Tuscani01
Senior Member
That is a bit of a waste of prime commercial space though.
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It's suddenly 'prime' now?
This whole discussion has revolved around it not being prime space.
That is a bit of a waste of prime commercial space though.
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It's suddenly 'prime' now?
This whole discussion has revolved around it not being prime space.
It think the situation here is basically a continuation of the Eaton Centre saga. The Eaton Centre sucked the life off of Yonge Street when it was first built and it continues to do so today. There will come a time when the Eaton Centre can't grow any further and with densities rising in the area then, and only then, might the surrounding areas start to hit their full potential.
(poor streetscape/overall experience; lack of "must visit retail, etc)
I don't think its the streetscape but rather the traffic. There's more of it inside the mall which will lead to higher sales. What retailer would pick here or the basement of the atrium when the bulk of the traffic is inside the mall?
I don't think its the streetscape but rather the traffic. There's more of it inside the mall which will lead to higher sales. What retailer would pick here or the basement of the atrium when the bulk of the traffic is inside the mall?
The advantage for the Atrium or 10 Dundas isn't the interior of the mall - but street frontage. The pedestrian traffic is there, what's left is creating space that people would want to hang out and walk in from. Eaton Centre was successful partly because it was able to create a POPS through the multilevelled galleria (climate control helps, but it's not the only determinant).
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My thoughts on 10 Dundas East:
I also suspect, that the Future Shop space, once the Halloween gift shop has run is course, is destined to become restaurant space.. chopped up or in whole.
Prime in a locational sense. Untapped potential so to say, not so much so what the space commands now.
Honestly the entire Yonge Street need a redo pronto - narrow it to a 3 lane affair, plant trees, put in some nice paving, restore all the heritage facades and put up new, mixed use structures that are visually exciting - that's what will spread commercial success outward from Eaton Centre.
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