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So a Winners and a Target in the same complex?
Cloverdale Mall has both.
So a Winners and a Target in the same complex?
Word is that Target is moving into Y+S centre, and that's why there has been a theatre shuffle.
Some exciting news in the North York Post - new condo tower and a hopeful solution to one of my biggest pet peeves - the moat cutting off this complex from the street:
"RioCan will also remove the “moat” of sunken retail spaces around the building’s base to create large-format retail uses at ground level, which could fit new anchor tenants, said Robert Gibson, the City of Toronto senior planner assigned to handle RioCan’s applications."
this link should work better
http://www.postcity.com/Post-City-Magazines/July-2013/Sheppard-Centre-could-see-39-storey-tower/
Not sure what he expects when he's councillor of a place designated for growth.Local councillor John Filion’s reaction was mixed.
He said the area could “absolutely not” handle more residences, but he was optimistic about plans to raise its currently hard-to-see retail spaces to ground level and expand shop sizes.
Some exciting news in the North York Post - new condo tower and a hopeful solution to one of my biggest pet peeves - the moat cutting off this complex from the street:
"RioCan will also remove the “moat†of sunken retail spaces around the building’s base to create large-format retail uses at ground level, which could fit new anchor tenants, said Robert Gibson, the City of Toronto senior planner assigned to handle RioCan’s applications."
this link should work better
http://www.postcity.com/Post-City-Magazines/July-2013/Sheppard-Centre-could-see-39-storey-tower/
Actually,... RioCan really doesn't have much choice when it comes to removing their “moat†of sunken retail. If you walk on the sidewalk on Yonge Street in front of Sheppard Centre,... especially closer to Sheppard,... you`d think you`re walking on super wide city sidewalk that are about 22 feet wide. But in reality, the city sidewalk is only about 10-12 feet wide and parts of it is blocked by tree planters, newspaperboxes, garbage cans, etc,...
But what about the rest of that super wide sidewalk,... it`s Sheppard Centre property,... RioCan property,... If you look closely, you`ll notice the paving is different that regular city sidewalk,.. And from the corner of Yonge & Sheppard if you use that little undergound walkway to the Subway station,... you`ll notice the underground retail space (one used to be a flower shop, another used to be employment agency, etc,...),... and directely above these retail space is the sidewalk that is actually owned by Sheppard Centre.
Now whenever there is redevelopment along certain main arteries like Yonge & Sheppard,... often the city will usually take some of the private property in order to widen road and-or widen the pedestrian sidewalk. In this case, with the proposed condo for Sheppard Centre and new retail redevelopment,.... the city seems to be requesting some of this land from to widen the city sidewalk,... At the end of the day,... the pedestrian sidewalk will likely remain the current 22 feet wide,... but it will all be owned by the city,... with no retail space directly below.
Postings just went up around Sheppard Centre,... File 13-171700-NNY-23-OZ
Maybe admin show update title of thread to reflect the redevelopment that RioCan & Kingsett Capital are doing to SheppardCentre.
Interesting,... if you notice in the photo of retail mall,... the former Cineplex upper theatre space (between the two office towers) is shown split into 2 retail levels.
Another problem is these great urban design engineers believe that in order to create walkable areas, you must have only small retail spaces,.. lots and lots of small retail spaces,... and only small retail spaces.