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epj8 weekender november 28 1987 wedding cake house is setting for new shops a new shopping centre will make its home on main street by next year according to the real estate company which bought the property stephen moranis executive vice president at sadie moranis real estate ltd says the wed ding cake house and surrounding property could accommodate a shopping centre by 1988 the house and land is on main street near hwy 7 and used to belong to local carriage manufacturers the speight family moranis stumbled upon the wedding cake house and its sur rounding properties while looking for a place to set up a residential real estate office in the area the house sits on an acre of land i was looking for an older home which would have been con ducive to a real estate business moranis said and in dealing with a local agent was shown the wedding cake house moranis explained that the key reason behind the purchase was his fascination with the wedding cake house which will house the real estate office the rest of the property will consist of high pro file retail stores while originally naive about the historical significance of their purchase moranis said the new development will be designed to blend in with the historic home the property purchased by sadie moranis real estate ltd includes three townhouses the former carriage house tearoom a barn and the wedding cake house it is our full intention to taste fully develop the property in keep ing with the architectural design of the house moranis said presently the developers are in preliminary stages of the design of their new shopping center according to moranis their architect has been meeting with proper authorities on the feasibil ity of certain plans while sadie moranis real estate ltd is temporarily housed in the carriage house it will even tually become the sole occupant of the wedding cake house with the former tearoom being de molished to make way for a cour tyard leading to the retail shops the previous owner of the property received permission to demolish the tearoom it hasnt any historical significance and originally was never there moranis said highlighting the wedding cake house is only feasi ble if it stands alone moranis explained that he would like to restore the house to its original state including the veranda which was apparently removed at some point if anyone in markham has ori ginal photos of the house we would like to see them so that we might be able to identify the original materials used like the roof and find out how the porch was de signed and constructed mora nis said it is moranis intention to total ly restore the interior and ex terior of the wedding cake house to its original state and once operational allow the public to visit while moranis is optimistic that work will commence next spring he explained that it will depend on approval of plans by the townof markham and the economy this is a unique project our shopping area will be geared strictly to highend retail stores which we feel there is a demand for because there isnt a lot of vacant space on main street moranis said moranis explained that leases are coming due with the mer chants still located on the speight properties he said that sadie moranis real estate ltd has offered them the option of relocat ing in the new center upon com pletion if they wish but with rents comparable to markham village lanes at between 525 and 30 a square foot they might not be able to afford the boost and would have to relocate temporarily when con struction begins anyway we paid 16 million for the property a stiff price to pay when you look at the redevelopment costs itll cost between 1 million and 15 million to develop the re tail property along with the ex terior and interior of the wedding cake house the wedding cake house is familiar historic sight on main street it was bought earlier this year by sadie moranis real estate ltd and will be incorpo rated into a shopping centre development art by karen rattray garden party flower market receive a handmade christmas decoration free retail value t with a purchase of s or more flower market mmmim 4714355 make your christmas booking for the month of december limit one per customer while lnn supply lasts offer valid festival and tcceive 10 ott of lights night only garden party flower market 44 main st n markham 4714355 humbertos hideaway new years tickets now available special sit down prime rib dinner in cluding a glass of wine salad vegetfc ables dessert coffee also a glass of champagne at midnight the cash bar will beopen until 200am on this special night good music good times guaranteed all for s per person humbertos hideaway 60 main st north mukhun 2946523 kditnqjqf interiors j wallpaper decorative accessories interior design services come and see our b0nh0mme carnaval tayf t t y 106 main st n juyfcua markham noel 4714494 carlaw music company our affiliated store 72b main street north markham ontario 2945517 2945517