samsonyuen
Active Member
Is Yonge and Sheppard shaping up to be more of a second downtown than Yonge and Eglinton is? What I consider to be downtown: urban dwellings (condos, etc.), employment centre, retail/entertainment hub, transportation node.
I live near midtown, and sometimes work by Yonge and Finch, passing by Yonge and Sheppard, and am somewhat impressed by what seems like real urbanity shaping up. Granted, I'm not often out walking around Sheppard like I am Eglinton...
Residential:
Eglinton: a couple of tall buildings near the intersection, a few mid-rise close by
Sheppard: a cluster/row of tall condo buildings lining "North York Centre".
Employment:
Eglinton: Not very many offices
Sheppard: Lots of HQ and smaller employment centres
Entertainment:
Eglinton: Shopping is like a second-rate mall + a few big box stores and independent stores/restaurants. Cinema and big supermarket.
Sheppard: Shopping is equivalent. More restaurants (chains) and more diverse (Korean, Chinese, etc.). Also a cinema and big supermarket.
Transportation:
Eglinton: On Yonge subway
Sheppard: Transfer between Yonge subway and Sheppard subway, close to Hwy 401
Anyone else think this or am I totally out of line here?
Also, which has more potential? I would think Sheppard has more redevelop-ability, no?
And, any other quasi-second downtowns that look ready to spring up? Someone said in a Dufferin Mall thread that it could also become a western downtown. That'd be interesting, as it make Toronto less N/S focused.
I live near midtown, and sometimes work by Yonge and Finch, passing by Yonge and Sheppard, and am somewhat impressed by what seems like real urbanity shaping up. Granted, I'm not often out walking around Sheppard like I am Eglinton...
Residential:
Eglinton: a couple of tall buildings near the intersection, a few mid-rise close by
Sheppard: a cluster/row of tall condo buildings lining "North York Centre".
Employment:
Eglinton: Not very many offices
Sheppard: Lots of HQ and smaller employment centres
Entertainment:
Eglinton: Shopping is like a second-rate mall + a few big box stores and independent stores/restaurants. Cinema and big supermarket.
Sheppard: Shopping is equivalent. More restaurants (chains) and more diverse (Korean, Chinese, etc.). Also a cinema and big supermarket.
Transportation:
Eglinton: On Yonge subway
Sheppard: Transfer between Yonge subway and Sheppard subway, close to Hwy 401
Anyone else think this or am I totally out of line here?
Also, which has more potential? I would think Sheppard has more redevelop-ability, no?
And, any other quasi-second downtowns that look ready to spring up? Someone said in a Dufferin Mall thread that it could also become a western downtown. That'd be interesting, as it make Toronto less N/S focused.