephora anywhere along the Yonge frontage would be ideal. They're one of the few brands who really seem to love having both exterior and interior entrances to malls. Meanwhile at TEC they're up on the second floor (in a part where that isn't ground level) for some reason. Ideally...

I'd argue that it wasn't enough to keep a giant chain of department stores afloat, but a bunch of small boutique stores? That seems more plausible.

Given the original store was apparently a pop-up, I'm guessing it did well enough that this is the transition to a permanent store.

I'm pretty sure it's RW&Co. The store they set up in the Banana Republic location has always has signs that it's a pop-up and I noticed that while their "we've moved" signage originally just covered their store, it now covers the former Armani Exchange space. Plus last year they updated their...

As far as I know it's going to be Harbour Street West of Yonge, Downes Street East of Yonge. Sorta like College and Carlton (although those were not originally a through street so those are more justified in having different names). Is that the best choice, idk, but that seems to be the current...

Ah yes, City Staff are literal demons to be blamed for everything. Glad to know that I, as a civil servant in an unrelated part of the City, with no connection to City Planning (who are not even to blame for the delays here, it was the developer!), am apparently personally responsible for Frank...

The City has previously recommended implementing the King St rules on both Queen and College (as well as the entire length of King). At the time this was projected for somewhere around 2028, I'm sure it's been delayed as everything is around here, but there absolutely has been some looking into...

So the inside of HBC Queen St isn't just going to be white construction walls! Passed through today and the construction walls have been painted with murals. Work was still continuing on the concourse level but Levels 1 and 2 are done. Some pictures below (all taken on the second floor).