Empty retail space opposite Fins Park station

Maximus

Anyone know what the shop on Wells Terrace between KISGAP and Liberty is going to be? - it's a fairly large space and they've knocked through a wall and joined 2 retail units together. My guess is a supermarket.

miss annie

Estate agent or another coffee shop (guess).

verga

The word on the street is that it is going to be an organic butcher.  Yet another piece of evidence for the gentrification of Stroud Green

NorthNineteen

Looks abut the right size for an Oliver Bonas....

Sutent

@N19 - do you know for certain if it will be an Oliver Bonas?

Arkady

Organic butcher... it would be an obvious location for a new Godfrey's shop.

south_to_north

@Arkady @verga Now you've said that I bet it'll be an estate agent.....

gardener-joe

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south_to_north

Btw does anyone know what the empty unit that's roughly opposite Petek is going to be?

verga

The word on the street is that it is going to be an organic butcher. yet another piece of evidence for the gentrification of Stroud Green

south_to_north

It's *always* an organic butcher...... We'll have 10 of them by year end! 

Arkady

@verga are you just copying and pasting your old posts now?

verga

Er yes, until we get an organic butcher rather than just more shitty little shops selling shitty shitty shite

NorthNineteen

@stutent I have no idea what it is going to be!<br><br>It is pretty large unit though - looks too big for an estate agent (unless Foxtons which like huge spaces), a coffee shop or a butcher.  I'm intrigued to what it is going to be.<br>

Maximus

Whoever it is, they've moved fairly quick. It feels like it has quite a bit of money behind it - so I'd opt for a chain/established business rather than a startup enterprise of some kind

south_to_north

I think you may be right..... As much as I'd love a godfrey's, I think it may be a tesco extra....

verga

Tesco express... Would need an alcohol license. Anyone know how to check?

miss annie

Although I would hate for it to happen, surely it's the right spot for a McDonalds? I've said before, it always astonishes me that there is not yet one in N4.

NorthNineteen

Tesco extra!? It's big but not that big...<br>

NorthNineteen

Was looking it up on google street view to see how long the clothes shop had been there and found this beaut:<br><br>https://goo.gl/maps/tiJwqHSiT672<br><br>He's clearly enjoying the view!<br>

maclondon

I thought the building is in the pre-planning stage to be redeveloped?

south_to_north

24 hour McDonald's for the 24 hour tube..... Sounds like a match made in heaven @northnineteen hahaha - good spot!

Ali

<p>I suspect  you may have to wait until after the Mayoral  Election for 24 hour tube.</p><p>Not sure what the views of the candidates are whether is goes ahead as I suspect it costs quite a lot of money and doesn't provide much of a return so maybe it might not happen seeing the government has cut the money to TfL by I think £750 million.</p>

Papa

It's going to be a Sainsbury's local. There's a bit of a gap of them around that area - there isn't one for at least two minutes walk.

Maximus

I vote Waitrose or M&S.

verga

i vote rank butchers or deep fried chicken place or shop selling plastic tat or charity shop selling stuff no one wants or a betting shop or a phone repair shop

south_to_north

Well they've settled with the unions they just need to train more staff. Supposedly it's coming in the summer. As a twenty-something I can't wait - nothing holds back London nightlife more than the ridiculously early times some places close. When it comes there'll certainly be more late licenses (and the Bedford tavern might get enough punters to actually stay open till 3 - which is what their license is now). As a renter though not looking forward to it. Rents and property prices are set to rise 10% in Finsbury Park as its on two lines.

miss annie

In the olden days (the 80s & 90s) there used to be no shortage of places in Soho and elsewhere that stayed open until 2 or 3am. It's not the lack of tube that closes places early it's complaints from new residents that didn't expect noise when they bought houses next to clubs or pubs, Fawn James' passionate desire to shut down the brilliant places that her granddad used to leave to enrich the lives of those that stumbled into them and redevelop them into luxury flats and restaurants, and the disappointingly squeaky clean non drinking younger generation who's idea of a great night out is not a Soho dive bar.

south_to_north

I'm sure you're right. But the 24 hour tube will definitely help the current state of affairs. There might be a bit of time lag - but it will.....

verga

I say sack all the unionised tube drivers and bring in people who actually appreciate Working for a living

Ali

<p>I believe the tube management have actually hored 180 part time drivers for this</p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.lbc.co.uk/300-new-drivers-being-hired-for-night-tube-122567">http://www.lbc.co.uk/300-new-drivers-being-hired-for-night-tube-122567</a></p>;