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economist suntribune business thursday oct 3 2002 25 supermarket office building in knobhiir corner plans by kathleen griffin staff writer new development is coming to the eyesore that is the north east comer of woodbine avenue and hwy 7 featuring a grocery store retail shops and an office build ing markham council hopes the plan by michael angelos market place will revitalize the corner an important gateway into markham which is now home only to dilapidated buildings including the old knob hill farms and a vast empty park ing lot its definitely better than what exists now said ward 6 councillor dan horchik everyone at the town of markham is anxious to see a good project and the residents have been very involved with input into the design invited to comment on the project michael angelos owner michael pugliese declined im not comfortable talking about it until we get closer to construction he said a town report however details the outlines of the plan which has three stages a 71500squarefoot super market will open in the first phase completion expected in the fall of 2003 it will include a dining patio as well as a cart access and connection to a new twolevel 344space parking deck to the north the existing lot will be resurfaced and trees planted along street frontages including temporary landscap ing improvements at the inter section corner phase two will see the con struction of a 30000-square- foot cornershaped retail build ing following the corner of the intersection fairly close to the streets it will also provide for 58 underground parking spaces an office building set at the northernmost corner of the site and close to woodbine avenue master site plan for 7woodbine office building parking deck retail a highway 7 yrng graphic will be more than 71000 square feet and built in the third phase the fourstorey design will be reduced to two storeys within 12 metres of residential develop ment and 178 parking spaces will be provided below it everybody has been waiting for something on this corner residents are anxious to see this move ahead theyre tired of living beside rundown buildings and i dont blame them michael angelos have also agreed to pay for intersection improvements including a signalized entrance to woodbine avenue construc tion of a centre median on both hwy 7 and woodbine avenue and traffic signals at lunar crescent flood concerns flood concerns identified by the town and the toronto and region conservation authority have also been dealt with flood storage areas will be moved to the southwest corner of hwy 7 and woodbine onto townowned land through regrading with in the existing channel this has the support of the trca everybody has been waiting for something on this corner councillor horchik said residents are anxious to see this move ahead theyre tired of liv ing beside rundown buildings and i dont blame them michael angelos currently operates a fullsize supermarket in mississauga reduce reuse recycle corus entertainment company j visit us online at wwwcountry953com instantly join stu jeffries and company listen for the song of the day weekdays 5309o0am you want the best for her but your best may not be enough anymore to find out about notforprofit long term care housing and services for seniors in your community connect to wwwoanhssorg were here for you ontario 4 association jtgi of nonprofit rj homes and l service for seniors this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun siindary buiicii at angus glen angus glen welcomes you and your family for thanksgiving holiday brunch buffet in our charming victoria room our courteous award winning staff and savory dishes will delight you 2595 per person inclusive of taxes for reservations please call 9058870090 ext york region celebration of the all visual performing artist applicants all winners have been selected and notified thank you to everyone who applied all material that was submitted may be picked up as follows stiiv t mondays wednesdays a or fridays 9am 10am or 4pm 5pm only starting wed oct 16 tofrinov29 no applications will be kept beyond this date no phone calls please please pick up your material at the liberal newspaper hilkrest mall s w corner of 16th ave 9350 yonge street richmond hill private entrance no access from the mall wwwyorkregio com