Retail Leasing Opportunities

As a service to the Downtown Yonge community, the BIA supports leasing efforts in the District by providing retail research, facilitating leads and matching space with potential tenants.

Why is Downtown Yonge the premier shopping and entertainment destination in the Greater Toronto Area?

• A significant 57% of visitors to the District have the express purpose of shopping and the mean spend is over $100/person on average.

• Shoppers enjoy a range of shopping choices, with four malls – including Toronto Eaton Centre, Atrium on Bay, College Park and 10 Dundas East - and a multitude of unique and boutique streetfront retail.

•Toronto Eaton Centre achieves the highest retail sales per square foot of any mall in Canada, at $1,143/sq.ft.

•Some 124,000 residents live within a 20-min radius of Downtown Yonge and close to 6,000 residential units completed, approved and proposed in and around Downtown Yonge.

•About 41,000 office workers come into Downtown Yonge everyday for work, with retail potential estimated at $265 million a year.

•There are 115,000 students in the District with retail potential estimated at $308 million a year.

•With over 12,477 parking spaces available for visitors and both streetcar and subway service, Downtown Yonge is easily accessible by both private and public transport.

•Special signage permissions in Downtown Yonge – not available elsewhere in the city – offer retailers an exclusive opportunity to raise their visibility.

Tools for retailers and retail leasing specialists

• To access our map showing all retail leasing opportunities in Downtown Yonge, please click here.

• To access the details and contact information for individual retail properties for lease, please click here.

• To download a copy of the BIA’s Information Toolkit, which outlines the many locational advantages and market segments of the District for retailers, please click here.

• To access Downtown Yonge's Signage Vision and find out more about the district's special signage permissions, click here.

• If you would like to read about some of Downtown Yonge's retail success stories, click here.

For all other enquiries, please contact:
Victoria Drysdale
Phone: (416) 597-0255 x0
Email: vdrysdale@downtownyonge.com