Note: This post was written in 2012: Loblaws is said to have taken a lease on the second level of the new Madison condominium on Eglinton Ave West between Dunfield Ave. and Lillian St. This concept image seems to show the corner of Eglinton and Dunfield. The pile drivers are just being put in place for the two tower 644-unit development which will rise 30 and 33 floors, with 53,600 square feet of retail space on two levels. As can be seen by the builders sketch, the street level has yet to be leased. The residences come in two forms, podium and tower. The podium units, which are nearer the street, have been sold out. To help move units in the top ten storeys, Madison has launched a so-called 10 percent down sale for those units. The dynamic of a supermarket on the second level is fascinating. Loblaws certainly has the cornerstone quality to pull traffic and few other retailers would wish to be on the second level. Of course, the grocery store location is all the same for potential customers living at the Madison.
