Kensington Market

[AlbertC]

The "Thirsty and Miserable" bar on Baldwin just east of Augusta, will be closing at the end of the month, after about 9 years at that location:

A beloved Kensington Market bar is closing for good at the end of the month

Thirsty and Miserable, a bar in Kensington Market, is permanently closing its doors at the end of the month.

streetsoftoronto.com

 

[gabe]

The "Thirsty and Miserable" bar on Baldwin just east of Augusta, will be closing at the end of the month, after about 9 years at that location:

A beloved Kensington Market bar is closing for good at the end of the month

Thirsty and Miserable, a bar in Kensington Market, is permanently closing its doors at the end of the month.

streetsoftoronto.com

Oh damn! Another one of my faves gone.

 

[AlbertC]

A 2-storey building is going up on the NE corner of Bellevue & Nassau. It replaces what used to be a 1-storey retail building:

 

[AlbertC]

Looks like a proposal to repurpose the interior spaces inside the Kensington Mall:

Development Applications

City Planning COA Application Information Center

app.toronto.ca

60 KENSINGTON AVE
Ward 11: University-Rosedale

Proposal to convert existing retail spaces (76sq.m) and existing bar (117sq.m) into new retaurant (193 sq.m). The proposed GFA of the eating establishment does not comply with zoning requirements.

 

[AlbertC]

Re: the above

Sunnys Chinese is now open at 60 Kensington Ave, in the space where the former Cold Tea speakeasy bar used to be at in Kensington Market:

What's on the menu at Sunnys, the buzzy new Chinese restaurant in Kensington Market

From the people who brought you MIMI Chinese

torontolife.com

 

[Northern Light]

BlogTO on a large Kensington Avenue assembly being marketed as an 8s midrise site:

A massive chunk of Toronto's Kensington Market is now for sale at $24 million

A large portion of Toronto's eclectic Kensington Market community is on the chopping block, with a group of properties hitting the market for a com...

www.blogto.com

 

[Towered]

The former Sasmart space in Kensington Market (big retail space directly facing the park) is now a second location of Burdock Brewery!!

 

[gabe]

Kensington Market will be the next big redevelopment, what a shame. Not long from now it will be full of soulless corporate retail and condo's.

 

[Towered]

New second location of Burdock Brewery:

Not really feeling this rebuild:

 

[rdaner]

Where in Kensington is that?

 

[Towered]

Where in Kensington is that?

Nassau and Bellevue.

 

[rdaner]

Thanks!

 

[rdaner]

Facing the park. The second and third pics are for 35 Dennison. Photo taken 17 April.

 

[rdaner]

More pix of building at Nassau and Bellevue. Photos taken 18 April.

 

[Towered]

Mare Pizzeria has papered over windows and appears to be done. Cheap pizza joint since the 90’s, but I never tried it - anyone been?