Bloor-Yorkville Scene

[ardwold1]

Tanya Heath has moved around the corner from Old York Lane to 126 Cumberland.

Saint Laurent looks just about ready to open (peeking through the occasional open door).

 

[pw20]

The Cumberland side of 100 Bloor has been leased (including part of the second floor looking over Cumberland). The remaining Bloor frontage has also been leased (I don't know by whom); however, the main floor only. This leaves only a part of the second floor, with an entrance off of the Cumberland alley available. I believe the back half was rented by Barry's Bootcamp, the Bloor frontage, TBD.

 

[vatche]

how do you know?

 

[androiduk]

This project kind of flew under the radar, I haven't seen any posts about it. This building is the old Comfort Inn @ Charles & Yonge. It's been under renovation for about a year now. They painted the whole building black and it looks to be about done. Looks like a few businesses will open on the ground floor and they reopened windows and doors facing the park on the east side of the building.

 

[PinkLucy]

That brings back memories. I stayed there many a time when attending work events.

 

[ADRM]

This project kind of flew under the radar, I haven't seen any posts about it. This building is the old Comfort Inn @ Charles & Yonge. It's been under renovation for about a year now. They painted the whole building black and it looks to be about done. Looks like a few businesses will open on the ground floor and they reopened windows and doors facing the park on the east side of the building.
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Between the all-noir paint job, neat little wall sconces, and nice planters, I'm thinking mid-range hipster-ish hotel?

 

[ADRM]

Between the all-noir paint job, neat little wall sconces, and nice planters, I'm thinking mid-range hipster-ish hotel?

Oh, hey, yeah!

https://theanndorehouse.com/

https://www.blogto.com/city/2017/08/toronto-new-boutique-hotel-downtown/

https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Re...eviews-The_Anndore_House-Toronto_Ontario.html

Cecconi Simone on the room re-do, and La Palma/Campagnolo's Craig Harding on the food, restaurant by Studio Munge, and a Crow's Nest Barbershop to boot.

 

[gabe]

Holy crap, almost $400 a night but you do get a " curated collection of vinyl LPs," in the room. I bet one of those records is a Morrissey album. Hipsters love Morrissey. I think Toronto has enough of these overpriced hipster hotels.

 

[ADRM]

Holy crap, almost $400 a night but you do get a " curated collection of vinyl LPs," in the room. I bet one of those records is a Morrissey album. Hipsters love Morrissey. I think Toronto has enough of these overpriced hipster hotels.

We may have an oversupply of overpriced hotels, but I don't think we actually have all that many "hipster" hotels. In fact, I'm kind of surprised Toronto hasn't caught onto that trend to the same extent that many other big, popular cities have.

 

[Benito]

Across the street a Japanese restaurant is opening in the ground level of the parking garage on Charles East.

 

[Benito]

Over in the podium of Nicholas condos on St. Nicholas Cabano’s comfort food is opening soon.

 

[JasonParis]

Across the street a Japanese restaurant is opening in the ground level of the parking garage on Charles East.
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Weird, I thought that garage was coming down for another project. There's so much on Charles I may just be getting confused though.

 

[Benito]

Weird, I thought that garage was coming down for another project. There's so much on Charles I may just be getting confused though.

No this is the one east of Yonge on Charles, not the one on Cumberland/Yorkville west of Yonge.

 

[Benito]

Nordstrom Rack is coming along in the 1 Bloor East podium.

 

[ardwold1]

Product is on shelves at Saint Laurent on Bloor - should open any day now.

L'Occitane is closed for renos - maybe updating a la Yorkdale?