Commercial Real Estate Roundup- #10

Since my last weekly roundup, there have been several notable happenings in Toronto which I want to bring to your attention.

I am a big fan of design and architecture in commercial buildings.  Two new offices that are worthy of a “shout out” are the new MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-Op) offices and Facebook’s new headquarters.  Both are state of the art offices focusing on the wants and needs of its employees.  Happy employees lead to higher productivity…..
‘Bring it’ corporate culture plays out in MEC’s new head office;
Facebook’s Gorgeous New Office Will Make You Hate Your Job Even More

A downtown Toronto church has been converted into Anthropologie’s fourth Toronto retail location.  The restoration of the entire building permitted Anthropologie to lease 11,000 square feet on 2 floors.  It has 110 feet of frontage which is substantially more than the standard 10 to 20 feet of retail frontage in the area.   The past, present and future condo development downtown is good news for this retailer and many others.
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An outdoor food market will operate in front of Union Station from July 6-August 28 with seating and various types of delicacies. Summer goes by so fast and this will be a nice addition to the downtown core.
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