Guessing starts as former bank at 1591 Bayview leased

The large space at 1591 Bayview Ave. has been leased to an as-yet unknown tenant by Paul Slavens Real Estate. The east-side space between Second Cup and Badali’s Fruit has seen many occupants in recent years and is among the largest premises on the street. It was most recently a Sleep Country and was the location of the infamous Jefferson Homeless Shelter deception organized by the charity Raising the Roof. For many years it housed The Trend Shoppe and in the 1990s was a TD  Bank branch. The guessing among merchants and Bayview Ave. regulars as to what will land there is intense Sunday. The leased signs appear to have gone up late Saturday or early Sunday. It appears the new tenant has also taken the adjoining shop which was previously occupied by the Flight Centre.