Lawrence Square Shopping Centre

Lawrence Avenue West and Allen Road in North York, the Toronto inner suburb at the Allen Expressway interchange, gives Lawrence Square Shopping Centre a community retail center identity whose tenant mix reflects the practical purchasing culture of a North York population base. Fortinos, the Loblaws-owned Ontario premium supermarket, anchors the grocery and daily-needs category with a full-service grocery occasion whose specialty cheese, prepared foods, and European bakery sections reflect the community’s Italian and European heritage. Marshalls serves the off-price fashion and home goods category. HomeSense, the TJX-owned Canadian home goods brand, serves the home décor and housewares occasion.

Bole Market, the Ethiopian and East African grocery and specialty food retailer, gives the property an East African food identity specific to the North York community’s significant Somali, Ethiopian, and Eritrean household. Santa Rita Mexican Store gives the property a Latino grocery and specialty food identity. Structube, the Montreal-founded contemporary furniture retailer, gives the property a home furnishings identity. Ontario Conservatory of Music gives the property a music education identity for the North York family household. PetSmart serves the pet supplies category. Rexall serves the pharmacy and personal care category. LCBO serves the Ontario liquor retail category.

Ardene, Bluenotes, and accessible fashion retailers cover the fashion floor. Bell, Fido, Freedom Mobile, and other Ontario telecom carriers serve the mobile retail categories. The property’s commercial role in North York is the Lawrence West and Allen Road community mall: a Fortinos premium grocery anchor whose Bole Market East African food identity, Marshalls-HomeSense off-price home goods, and Ontario Conservatory of Music arts education give the mid-city North York immigrant and professional household a practical community retail and daily-needs destination at one of Toronto’s most transit-accessible midtown commercial intersections.