Toronto 1 Eglinton Square | 158.8m | 46s | KingSett Capital | BDP Quadrangle

[flonicky]

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

The rapture certainly came here...

 

[flonicky]

The whole mall was actually pretty busy and lively and the food court was full and buzzing. I just avoided photographing people. The Bay is now an outlet clearance place, so it looks bleak in some spots but lots of good deals.

 

[AlbertC]

I've been to Eglinton Square once. Despite its dowdy interiors, it's not too far from my wheelhouse. Having grown up with the Galleria and Dufferin Mall, and spending my fair share of time at Bridlewood Mall. You can also group in East York Town Centre, Gerrard Square, etc to this strata of malls. These type of spaces offer a reasonable opportunity for independent shops among mom and pops style ownership and ethnic communities. It also provides a community centre of sorts for seniors and people of different walks of life in these areas across the city.

 

[Northern Light]

New resubmission on the application to subdivide in Jan' 26

@Paclo

Application Details

www.toronto.ca

The updated Project Data sheet tells us that Kingsett will continue its tradition of non-building into the immediate future w/tenure still listed a condo here.

 

[xmyth_]

Would I be wrong to suggest the city expedite and incentivize these mall projects in whichever way possible? Especially Eglinton Square? They already have potential to become villages with strong community and I’m kinda desperate to see this proven out. I’m irritated this was never considered with Warden Woods,

 

[Undead]

The only way something gets built is if the condo market improves (at least another 3-5 years), or switching to rental. The "developer" here is free to switch to rental and take advantage of current incentives. Other than that there's nothing the city can, or should, do.

 

[AlbertC]

KingSett are comfortable with letting this asset sit as is for the foreseeable future.

 

[Strange Advance]

Would I be wrong to suggest the city expedite and incentivize these mall projects in whichever way possible? Especially Eglinton Square? They already have potential to become villages with strong community and I’m kinda desperate to see this proven out. I’m irritated this was never considered with Warden Woods,

I agree. It makes a whole lot of common sense to build condo towers atop existing malls. If traditional malls are dying, adding hundreds of residents should revive them.

 

[xmyth_]

I’m sure the condo market in general needs to improve, but I feel like marketing these instantly walkable communities, hitting up the seniors market who will want everything they need downstairs - they have potential to build up a different condo market than the dumb oversized towers downtown.

Not alot of people see the upside in another 50 storey tower in the entertainment district, where the last four condo towers replaced the character and amenities that made it a viable neighbourhood in the first place.

But you say, hey, we’re gonna bunch a couple of 20 storey towers around this mall that has a Metro, a library, and LCBO, a dollarama and a food court. And by the time we’re built, the revitalized mall could have so much more… there’s your 15min city, your retirement community. With the crosstown to the subway, you’ve got a way different market.

 

[Northern Light]

But you say, hey, we’re gonna bunch a couple of 20 storey towers around this mall that has a Metro, a library, and LCBO, a dollarama and a food court. And by the time we’re built, the revitalized mall could have so much more… there’s your 15min city, your retirement community. With the crosstown to the subway, you’ve got a way different market.

I get the overall argument; however, there hasn't been an LCBO in Eglinton Square in well more than a decade.

Mind you, the Metro here does sell some wine and beer.

 

[Richard White]

I agree. It makes a whole lot of common sense to build condo towers atop existing malls. If traditional malls are dying, adding hundreds of residents should revive them.

They are trying this in Pickering by demolishing parts of the Pickering Town Centre.

The idea is to turn it into a planned community by tearing down and replacing little used sections. The mall itself is dying in favor of Scarborough Town Centre, Markville and Oshawa Centre and no amount of condos will fix it.