Established in 1803, St. Lawrence isn’t exactly a scrappy young upstart. But what it’s done exceptionally well on the urban-planning front, particularly since the ’80s and ’90s, is supply condo stock—spacious units made for empty nesters (80 George Street, Old Yorke Place) and young professionals (buildings on the Esplanade). Today, new towers are going up, including the Berczy and Backstage on the Esplanade, and realtors are pushing the neighbourhood’s boundaries as far north as Richmond and Queen, where the Post House and Vu condos are up and running. It makes for one of the city’s best car-ditching zones—here is a walking tour to prove it.
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Olliffe, the popular Summerhill butcher shop, put out a press release this morning to announce that it was acquiring St. Lawrence Market stalwart The Sausage King effective September 2. The new shop, The Sausage King by Olliffe, will feature gluten- and filler-free handmade sausages, as well as traditionally raised pork, beef and poultry. There will also be sandwiches, salads and other prepared foods. Co-owner and head butcher Ben Gundy will oversee operations at the market, including renovations that the release promises “will bring it up to a similar style and layout aesthetic as its other shop” (if they’re successful, it’ll be something of a departure from the rest of the market). Ark Siniak, the third owner of The Sausage King, will no longer be playing an active role in the new operation, although he’s apparently been working with Gundy over the last two weeks on sausage-related matters.
Two new contemporary furniture stores are set to open in the next few weeks within a couple blocks of each other. Domison, a Montreal-based design company, and BoConcept, a Danish firm, are both putting finishing touches on their St. Lawrence Market–area storefronts, close to established names like Filter, EQ3, Visitor Parking, Klaus by Nienkämper, Trianon and many others. 
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