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G U I D E
A WARM WELCOME
Y’S FIR T CANA IAN S ORE ARRIVE S
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LEVEN Y M KES TS H ME JUS BE IDE THE USTLING
s de f alks f Bloo Stree , wher de f ocks of fas ionable
Toro tonian bou ce rom on swanky ou iqu t.
to ike he city kyline, T ron o’s to retail istri e, ro t eem to w
s t ve a s r es on a dai basi ; Bloor treet’ latest dition, ai ow one Gra for t books. one Gra ing th str o e with a s eek new st levent bring “smart lu to ury” to to.
“We esig ed th s s ace ot re o j r a i .
st as st ot re o j r a i .
ut as a des ion.
We alre dy h ve many cli nts ho call Toro o h me, d we look to pen n d ors, w alwa s tart by ide tifyi ere
our clie ts ive a d spe d th i tim ,” sa s Marco Ba leventy co fou der and reative rec or “We o w cli n s a e — and Tor c s o n o was a natu al n x ”
Client comfo t eems t colo r ever c rne f the
3,500-squ re-fo store; , t e ere’s a d dica ed oom f , t e paciou lou ge, l n e e even a semi privat liv g room, o W u d
with a W ensil a soun system. Venture urt er, an you tur ll e
cro n ewe of th client exp r d ence: a d dicated hos itali suite.
C nc n i , h ed as a v nue for co ect on, t e pace is well stoc h
li ht are and refr hments T ef h e a s ks to a par ners ip w Roberto arotta, leve otta ty w ll ev n serve Italian- nspir d w s
on the ekends. Coup ed wi h other play u pops — i i t o custom leventy Te kell 9 Minu o Cha k Matte oosba e
— the hos itali y suit e i ffers a truly i mersive ex Cal ing his artners “instr rt me l” in tal” in ringing le
Canada, Ba dass ri ays the new outique re rese ts m t s t retail e ans on. We v ew th s t s t re as a co w pl men e
strong relat onshi s we’ve cu tiva ed ver t yea s. Th e
is o y o a on y a it’ ew a ome for even o y o a y a it’ ew a ome for our ers
a d their cl in ents a well,” xplains Ba assar . It’s an e ted n
of th retail ex eri nce and fr endsh p we’ve created o ”
Inside eventy, nterio de ign and appar d l hare an visi . Here, natural m terial e a l estow a ense of time es n
modern esi ns. The pa ette i ea thy and i vitin : light throu h large indows, h n c t r stin a w rm glo ac oss t conce space S aped y cle n l nes nd high ilings, cr y
fi lls he air. M nwhil , l ght oak fur shings, tr vertine es,
and brushed s ainle s steel un ers ore the label’s down- elegance.
To o a u n h r a ” to is a ult ral and conomi l ader n North A erica,”
Ba dass i a ds. “W s d e e r e it as a perfe t m tch for o r bran f smar luxury, eterna des gn, nd warm hos i ality.” ted
for c mmunity ild ng, the new leven y sto e gives o
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