Toronto’s Yorkville real estate originally began as a residential suburb in 1830, exponentially growing to what is today – a luxurious shopping and cultural strip. Toronto’s original bohemian enclave has long given way to designer boutiques, high-end hotels, restaurants to see and be scene and a seemingly never-ending parade of Mazzeratis and Ferraris dotting Cumberland and Yorkville Avenues.
Yorkville has been recognized as one of the most luxurious shopping streets in North America, on par with New York’s Fifth Avenue, Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, and Los Angeles’ Rodeo Drive. International fashion enthusiasts will find all the major upscale labels here including: Tiffany’s, Gucci, Hugo Boss, Escada, Chanel, Hermes, Parda, Louis Vuitton and more. In recent years, mid-market retailers, such as Winners, Puma, Roots, and Gap, have begun to locate along Bloor.
Luxury hotels in Yorkville include the InterContinental Toronto Yorkville, Four Seasons, the Park Hyatt, the Hazelton Hotel, the Windsor Arms Hotel, the Residence on Bay and the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel. There are many offices and professional services. Notable companies/organizations include the Retail Council of Canada, Canada Post, IBM Canada, Alliance Atlantis, Famous Players, MTV Canada, Paramount Pictures, Showcase Television, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Unilever and the consulates of several nations.
If shopping doesn’t interest you, you can always visit the Royal Ontario Museum, located at the interaction of Bloor and Avenue Rd. The Bata Shoe Museum isn’t too far as well; enjoy the history, evolution and the cultural impact of many types of shoes from around the world. The area north of Bloor St. on Cumberland and Yorkville contain small streets with cafes and restaurants.
