Calgary's downtown Suncor Energy Centre office complex is set for $90-million in renovations and upgrades, including a performing arts centre and a food hall, to reposition the property into a mixed-use destination.

The multi-year redevelopment will be delivered in phases and is slated for completion in 2027.

Toronto welcomes its second Shake Shack location at Union Station, a milestone in the brand’s Canadian expansion plan. Following the highly successful launch of its first Canadian flagship location at Yonge and Dundas earlier this year, the Union Station Shake Shack introduces unique offerings, including a full-service bar and locally inspired artwork, setting it apart as a destination for both locals and visitors.

U.S.-based burger chain Shake Shack continues its Canadian expansion with two new locations in Toronto. One will be at Union Station and the other at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre. 

Following the success of its first Canadian store at Yonge and Dundas, the brand is now making strides to solidify its presence in Toronto and beyond. That includes plans to open 35 locations across Canada by 2035.

“Our new location is in the Brookfield PATH system and it marks our fourth store opening in Toronto. We are excited to expand further into Yorkville and North York, finding locations that cater to both dine-in experiences and takeout options,” says Blair Bitove, the founder of Forest Hill Farmhouse.

Iconic burger brand Shake Shack from the U.S. is making its Canadian debut in Toronto. The company has announced it is opening a 5,500-square-foot restaurant on the northeast corner of Yonge and Dundas – one of Canada’s busiest intersections.

2024 is set to be a banner year for restaurant openings in Toronto, and the downtown core is standing out with the brands that are betting on an influx of return-to-office and those going into the city for events, sports and concerts.

Pigeon Cafe, also known as “the world’s worst coffee”, has opened right next to the Hockey Hall of Fame in downtown Toronto’s Brookfield Place.

People in Toronto are praising Union Station for becoming a “world-class” destination… Most people agreed that the vast array of restaurants, shops and activities in and around the station have made it a destination to be proud of. One user even compared the station to central transit stations in some of the largest global cities.

Toronto-based retailer Modern Golf continues to evolve its operations with plans to expand on its existing pop-up and open its first new indoor golf social experience in the heart of downtown Toronto at First Canadian Place.

The largest underground shopping complex in the world, Toronto’s 30-kilometre-long PATH system of pedestrian tunnels connects over 50 buildings in total…. At the base of First Canadian Place, a skyscraper in the city’s financial district, Karir Eyewear’s striking new flagship designed by local firm Drew Mandel Architects is an emphatic counterpoint to this architectural banality.

Nespresso Canada has opened its 35th boutique in Canada at Toronto’s Union Station. The boutique, which opened today, is the first one in a train station in Canada, strategically located within Canada’s busiest transportation facility with about 300,000 daily visitors. The Union Station location will be the brand’s newest concept of boutique – the first in North America – with elevated services and convenience for commuters.

Neo Coffee Bar, which opened its first location in Toronto in 2015, is planning a major expansion with a number of new downtown locations as well as eventually growing the brand to other places in the region. Sari Samarah, President and CEO, Broker of Record for Value Insight Realty, which is handling Neo’s real estate needs, said the brand today has two stores and a third and fourth that’s been confirmed.

Japanese coffee brand % Arabica has opened its first downtown Toronto location at Union Station. It’s the second Canadian location for the company. The Union Station location is in the Bay Street Promenade of the Downtown Toronto transit hub, making the location accessible to commuters of the TTC, VIA Rail and Go Transit. The storefront is across the hall from Sephora, TD Bank, Decathlon, and LCBO.

Montreal-based coffee shop Pigeon has a unique and funny way to promote itself. Its tagline jokingly refers to itself as the ‘world’s worst coffee.’ Since its humble beginnings it has grown to several locations in Montreal, expanded to the Toronto market and has plans to open more locations.

The unique Sing Sing Beer Bar concept, based in Vancouver, is expanding to other parts of the country with a new location at First Canadian Place in downtown Toronto. “It’s called Sing Sing Beer Bar which maybe doesn’t give it enough justice because it’s really diverse in its product offering,” said Harrison Stoker, Chief Growth Officer for the Donnelly Group which operates Freehouse Collective. “We opened the first one here in Vancouver on Main Street (in 2019) to quite a bit of acclaim.”

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“We are spending a million just on the patio,” Emad Yacoub was telling me the other week, giving me a peek of his soaring new resto on what used to be the TSX trading floor in Exchange Tower, on Toronto’s King Street West.

From stocks to steaks! That’s right.

NYC-based burger chain Shake Shack has announced plans to open a flagship location in Toronto in 2024, with an additional 35 locations to open across Canada by 2035. It’s a highly anticipated entry into the Canadian market that has been in the works for years. Shake Shack will be working with Beauleigh Retail Consultants for its Canadian expansion. “Beauleigh is proud to be collaborating once again with Osmington, this time in their exciting new business venture and partnership with Harlo Entertainment in bringing Shake Shack to Canada,” shared the company in a statement.

Laser Clinics Canada, part of the world’s largest cosmetic clinic group, is continuing its aggressive expansion into the Canadian market with the opening this spring of a location at Toronto’s Union Station. Neasha Schlamp, Manager, Retail Leasing with Beauleigh, executed the deal in collaboration with Kate Camenzuli, Vice President with CBRE, who represented Laser Clinics. 

Remember when Union Station had but a Cinnabon and a bunch of trains to its name? Now, in a surprising twist, the transit hub has become one of Toronto’s hottest shopping destinations, complete with numerous new shops (and more opening soon, including Almond Nail Bar), fun eatery options (bao, anyone?), and art installations like “Here Now, Here Always: Walk With Us” by Anishinaabe artist Emily Kewageshig, which is part of the station’s ongoing collab with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund.