Toronto Bay Adelaide Centre | 217.92m | 51s | Brookfield | KPMB

[AndreaPalladio]

Probably helps prevent the old dine'n'dash though.

 

[Skeezix]

Sure, but on that basis we'd never have cafes or restaurants with entrances onto the street.

I think the real issue is that the Bistro is likely mainly intended for Deloitte staff.

 

[AndreaPalladio]

When I walked by the other day I assumed it was exclusively for them.

 

[Edward Skira]

Interior space is pretty cool.

 

[innsertnamehere]

wait, thats in the bay adelaide centre?! Is it publicly accessible?

 

[someMidTowner]

wait, thats in the bay adelaide centre?! Is it publicly accessible?

Here are some views of it during construction:

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2014/08/checking-out-podium-brookfields-bay-adelaide-centre-east
http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2015/01/bay-adelaide-centre-easts-podium-taking-shape

 

[Skeezix]

Interior space is pretty cool.

Nice to see photos of the large atrium that they will eliminate by filling it in with office space 20 or so years from now.

 

[Edward Skira]

wait, thats in the bay adelaide centre?! Is it publicly accessible?

It is publicly accessible. First set of doors west of Yonge on Adelaide. I walked in and was surprised by what I saw. Quite cool.

 

[Red October]

When I walked by the other day I assumed it was exclusively for them.

Confirmed (by a Deloitte employee), it is.

 

[Mint]

Yes, the bistro is for Deloitte employees only. Prices are pretty good actually. $11 for a lunch buffet. There's also a gym on the 4th floor and a "rooftop" patio on the 6th.

 

[interchange42]

More shots inside Deloitte's podium atrium:

And this courtyard is between the podium and the Aikenhead's building:

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[AndreaPalladio]

Yes, the bistro is for Deloitte employees only. Prices are pretty good actually. $11 for a lunch buffet. There's also a gym on the 4th floor and a "rooftop" patio on the 6th.

Not enough to make me wish I were an accountant.

 

[musafir]

 

[junctionist]

The openness and transparency of the ground floor looks good, but the lack of storefronts makes for a dull and dead street after business hours.

 

[interchange42]

That's pretty much the typology of the Financial District; few retail businesses operating in the base of the towers, as the we're-not-kidding-around office tenants typically want imposing, impressive, and relatively clutter-free lobbies. Sticking most of the retailers and restaurants in the PATH system below has certainly allowed them to create that feel, one you get very little of elsewhere in the city, and therefore something that sets the area and its companies apart.

With a few notable exceptions like the ByMark patio at the TD Centre, (still a respectful distance away from any of the TD Centre's lobbies) that's the King & Bay thing. Turn the corner a half block from the austere lobbies though, and you get examples like the Yonge Street spot at the Bay Adelaide Centre where Sud Forno will be opening next Spring.

All that said, I know the City is checking into whether or not the PATH agreement with Brookfield for the Bay Adelaide Centre covers the space that the Deloitte bistro is in, because if it is, Deloitte may not be able to refuse to serve the public there.

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