10 Dundas East, the retail and entertainment complex at Yonge St. and Dundas St. W., is in talks to open a Beer Store, according to building management.

“We’re working on a deal. It’s nothing that is firmed up yet,” said Gordon Smith, general manager of 10 Dundas East. “If it goes through, we anticipate it would open some time in September.

“I think it will be very positive for the centre and for the community as well.”

Jeff Newton, spokesman for The Beer Store, confirmed that no deal has been made yet.

“Nothing has been finalized around this location. At this stage, TBS is simply exploring options,” he said in an email.

Paul Kim, manager of Kitchen Food Fair, said many of the outlets on lower level B1, have closed down.

“Shopper’s Drug Mart, our store and Baskin Robbins and Pretzelmaker, for example – the four stores will stay,” said Kim, whose convenience store is on B1. “Previous retailers are gone (from the space that the Beer Store may occupy).”

Rumors of a new Beer Store at the complex popped up on Reddit, a news-sharing site, Wednesday.

Several comments welcomed the potential new Beer Store as an alternative to the LCBO at Yonge and Dundas. A user under the name “grushstp” said, “Really good idea. Sometimes the LCBO is way too crowded when you just wanna drop by to get a six pack.”

Another user, CornishBin, speculated that the Beer Store was replacing the closed stores because they “were pretty much money-losing ventures from day 1.”

“That whole area has the ambiance of an underground bunker,” added dev286.

There are currently 37 Beer Store locations in the GTA.