| Empress Walk | |
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| General information | |
| Type | condominium and retail complex |
| Address | 5095 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M2N 6Y7 |
| Construction started | 1995 |
| Completed | Phase 1 - 1997 Phase 2 - 2000 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Menkes Developments Ltd. |
Empress Walk is a large Canadian condominium and retail complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Yonge Street and Empress Avenue in the North York Centre area of the North York district It was developed by Canadian-developers Menkes Developments Ltd. Phase 1 was completed in 1997 and Phase 2 was completed in 2000. It became an important retail complex in North York following its construction.
The podium of the complex is a three-storey retail mall. It covers 240,000 square feet (22,000 m2) topped with a 95 feet (29 m) dome, that highlights one of the longest unsupported escalators in North America to give access to the movie theatre from the ground floor. There is a 3,035-seat Cineplex Cinemas movie multiplex featuring a state of the art IMAX Theatre. The lowest level has underground access to the North York Centre subway station.
Above the retail complex are two 34-storey residential towers, known as the Pinnacle and Royal Pinnacle, with a total of 745 units between them. Major retail anchors inside Empress Walk include Loblaws, LCBO, Shoppers Drug Mart, Cineplex Cinemas, PetSmart, and Dollarama.