Neither Lowes Canada nor Morguard Investments is saying much in response to curiosity among the public about the chance of a Lowes store in the East York Town Centre on Overlea Blvd. The South Bayview Bulldog has tried to contact both Lowes and the Town Centre’s owner, Morguard. In fact, Lowes business office did not answer but offered the chance for a message to be left. There has been no reply to that message. Morguard Investments leasing department says it has nothing to share about the vacant former Target location in the East York Town Centre. It seems they just don’t know. Readers are asking and they too have been trying to find out. In May, it was announced with some fanfare that Lowes had acquired 13 of Target’s leases from landlords across the country. None of these was identified but it was suggested that the information would be available when the deal closed on June 30, 2015, which was Tuesday
