Westmount Mall

Westmount Shopping Centre or also referred to as Westmount Mall is a shopping centre located in London, Ontario. It is located at 785 Wonderland Road South at the northwest corner of Wonderland Road and Viscount Road.

Westmount Mall
LocationLondon, Ontario, Canada
Address785 Wonderland Road South
Opening date1973
DeveloperSifton Properties
ManagementBentall Retail Services
No. of stores and services65
No. of anchor tenants4
No. of floors2
Websitewestmountshoppingcentre.com

History

Westmount Mall's first phase opened originally in 1971 with 15 stores including Dominion Store as the anchor.

In 1973, the mall expanded adding about 50 additional retailers, with Horizon as the main anchor. It was at that time the largest mall in southwest Ontario.

In 1978, Horizon was closed and converted into an Eaton's department store.

Expansion

The mall was completely rebuilt as a two-storey mall, with underground parking and over 160 retailers. Construction began in 1987 and was finished in 1989.

By 1999, Eaton's was closed due to bankruptcy and subsequently converted into a Sears department store.

In the early 2000s, a bus stop was added by the London Transit Commission which serviced the following routes: 7, 10, 15 and 24.

Downturn

By the early 2000s, Westmount's fortunes experienced a slump. The vacancy rate in the mall took a sharp increase as 40 stores slowly left the mall.[1]

Future

In 2018, following the closure of Westmount's department store anchor, Sears Canada, the mall was bought for $31.5 million by a Toronto real estate investment firm. KingSett Capital, with partner McCOR Management, purchased the property from Penretail Management in February. The firm has planned to re-brand the mall and announce new anchor tenants and mixed-use developments.

In September, 2018, an announcement regarding the former Target store was made indicating it would be converted to both a "Fit 4 Less" (GoodLife Fitness) gym and office spaces.[2]

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References
  1. Nicole Borland (2015-03-28). "Whatever Happened to Westmount Mall?". LondonFuse. Retrieved 2016-04-02.
  2. Jennifer Bieman (2018-09-21). "Gym, offices planned for Westmount Mall's shuttered Target store". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2019-01-03.

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