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steps away from your room

Explore Downtown Toronto

Chestnut Residence is steps away from:

City Hall, the Nathan Phillips Square (with the famous TORONTO sign)
Dundas Square (reminiscent of New York’s Times Square with myriad billboards- the lights and colours showcase the excitement of our downtown core)
Eaton Centre (Toronto’s premier shopping centre, with more than 230 retailers, restaurants and services)
University Avenue (home to four of the University Health Network hospitals, including Princess Margaret and Toronto Western)
St. Patrick Subway station (located on the Yonge-University subway line)

Nearby Shops

groceries

The Market by Longos – 111 Elizabeth St.
Metro – 444 Yonge St.
Farm Boy – 777 Bay St
The Kitchen Table – 595 Bay St.
Pusateri’s/Sak’s Food Hall – 176 Yonge St.

technology

Best Buy – 65 Dundas St. W.
The Source – 220 Yonge St. (Eaton Centre)

shopping centre

Eaton Centre – 220 Yonge St.
Atrium on Bay – 595 Bay St
College Park – 444 Yonge St

Home & Hardware

IKEA – 382 Yonge St.
Canadian Tire – 65 Dundas St. W.
Marshall’s & HomeSense – 382 Yonge St.
Hudson’s Bay – 220 Yonge St. (Eaton Centre)
Winners – 444 Yonge St.

Pharmacies

Shoppers Drug Mart – 279 Yonge St. & 220 Yonge St. (inside the Eaton Centre)
Rexall – 250 University Ave.

office supplies

Staples – 375 University Ave.
Dollarama – 10 Dundas St. E & 777 Bay St.