Yeah honestly I have no issue with columns, as long as they are semi decorative and nice looking, as it's a heritage feature - I hate a completely glassed exterior, makes it look bland and too modern looking, which I understand has its place, just not on the main corridors of king and james in the core imo at street level amongst so many other traditional styled rowhouse type buildings.
I agree with the feeling for locke st though - but yeah core urbans tends to feel less so like that because there isn't an awning with columns. It will probably feel more like
114 james st N. - that building where chocolat is at.