Bloor-Yorkville Scene

[UrbanLurker]

A snippet from a recent Toronto Life article reveals that 75 Yorkville will be undergoing renovation soon

And it begins, application submitted:

Design firm is PARTISANS, I think.

 

[ADRM]

And it begins, application submitted:

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Design firm is PARTISANS, I think.

They've been in extended talks about this project with various resident associations in the neighbourhood.

 

[UrbanLurker]

75 Yorkville plan now available on development portal. What's the verdict?

Current (credit: Google Street view)

Proposed:

 

[Skeezix]

Design is interesting, but awful treatment of the houseform building on the corner. It looks like it is being swallowed.

 

[Northern Light]

Design is interesting, but awful treatment of the houseform building on the corner. It looks like it is being swallowed.

There is also a thread on this in the buildings section.

I'm 1/2 in agreement w/Skeezix. Certainly treatment of the existing building is poor to put it mildly.

I'm not sure I can argue for the balance of the design being interesting so much as utterly incongruous.

 

[greenleaf]

Kind of retail related: TD Toronto Jazz Festival looks like it is moving from City Hall to Yorkville: http://app.toronto.ca/tmmis/viewAgendaItemHistory.do?item=2017.TE22.71

 

[kiltboy]

Driver error on Yorkville. Police, Fire Department on hand, traffic diverted up Hazelton.

 

[interchange42]

How do you sink your wheels that far?!

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[ADRM]

Okay, this is interesting/neat: KWT now has a ward-wide development tracker on her website: http://www.ward27news.ca/developmen...s1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=kristynwongtam

Here's what it looks like:

 

[pw20]

Re. 104-18 Yorkville, "Three European luxury retailers will occupy the street-level spaces when the project is completed towards the end of 2018."
http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/2/yorkville
Very interested who these will be?

I'm thinking Brunello & Farragamo as likely given their moves in other markets (Yorkdale and Vancouver); but lack of Yorkville presence.

 

[greenleaf]

Driver error on Yorkville. Police, Fire Department on hand, traffic diverted up Hazelton.

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Secretly hoping this would be a new public art installation.

 

[ardwold1]

Re. 104-18 Yorkville, "Three European luxury retailers will occupy the street-level spaces when the project is completed towards the end of 2018."
http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/2/yorkville
Very interested who these will be?

I'm thinking Brunello & Farragamo as likely given their moves in other markets (Yorkdale and Vancouver); but lack of Yorkville presence.

Fendi was being floated around as a possibility too, from what I remember

 

[prosperegal]

Roots Kids has moved back in with the main Roots store, leaving two spaces open on either side of MAC. Anyone know if those places have been leased?

 

[ardwold1]

BCBG is preparing to close, with signs advertising their closing sale. It will be interesting to see what retailer this space will attract.

 

[prosperegal]

BCBG is preparing to close, with signs advertising their closing sale. It will be interesting to see what retailer this space will attract.

It's a very good-sized space. Maybe Tory Burch will FINALLY open up on Bloor??!!!!!