When Iani Makris last year leased restaurant space on West Broadway near Yukon Street for his The Greek by Anatoli restaurant chain, he had added leverage in lease negotiations with his potential landlord.
Workers were loudly constructing the Broadway Subway outside his 382 West Broadway location, and disruptive fencing and temporary sidewalk closures meant the restaurant had scarce visibility and little foot traffic outside.
The sidewalk is now open but fencing remains, as does the construction noise. Worse is that the provincial government recently announced that the $2.8 billion subway project will not be complete until fall 2027. When construction began in 2021, the plan was to complete the
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