Fashion Incubator loses Queen St. W. home to developer
http://www.thestar.com/article/222939
SUMMARY
The Toronto Fashion Incubator has lost its battle with Baywood Homes, a development company possibly itching to turn the Queen St. W. property into a condominium project. It won’t renew the incubator’s lease, which expires Aug. 31. A launching pad for some of Canada’s hottest fashion talent, including David Dixon, Joeffer Caoc and Arthur Mendonça, the incubator provides work space, workshops and equipment to more than 330 aspiring fashion designers. “But this is development. We’re just a little non-profit. We don’t have a lot of power. “Plans to build the incubator a permanent home on Atlantic Ave. are a few years off, Giambrone adds. The Ontario Municipal Board is reviewing Baywood’s development proposal to build luxury condos just west of the incubator location, knocking out a building at 48 Abell St. that houses an artists commune.
THOUGHTS
Queen St. has always been part of the fashion incubator, but now it’s sad to see it go. It has always been the hot spot for shopping, or just fun to look at the collection. Fashion incubator is a non-for-profit and could not afford to buy it off from Baywood. I don’t know where exactly they will be located since I really dont know where Atlantic Ave is. Queen St. was such an excellent location, it is near the Eatons Centre, Paramount theatre, much music, all the places that will create the most traffic. We’ll see in the future how the plans go for the New Fashion incubator.
