Garden City Shopping Centre (Winnipeg)

Garden City Shopping Centre is a 379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2) (according to a RioCan Investment Real Estate Investment Trust plan)[1] shopping centre at McPhillips Street and Leila Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[2] built in 1970. It opened on August 12, 1970.[3] The mall consists of 75 stores and 11 restaurants on a single level. The anchor stores are Canadian Tire, Dollarama, Winners and GoodLife Fitness. In Spring 2018, Garden City completed a $10 million-dollar renovation. The centre was enhanced with revitalized interiors, comfortable seating, new bathrooms, revamped food court, and energy efficient lighting throughout.[4]

Garden City Shopping Centre
Location2305 McPhillips Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R2V 3E1
Coordinates49.9508°N 97.1449°W / 49.9508; -97.1449
Opening dateAugust 12, 1970 (1970-08-12)
DeveloperJames Kelly
ManagementRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
OwnerRioCan Real Estate Investment Trust
No. of stores and services75
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area379,681 sq ft (35,273.5 m2)
No. of floors1
Parking1200+ Parking Stalls
Public transit accessGarden City Shopping Centre Transit Terminal
Websitewww.shopgardencity.ca

Garden City Shopping Centre is now redeveloping the space formerly occupied by Sears[5]. The 92,000 sq ft (8,500 m2) area is being divided into multiple units and will ultimately provide an improved shopping experience, welcome new retailers and create employment opportunities in the community. A lease has been signed with Seafood City Supermarket; a new-to-Winnipeg iconic Filipino-focused grocer, Michaels, and Bulk Barn.[6]

The shopping centre is owned and managed by RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust.[7]

History

The shopping centre was developed by James Kelly of Toronto.[3] The centre was built in West Kildonan upon 40 acres (16 ha) of land.[8] Upon construction in 1969–70, at a cost of millions of dollars, 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m2) of space. The initial plan was for 40 stores. The T. Eaton Co. Limited also purchased space in the mall.[8][9]

A major expansion began in 1974, with a 181,000 sq ft (16,800 m2) addition. Anchor stores at that time included the Simpson-Sears store and a Dominion supermarket, with plans to add an Eaton's store and a Beaver Lumber.[10] T. Eaton Co. Limited opened an 86,000 sq ft (8,000 m2) store in August 1976.[11] As of that same year, Garden City was one of the four largest regional malls in the city of Winnipeg.[12]

The Eaton's store closed in 1998, and its space was taken over by a Canadian Tire store.[13]

Sears Canada had closed their operations due to nationwide bankruptcy, Seafood City will take a portion of that space. Michaels and Bulk Barn will join the Supermarket in the new developed wing.[14]

References
  1. "Garden City Shopping Centre Archived 2014-07-19 at the Wayback Machine", RioCan. January 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. King, Randall (5 August 2010). "Garden City Cinemas closing after 40 years", Winnipeg Free Press, p. D2.
  3. Smith, Kenneth B. (10 July 1970). "Building and real estate: Shopping centre growth in next five years declared unlikely to equal record of past five", The Globe and Mail, p. B4.
  4. "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  5. Solutions, Evoke (2017-10-05). "RioCan REIT Announces Agreements With Sears Canada at RioCan Oakville Place and Garden City Shopping Centre". RioCan REIT. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  6. "Garden City Shopping Centre ::: Winnipeg ::: MB". www.shopgardencity.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  7. "RioCan - Garden City Shopping Centre". riocan.propertycapsule.com. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  8. (27 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears in Winnipeg", Toronto Daily Star, p. 34.
  9. (26 February 1969). "Simpsons-Sears to build 100,000-square-foot store at Winnipeg centre", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
  10. (4 October 1974). "Inflation called key difficulty", The Globe and Mail, p. B3.
  11. (7 August 1976). "Companies in the news: Eaton", The Globe and Mail, p. 14.
  12. (21 April 1976). "Shopping centres meeting slower sales growth", The Globe and Mail, p. B16.
  13. Sherren, Reg (23 August 1999). "Eaton's closures", The National, CBC News.
  14. Israel, Solomon (September 16, 2019). "Mall makeover at Garden City". Winnipeg Free Press.
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