Bloor-Yorkville Scene

[Benito]

Today on Yorkville.

 

[vatche]

is van cleef open yet ?

 

[onthestreet]

is van cleef open yet ?

It opened a couple days ago as a soft launch.

 

[vatche]

Thank you

 

[Benito]

Friday.

 

[Benito]

Today progress on new Earl’s in Manulife.

 

[Benito]

Today.

 

[ardwold1]

Retail-Insider article re: the relocation of Burberry to former University Theatre (former Pottery Barn), 100 Bloor W. Burberry's current location at 144 Bloor W is now for lease.

Burberry to Relocate Toronto Bloor Street Flagship into Former Pottery Barn Space

The UK-based luxury brand opened a large store on Bloor Street in 2009 and will soon start construction on a new one-level location in an iconic location nearby.

retail-insider.com

Cool, but what's also pretty interesting is that in the listing for the current Burberry space, Loro Piana is indicated as the tenant in the former Dolce & Gabbana space.

 

[zang]

Cool, but what's also pretty interesting is that in the listing for the current Burberry space, Loro Piana is indicated as the tenant in the former Dolce & Gabbana space.

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As someone—who for about a decade—actually did these types of unit leasing diagrams, I will say not to take them as gospel. A lot of times speculation gets leapt on without proof, and there are often errors (almost always the part of the realtors themselves). Case in point, the unit listed at the top right.

 

[onthestreet]

As someone—who for about a decade—actually did these types of unit leasing diagrams, I will say not to take them as gospel. A lot of times speculation gets leapt on without proof, and there are often errors (almost always the part of the realtors themselves). Case in point, the unit listed at the top right.

Have to agree with a couple of the out-of-date brands on the map, including Swarovski (which moved to the Manulife Centre), Escada, MCM, Victorinox and Banana Republic, which all closed. Then there's the obvious, yet questionable silent treatment for Fabricland.

 

[pw20]

Have to agree with a couple of the out-of-date brands on the map, including Swarovski (which moved to the Manulife Centre), Escada, MCM, Victorinox and Banana Republic, which all closed. Then there's the obvious, yet questionable silent treatment for Fabricland.

The difference is that CBRE was responsible for leasing thr D&G space, not the other spaces. I’d take it to be true. We know the space was leased and we know it was to a first to market luxury brand.

 

[zang]

The difference is that CBRE was responsible for leasing thr D&G space, not the other spaces. I’d take it to be true. We know the space was leased and we know it was to a first to market luxury brand.

I will point out that Arlin Markowitz was one of the brokers I worked with at Royal LePage/Cushman Wakefield from where and when I base my opinion. Because these brokers tend to lean hard on what's going on elsewhere in the area, something that's just barely in negotiations gets added to marketing materials under the assumption that it'll be a done deal by the time the client signs off and the material is released. If that deal falls through before release however, the graphic designer doesn't know, and (again, from experience) brokers don't do a lot of due diligence in looking over marketing stuff like this. Often, there's not a lot of care taken in the truth of what's outside of the client property. Getting a broker to take more than 10 seconds to sign off a design piece was rare.

 

[zang]

Have to agree with a couple of the out-of-date brands on the map, including Swarovski (which moved to the Manulife Centre), Escada, MCM, Victorinox and Banana Republic, which all closed. Then there's the obvious, yet questionable silent treatment for Fabricland.

You'll note the Winners/Homesense isn't there, either. Not even so much as a placeholder.

 

[jasonmcc]

You'll note the Winners/Homesense isn't there, either. Not even so much as a placeholder.

LORO Piana is the new tenant in the old D&G space.

 

[onthestreet]

There are a couple spaces that are

The difference is that CBRE was responsible for leasing thr D&G space, not the other spaces. I’d take it to be true. We know the space was leased and we know it was to a first to market luxury brand.

100% - apologies, my response was more in jest to showcase that there are times when the names on marketing materials are out of date. The new brands that will be joining the neighbourhood will help to drive the discussion away from empty storefronts and into one where the area could be running out of space to put tenants.

I'm interested to see what's going to happen with Cumberland Terrace, the former HBC and of course...the next domino to fall, which is the Nordstrom Rack space at 1 Bloor.