jdoe1369
Active Member
Demolition of the former dealership began yesterday. Most of the garage is gone and it won't be too long 'till the site is flat.
This development should have happened at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, in my opinion.
This is the perfect location for this tower. No Woodbridge NIMBY neighbours to complain, a massive site unused for quite a while on 2 major arteries with VIVA Rapidway out front (soon enough) and a 10 minute walk to the subway (Portage Pkwy or 7) and every major store within a 10 minute walk or 10 minute drive. VMCC will be developed once the subway is there and they start tearing down Walmart, Future Shop and the rest of the stuff on the site.
15 minute walk across the 400 to get to the subway.. Most people will probably just take VIVA to get there. That said, there is an insane amount of retail in the area, all easily accessible and many stores being the only in the GTA. Burgers Priest is across the street too which is always nice.
I've been hearing rumours of that Walmart moving for years now. I haven't heard anything on where Walmart would move to though.
I always thought they might move to the abandoned Rona at Weston + 7. But there seems to be something going on there already.
And a Smoke's Poutine place across the street as well.
I sort of figure the plaza with the Burger's Priest is the next prime target for condos.
Wal Mart is owned by Smart Centres, who owns half of the planned area of VMC. I have "insider" sources that it will be torn down, as well as the fact that it has been highly advertised that it will be torn down. Jane to the 400, Portage to Highway 7 is all owned by Smart Centres and anything in that area will eventually be torn down and replaced.
The wal-mart is currently located to the right of the KPMG building.