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Not much visible change here, but it will probably start to speed up when all of the foundation is in place. I think it'll create an interesting effect like the Vertu apartments by sticking up from behind the shorter buildings along Spring Garden Road. When this round of construction is done the street will have a lot more of a "downtown" feel. Before 2004 or so it felt more like a neighbourhood retail strip.
I also like how Spring Garden Road will blend in more with the residential streets to the south, rather than being separated by a no man's land of ugly parking lots. Changes like that make a big difference. Someday I hope we see the same thing for, say, Barrington Street and the waterfront.
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Agreed, I actually think Barrington Street has more potential than SGR for high end retail, just because of the older buildings can be re-done nicely, leading to a prettier street. That might also be the model that Reznick is envisioning, by buying up most of Barrington, slowly renovating, and now proposing high end luxury rentals/condos.
That's essentially how Bloor Street developed in Toronto, at least closer to Yonge Street. Plenty of high end retail came there after high density, high end, residential development popped up on and around the street.