[URBAN NOTE] "What the World's Biggest Bookstore looks like now"

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blogTO's Derek Flack notes that the site of the former World's Biggest Bookstore will now house condos.

When last we wrote about the future of the World's Biggest Bookstore site, the widely publicized plan was to erect a restaurant row at 20 Edward St. As it happens, this was a short-lived scheme. Back in late January, a zoning amendment application (PDF) was submitted to the city, one which called for a 35 storey mixed-use development.

There will still be retail at grade, but the scale of the units suggests that restaurants won't be the plan (think big name corporate retail). If food is part of the mix at 20 Edward St., it will likely be at the underground level. The development also calls for 242 parking spaces and 610 spots for bikes.