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Shopping Centers Today -> October 2002
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CENTERS KEY TO URBAN RENEWAL
Renovated and reconfigured shopping centers are helping to revitalize Canada’s urban spaces. A number of older centers of between 100,000 and 500,000 square feet have added new uses to meet changed community needs. Among recent examples:
North Hill — Calgary’s first enclosed shopping center when it opened in 1958, has undergone a C$25 million ($16 million) renovation and is to add two adjacent luxury condo towers now under construction.
Don Mills Town Centre — This 1960s plaza turned enclosed center is to be adapted by owner Cadillac Fairview over the next two years as a hybrid lifestyle center combining open-air and enclosed components.
Surrey Place Mall — The Surrey, British Columbia, center is morphing into a new entity called Central City, with the Technical University of British Columbia and a multistoried office tower to be added around the retail space. Completion is set for January 2003.
Meadowlark Mall — Located in Edmonton, Alberta, this mall has been partly replaced with multifamily residential, medical and government offices.
— S.T.
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