> The tenants of a 4-6 story structure can't support those shops. See Queen Street West (amongst many others) in Toronto for an example of having street-level

> The tenants of a 4-6 story structure can't support those shops. See Queen Street West (amongst many others) in Toronto for an example of having street-level retail and an apartment above: * https://www.google.com/maps/place/720+Queen+St+W,+Toronto,+ON https://www.google.com/maps/place/720+Queen+St+W,+Toronto,+O... All the major thoroughfares in Toronto (Queen, King, Dundas, College, Bloor, St. Clair, Yonge) were built like this. The residential, single-family unit side streets then have convenient, walking-distance retail. Most of these were built pre-WW2, so they're only 2-3 stories, but recent condo redevelopments of lots have generally followed the template of street-retail: * https://www.google.com/maps/place/506+College+St,+Toronto,+ON https://www.google.com/maps/place/506+College+St,+Toronto,+O...