Design has arrived in midtown Why 155 Redpath Condos Is Today’s Best Investment Opportunity In Toronto Design has arrived in midtown. Best Investment Opportunity In Toronto. DEVELOPED BY CONSTRUCTED BY Midtown Today n Yonge - Eglinton area in midtown Toronto is an Anchor Hub in the GTA n 21,000 people live in Yonge–Eglinton within 1 km of the station n 16,800 jobs within 1 km of the Yonge–Eglinton station n 76% or 15,960 people rent their homes Ages 25 to 46 – young & eligible n $76,749 average household income with 56% single households only n Top 2 reasons for choosing to live in midtown is access to public transit & central location n 60% take public transit Daily Pedestrian Count Yonge & Eglinton Bay & Dundas 42,680 35,585 3 Sources: Metrolinx, City of Toronto /Global News: Top 25 Walking Intersections in Toronto (June 9, 2011), City of Toronto 2011 Living in Downtown and the Centres Survey Midtown Tomorrow n By 2020, approximately 23,000 people are expected to move to Yonge & Eglinton* n Shortage of future condominium supply to meet rental demand n Future shopping centres, retail and businesses n New jobs coming to the area n LRT to increase growth in both the commercial and retail as employers acquire space close to transit 4 Source: RioCan Yonge and Eglinton Centre. Rendering is artist’s concept. E&OE. *The Grid December 2012. Future Transit n Largest light rail transit expansion in the history of Toronto n $8.4 billion dollar infrastructure investment n Connects between 52 km of new light rail transit n Strengthen economy, ease congestion, provide easy connection to subways, buses and Go Transit. n Will run underground from Black Creek Drive to Laird Drive, and above ground to Kennedy Station. n Once complete, will cut transit time in half along this important mid-town corridor. n Construction is currently underway and expected completion is 2020. 5 Source: Metrolinx – Toronto Light Rail Transit Projects LRT Route 6 Future Transit Travel Time Transit Score 92 Estimated travel time from Mount Pleasant using LRT and/or subway to: n Downtown 15 minutes n York University 30 minutes n Pearson Airport 45 minutes n Scarborough 20 minutes Estimated travel time provided by TTC and Eglinton-Scarborough Crosstown 7 Connected Walk Score to Everything 97 2 2 MINS MINS NORTHERN SECONDARY SCHOOL 68 MINS MINS 2 MINS 2 MINS FUTURE LRT FUTURE LRT 15 15 MINS MINS 6 MINS 7 MINS FUTUREFUTURE LRT LRT 35 MINS MINS FUTURE DEVELOPMENT UP TO 2 MILLION SQ FT OF RETAIL & OFFICE 8 Yonge & Eglinton Centre Revitalized n RioCan is currently expanding the Yonge-Eglinton Centre upwards and outwards n $100 million towards redevelopment & revitalization n Connected underground to the Eglinton subway station and future LRT n Major tenants include: 9 Source: RioCan Yonge and Eglinton Centre. Renderings are artist’s concept. E&OE. Yonge & Eglinton Centre Revitalized n The Cube will feature three levels of shops surrounded by glass n An integrated stage allows for street parties and concerts in the square n An additional 40,000 square feet of new space to the complex n Under construction 10 Source: RioCan Yonge and Eglinton Centre. Renderings are artist’s concept. E&OE. #1 Highrise Neighborhood in Toronto Yonge & Eglinton is Ranked by Toronto Life as the 4th Best Place to Live in the City September, 2013 11 Design Has Arrived in Midtown n 36 stories – landmark residence n Floors 2 – 9 Podium n 10th Floor – Tower begins n Double height lobby n Private courtyard with reflecting pool, green wall, water feature and fireplace n 9th Floor pool, hot tub, BBQ area with communal dining, cabanas 12 Lobby 13 Interior 14 9th Floor Pool / Terrace 15 Outdoor Yoga Area with Reflecting Pool 16 Ground Floor Amenities 17 9th Floor Amenities 18 M4 • GLOBE T.O. G THE GLOBE AND MAIL • SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 2013 This is Taco Bell for blue bloods Despite promises of fresh, local sourcing, Playa Cabana’s Junction location produces mediocre Mexican ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... CHRIS NUTTALL-SMITH tasted remarkably similar to pow- THE DISH dered bar mix. [email protected] And those sourcing promises – they are a liability. One evening I ................................................................ watched a man in a Sysco uniform estaurants’ promises matter. push two hand trucks of boxed RAt Playa Cabana, the soon to oxtail, frozen octopus and other be three-location Mexican chain groceries through Playa Cabana’s that began last year with a single, Junction dining room. Sysco is a impossibly popular squidge of a Houston-based foodservice dis- spot on a high-end stretch of tributor, the world’s largest. It is Dupont Street near Davenport the restaurant-supply equivalent Road, the promises are extrava- to Walmart, approximately, the gant. last place a principled kitchen Playa Cabana’s menu is built on goes for local, sustainable, orga- “artisan-made, organic ingredi- nic, artisanal groceries. ents,” the company pledges. “If Grandview doesn’t have In a letter to customers posted oxtail, then our chef will probably on Playa Cabana’s website and ask the guys from Sysco for it,” Mr. inside the doorway of that origi- Sidhu said when I challenged him nal location, executive chef and on his purchasing. owner Dave Sidhu vows, “In That wasn’t mentioned in his spring, summer and fall, all of our manifesto. produce is local except for avoca- When you park the hype, and dos.” the organic and local claims (not “You will find nothing in a bot- to mention all of the company’s tle or in a can in our kitchen,” he you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me writes. “Everything is made health claims; check out that entirely from scratch.” Playa Cabana on Dundas Street West is loud and fun, but the kitchen has issues. FERNANDO MORALES/THE GLOBE AND MAIL manifesto), it’s not hard to see When I spoke with him on the Playa Cabana for what it really is. phone this week, Mr. Sidhu said THE DISH expensive dogs. The music isn’t when I had it. It tasted a lot like It’s mediocre Mexican for that all of Playa Cabana’s meat, too loud, the house-made tortilla Nestle Quik mixed with off-brand starched-collar white folks – it is save the chorizo, comes from PLAYA CABANA CANTINA chips and salsa are tasty. The bur- hot sauce. The overcooked rice on safety in the guise of virtue and Grandview Farms, a family-run (NO STARS) ritos were also good, and the the same plate bore the metallic authenticity, an all-inclusive San- organic ranch near Thornbury. .......................................................... tequilas list, with more than 50 tang of bouillon cubes. dals in the Yucatán, ringed with a Impressive. 2883 Dundas St. W. (at Mavety selections, is encyclopedic. One of One night, I ordered the tacos al chain link fence. Playa Cabana is “The first Playa Cabana, we’re in Street), 647-352-7767 the tequilas, an añejo called the pastor: “The famous tacos of Mex- Taco Bell for blue bloods, except a neighbourhood, Rosedale, For- playacabana.ca Gran Patrón Burdeos, sells for $90 ico!” The menu promised pork that Taco Bell doesn’t try to pre- est Hill, where people will pay for .......................................................... per 1-oz shot. marinated with adobo seasoning, tend it’s better than it is. that kind of stuff, right?” he said. Atmosphere: The à-la-carte The tacos are sloppy, unba- roasted slowly on a trompo rotis- If all of Playa Cabana’s produce Yes, they will. Playa Cabana option at an all-inclusive lanced, with no real freshness or serie, served with pineapple. Pic- save the avocados is sourced local- opened a second location last resort on the Yucatan, decora- texture for the most part, save ice- ture your mother frying full-fat ly from spring through fall, as Mr. December on Dundas Street West, ted to look like a tequila bar in berg lettuce. They are fine, if ground beef after school and Sidhu’s manifesto pledges, in the Junction. It is booming. A Tijuana. you’ve never eaten great tacos. dumping in a packet of Old El where’s he getting that cob corn third spot, on Avenue Road, is .......................................................... They sell for between $10 and $14 Paso spice mix, never bothering that’s on the menu lately, three scheduled to open this month. Wine And Drinks: Margaritas for three of them. to drain the runoff. Now you months before Ontario corn sea- And Playa Cabana’s original by the glass and pitcher, a The tacos at La Carnita are bet- know exactly how those tacos al son? “It’s more like after the address on Dupont Street general- short list of easy-drinking ter-made and tastier, and cost pastor looked and tasted. spring, going into the summer, ly books out of prime, 7 p.m. beers, more than 50 tequilas. about the same; they’re even The lobster tacos were water- when our produce season starts tables three weeks to a month in .......................................................... cheaper at Rebozos and the eter- logged, slack-tasting, as Mexican here in Ontario,” Mr. Sidhu said. advance; the best you can do with Best bets: Flautas, tortillas and nally delicious Tacos el Asador. as Mike Duffy doing the Macare- If local and organic are priori- less than a few weeks’ notice is salsa. The new location in the Junc- na. They came with juiceless ties, why was the “daily catch” this lunchtime, 5 p.m. or 9 p.m. .......................................................... tion, decorated with old U.S. high- wedges of lime whose pulp had week farmed, imported tilapia, Yet after four recent visits to the Prices: Appetizers, $4 to $19; way markers and vintage neon developed a leathery skin from and not Ontario pickerel or yellow Media company’s restaurants, two to the Mains, $14 to $24.