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CF Fairview Park
Location	Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	43°25′30″N 80°26′19″W / 43.42487°N 80.43859°W
Address	2960 Kingsway Drive
Opening date	1966
Management	Westcliff Management Ltd.
Owner	Westcliff Management Ltd.
No. of stores and services	120
No. of anchor tenants	2
Total retail floor area	746,334 sq ft (69,336.7 m2)
No. of floors	1
Website	fairviewpark.ca

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CF Fairview Park (commonly known as Fairview Park Mall) is a large shopping mall of 120 stores in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, owned and managed by Westcliff Management Ltd. Anchor stores are Hudson's Bay and Walmart, with one large anchor space, last occupied by Sears, divided into multiple stores including Winners, Sport Chek, Mark's, and a RBC branch which opened in 2021, with the rest of vacant space planned for redevelopment in the future.^[1]^[2]

Kingsway Drive bounds CF Fairview Park to the north, Wilson Avenue to the west, Fairway Road to the south, and Highway 8 to the east. Its presence over the years has turned Fairway Road into a major commercial strip. Out of the four malls in the Region, Fairview Park is the largest at 730,000 square feet (68,000 m²) of gross leasable area.^[3]

The mall is also a significant public transit hub in Waterloo Region. Fairway station, located just west of the mall, is the terminus for many Grand River Transit bus routes as well as the southern terminal of the Ion rapid transit system, which recently started operating in June 2019.

History

Fairview Park opened in 1966 in the Parkway neighbourhood of the recently expanded City of Kitchener. A Simpsons-Sears department store had opened in August 1965, predating the mall's opening by a year, with the rest of the mall being constructed around it.^[4]

The initial anchors were Simpsons-Sears at the south end and a Zehrs supermarket at the north. A new wing with Woolco was added on the east in the early 1970s along with 20 stores, and Simpsons on the west was added in the early 1980s along with 40 more stores. In the time since, Simpsons-Sears has become Sears, Woolco was converted to a Walmart, and Simpsons became The Bay. The small Zehrs supermarket had been located facing Kingsway Drive but moved to an outdoor plaza on Weber Street on the other side of Highway 8 (occupying the space of the former "HiWay Market" supermarket). Its area was redeveloped, partially into the current food court and partially into a PharmaPlus location (which later closed).

From early 2007 to that summer, the mall underwent a major $33.4-million redevelopment. This renovation included a new food court and interiors, including high ceilings. The parking lot was also refurbished. It was the first major renovation since 1986.^[5]

On August 7, 2021, the mall became home to the region's first Chick-fil-A restaurant, which was met with fanfare and protest from LGBTQ2S+ groups.^[6]

On December 3, 2024, Cadillac Fairview officially sold the property to Westcliff group (Westcliff Management Ltd.) a development company based in Montreal. The amount for the purchase was undisclosed.

Retailers

anchors

The main department anchors of the mall are Hudson's Bay and Walmart Supercentre. Junior anchors includes Winners, Sport Chek and Mark's which were built out the former Sears building. H&M, Urban Behavior and Linen Chest are also junior anchors of the mall. Outside the mall lies a outdoors retail complex which includes Cineplex Cinemas and VIP, Indigo Books and Music, Party City and the region's first Chick-fil-A.

Former anchors

Sears (divided into Winners, Sport Chek, Mark's, and a RBC branch)
Forever 21 (now Urban Behavior)
Gap/Gap Kids (now H&M)
Simpsons (converted to Hudson's Bay)
Woolco (converted to Walmart, now a Walmart Supercentre)

Food Court

Fairview Park Mall has a large food court with various multicultural options ranging from American fast food to East Asian Cuisine. Notable restaurants include KFC, A&W, Famous Wok, Tim Horton's, Subway, and Bourbon Street Grill. Stand-alone restaurants include Jack Astor's Bar and Grill.

Area/Location

Fairview Park Mall is situated on Fairway Road, in close proximity to the Traynor/Vanier and Centreville neighbourhoods, and just a 5-minute drive from downtown Kitchener, Ontario. With a population of 14,000, this area is one of the largest neighbourhoods in the Region.^[7]

Transit Terminal

Fairview Park Mall is home to a central transit terminal. A bus terminal used to be located beside the southwest entrance of the Hudson's Bay store.^[8] This facility served as a significant hub for Grand River Transit (GRT), with most of the routes terminating there. The Region's Ion rapid transit system now also services this area at the Fairway station, which has its associated bus connections. When the station came online in June 2019, the existing terminal closed.

The Traynor/Vanier neighbourhood is home to many new immigrants and working-class people of Kitchener who regularly use the bus. This is an essential asset to the community in which the mall is located.

Bus routes from the Fairview neighbourhood are essential to reach as far as Southern Cambridge and Northern Waterloo, making it the epicentre of transportation in the Tri-Cities.

References

^ "CF Grand Market District (Kitchener, Cadillac Fairview, ?s, Roy Higgs International)". Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
^ "Sport Chek Now Open!". Cadillac Fairview. May 19, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ Cadillac Fairview Retail Portfolio. Accessed July 16, 2007. Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Davis, Brent (2015-10-26), "New products, service led to Sears turnaround", Guelph Mercury, archived from the original on 2020-03-17, retrieved 2020-03-17
^ "Fairview mall to get $33.4-million facelift". The Record. 2006-05-10.
^ "Chick-fil-A opens in Kitchener to long line ups and LGBTQ2+ protests". The Record. 2021-08-07.
^ "Kitchener Population 2022 | Canada Population". Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
^ "GRAND RIVER TRANSIT BUS PLATFORMS at FAIRVIEW PARK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-10-26.

[1] "CF Grand Market District (Kitchener, Cadillac Fairview, ?s, Roy Higgs International)". Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.

[2] "Sport Chek Now Open!". Cadillac Fairview. May 19, 2022. Archived from the original on November 28, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2023.

[cadillac1-3] Cadillac Fairview Retail Portfolio. Accessed July 16, 2007. Archived July 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[4] Davis, Brent (2015-10-26), "New products, service led to Sears turnaround", Guelph Mercury, archived from the original on 2020-03-17, retrieved 2020-03-17

[5] "Fairview mall to get $33.4-million facelift". The Record. 2006-05-10.

[6] "Chick-fil-A opens in Kitchener to long line ups and LGBTQ2+ protests". The Record. 2021-08-07.

[7] "Kitchener Population 2022 | Canada Population". Archived from the original on 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2022-05-03.

[platforms-8] "GRAND RIVER TRANSIT BUS PLATFORMS at FAIRVIEW PARK" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2015-10-26.

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+'''CF Fairview Park''' (commonly known as '''Fairview Park Mall''') is a large [[shopping mall]] of 120 stores in [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], owned and managed by Westcliff Management Ltd. Anchor stores are [[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|Hudson's Bay]] and [[Walmart]], with one large anchor space, last occupied by [[Sears Canada|Sears]], divided into multiple stores including [[Winners]], [[Sport Chek]], [[Mark's]], and a [[Royal Bank of Canada|RBC]] branch which opened in 2021, with the rest of vacant space planned for redevelopment in the future.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/cf-grand-market-district-kitchener-cadillac-fairview-s-roy-higgs-international.32760/ | title=CF Grand Market District (Kitchener, Cadillac Fairview, ?s, Roy Higgs International) | access-date=2023-01-03 | archive-date=2023-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103203207/https://urbantoronto.ca/forum/threads/cf-grand-market-district-kitchener-cadillac-fairview-s-roy-higgs-international.32760/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=May 19, 2022 |title=Sport Chek Now Open! |url=https://shops.cadillacfairview.com/property/cf-fairview-park/news-events/n/sport-chek-open |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128225001/https://shops.cadillacfairview.com/property/cf-fairview-park/news-events/n/sport-chek-open |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=Cadillac Fairview}}</ref>
-'''CF Fairview Park''', (formerly known as '''Fairview Park Mall''') situated at 2960 Kingsway Drive, is the largest [[shopping mall]] in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], [[Canada]] with {{convert|730000|sqft|m2}} of [[Gross leasable area]]<ref name="cadillac1">[http://www.cadillacfairview.com/client/Cadillac/CF_UW_V500_MainEngine.nsf/pagedocid/AAFFB0E68201C4B0852572C1005B0195?OpenDocument Cadillac Fairview Retail Portfolio]. Accessed July 16, 2007. {{Wayback | url=http://www.cadillacfairview.com/client/Cadillac/CF_UW_V500_MainEngine.nsf/pagedocid/AAFFB0E68201C4B0852572C1005B0195?OpenDocument <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> | date=20070704171653 }}</ref> and 120 stores.<ref name="fairview_directory">[http://www.cfspace.com/notesdata/leasing/cf_space.nsf/PropInfoFlash!OpenForm&ID=FPMOP00 Fairview Park Directory Listing]. Accessed July 16, 2007.</ref> It is owned and operated by [[Cadillac Fairview]].<ref name="cadillac1"/>
+Kingsway Drive bounds CF Fairview Park to the north, Wilson Avenue to the west, Fairway Road to the south, and [[Ontario Highway 8|Highway 8]] to the east. Its presence over the years has turned Fairway Road into a major commercial strip. Out of the four malls in the Region, Fairview Park is the largest at {{convert|730000|sqft|m2}} of [[gross leasable area]].<ref name="cadillac1">[http://www.cadillacfairview.com/client/Cadillac/CF_UW_V500_MainEngine.nsf/pagedocid/AAFFB0E68201C4B0852572C1005B0195?OpenDocument Cadillac Fairview Retail Portfolio]. Accessed July 16, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704171653/http://www.cadillacfairview.com/client/Cadillac/CF_UW_V500_MainEngine.nsf/pagedocid/AAFFB0E68201C4B0852572C1005B0195?OpenDocument |date=July 4, 2007 }}</ref>
-Fairview Park opened in 1966, in the Parkway neighbourhood of the recently expanded City of Kitchener, between Kingsway Drive, Wilson Avenue, Fairway Road, and [[Highway 8 (Ontario)|Highway 8]]. The mall's presence over the years has turned Fairway Road into a major commercial strip.{{citation needed|date=July 2007}} It is one of the four biggest malls in the region.
+The mall is also a significant public transit hub in [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo|Waterloo Region]]. [[Fairway station]], located just west of the mall, is the terminus for many [[Grand River Transit]] bus routes as well as the southern terminal of the [[Ion rapid transit]] system, which recently started operating in June 2019.
-The initial department-store anchors were [[Simpsons-Sears Limited|Simpsons-Sears]] on the south end and a [[Zehrs]] supermarket at the north end. A new wing with [[Woolco]] was added on the east in the 1970s along with 20 stores, and [[Simpson's]] on the west was added in the 1980s along with 40 more stores. In the time since, Simpsons-Sears has become [[Sears Canada|Sears]], Woolco was converted to a [[Wal-Mart]], and Simpson's became [[The Bay]]. The small Zehrs supermarket had been located facing Kingsway Drive, but moved to Weber Street across the Highway 8 Expressway (in an outdoor plaza on the site of the demolished 200 000 square foot "HiWay Market" grocery and department superstore, which had operated from 1952 to 1987) and its space was redeveloped, partially into the current food court and partially into a [[Katz Group of Companies|PharmaPlus]] location (which later closed).
+==History==
-From early 2007 to that summer, the mall underwent a major $33.4-million redevelopment. This renovation included a new food court and new interiors, including higher ceilings. The parking lot was also refurbished. It was the first major renovation since 1986.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[The Record (Waterloo Region)|The Record]]|title=Fairview mall to get $33.4-million facelift|date=2006-05-10}}</ref>
+Fairview Park opened in 1966 in the Parkway neighbourhood of the recently expanded City of Kitchener. A [[Sears Canada|Simpsons-Sears]] department store had opened in August 1965, predating the mall's opening by a year, with the rest of the mall being constructed around it.<ref>{{citation |last=Davis |first=Brent |url=https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/6046712-new-products-service-led-to-sears-turnaround/ |title=New products, service led to Sears turnaround |work=Guelph Mercury |date=2015-10-26 |accessdate=2020-03-17 |archive-date=2020-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317214054/https://www.guelphmercury.com/news-story/6046712-new-products-service-led-to-sears-turnaround/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+The initial anchors were Simpsons-Sears at the south end and a [[Zehrs]] supermarket at the north. A new wing with [[Woolco]] was added on the east in the early 1970s along with 20 stores, and [[Simpsons (department store)|Simpsons]] on the west was added in the early 1980s along with 40 more stores. In the time since, Simpsons-Sears has become [[Sears Canada|Sears]], Woolco was converted to a [[Walmart Canada|Walmart]], and Simpsons became [[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|The Bay]]. The small Zehrs supermarket had been located facing Kingsway Drive but moved to an outdoor plaza on [[Weber Street]] on the other side of Highway 8 (occupying the space of the former "HiWay Market" supermarket). Its area was redeveloped, partially into the current food court and partially into a [[Katz Group of Companies|PharmaPlus]] location (which later closed).
-The mall is accessible from [[Highway 8 (Ontario)|Highway 8]] and Fairway Road, and is served by many [[Grand River Transit]] bus routes connecting to the surrounding areas of Kitchener and to [[Cambridge, Ontario|Cambridge]] and [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]].{{citation needed|date=July 2007}}
+From early 2007 to that summer, the mall underwent a major $33.4-million redevelopment. This renovation included a new food court and interiors, including high ceilings. The parking lot was also refurbished. It was the first major renovation since 1986.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[The Record (Waterloo Region)|The Record]]|title=Fairview mall to get $33.4-million facelift|date=2006-05-10}}</ref>
-==Anchor stores==
+On August 7, 2021, the mall became home to the region's first [[Chick-fil-A]] restaurant, which was met with fanfare and protest from LGBTQ2S+ groups.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[The Record (Waterloo Region)|The Record]]|title=Chick-fil-A opens in Kitchener to long line ups and LGBTQ2+ protests|date=2021-08-07}}</ref>
-*[[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|Hudson's Bay]] (184,714 sq ft.) (previously [[Simpson's]])
-*[[Sears Canada|Sears]] (191,195 sq ft.)
-*[[Walmart Canada|Walmart]] (125,664 sq ft.) (formerly [[Woolco]])
+On December 3, 2024, [[Cadillac Fairview]] officially sold the property to Westcliff group (Westcliff Management Ltd.) a development company based in Montreal. The amount for the purchase was undisclosed.
-==Transit terminal==
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-| name          = Fairview Park Mall <br>Transit Terminal
-| style         = Grand River Transit
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-The terminal is located beside the southwest entrance to ''The Bay'' store.<ref name=platforms>[http://www.grt.ca/en/travelwithus/resources/2015_fall_terminal_layouts_Fairview.pdf GRAND RIVER TRANSIT BUS PLATFORMS at FAIRVIEW PARK]</ref> This facility operates as a major hub for [[Grand River Transit]] (GRT), with most of the routes served terminating here. The Region's [[Ion rapid transit]] system will service here as well; in the initial stage, Fairview will be the Light Rail Transit line's southern terminus, with adapted Bus Rapid Transit continuing on toward Cambridge.
+==Retailers==
-===GRT bus service===
+===anchors===
-* [[iXpress]] between the [[Ainslie St. Transit Terminal]] and [[Conestoga Mall (Waterloo, Ontario)|Conestoga Mall]]
+The main department anchors of the mall are [[Hudson's Bay (retailer)|Hudson's Bay]] and [[Walmart Canada|Walmart Supercentre]]. Junior anchors includes [[Winners]], [[Sport Chek]] and [[Mark's]] which were built out the former Sears building. [[H&M]], [[Urban Behavior]] and Linen Chest are also junior anchors of the mall. Outside the mall lies a outdoors retail complex which includes [[Cineplex Entertainment|Cineplex Cinemas and VIP]], [[Indigo Books and Music]], Party City and the region's first [[Chick-fil-A]].
-* Route 1 Queen - River
-* Route 7 Mainline
+===Former anchors===
-* Route 8 to University via downtown Kitchener
+* [[Sears Canada|Sears]] (divided into [[Winners]], [[Sport Chek]], [[Mark's]], and a [[Royal Bank of Canada|RBC]] branch)
-* Route 10 Conestoga College and Route 110 College Express, to [[Conestoga College]]
+* [[Forever 21]] (now Urban Behavior)
-* Route 12 Conestoga Mall
+* [[Gap Inc.|Gap/Gap Kids]] (now [[H&M]])
-* Route 23 Idlewood
+* [[Simpsons (department store)|Simpsons]] (converted to [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|Hudson's Bay]])
-* Route 27 Chicopee
+* [[Woolco]] (converted to [[Walmart Canada|Walmart]], now a Walmart Supercentre)
-* Route 52 Ainslie St. Terminal
+== Food Court ==
+Fairview Park Mall has a large food court with various multicultural options ranging from American fast food to East Asian Cuisine. Notable restaurants include [[KFC]], [[A&W (Canada)|A&W]], Famous Wok, [[Tim Hortons|Tim Horton's]], [[Subway (restaurant)|Subway]], and Bourbon Street Grill. Stand-alone restaurants include Jack Astor's Bar and Grill.
+== Area/Location ==
+Fairview Park Mall is situated on Fairway Road, in close proximity to the Traynor/Vanier and Centreville neighbourhoods, and just a 5-minute drive from downtown Kitchener, Ontario. With a population of 14,000, this area is one of the largest neighbourhoods in the Region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kitchener Population 2022 {{!}} Canada Population |url=https://www.canadapopulation.net/kitchener-population/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526100722/https://www.canadapopulation.net/kitchener-population/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
+==Transit Terminal==
+Fairview Park Mall is home to a central transit terminal. A bus terminal used to be located beside the southwest entrance of the Hudson's Bay store.<ref name=" platforms">{{Cite web |url=http://www.grt.ca/en/travelwithus/resources/2015_fall_terminal_layouts_Fairview.pdf |title=GRAND RIVER TRANSIT BUS PLATFORMS at FAIRVIEW PARK |access-date=2015-10-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903163158/http://www.grt.ca/en/travelwithus/resources/2015_fall_terminal_layouts_Fairview.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This facility served as a significant hub for [[Grand River Transit]] (GRT), with most of the routes terminating there. The Region's Ion rapid transit system now also services this area at the [[Fairway station]], which has its associated bus connections. When the station came online in June 2019, the existing terminal closed.
+The Traynor/Vanier neighbourhood is home to many new immigrants and working-class people of Kitchener who regularly use the bus. This is an essential asset to the community in which the mall is located.
+Bus routes from the Fairview neighbourhood are essential to reach as far as Southern Cambridge and Northern Waterloo, making it the epicentre of transportation in the Tri-Cities.
+==See also==
+* [[Cambridge Centre]]
+* [[Conestoga Mall (Waterloo, Ontario)|Conestoga Mall]]
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
-==External links==
-*[http://www.fairviewpark.ca/ Official site]
 {{Shopping Malls in the Golden Horseshoe}}
 {{Kitchener, Ontario}}
-{{GRT Terminals}}
+{{Cadillac Fairview}}
-{{coord|43.42487|N|80.43859|W|source:placeopedia|display=title}}
-[[Category:Shopping malls in Waterloo Region]]
 [[Category:Shopping malls established in 1966]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kitchener, Ontario]]
+[[Category:Shopping malls in Kitchener, Ontario]]
-[[Category:Visitor attractions in Kitchener, Ontario]]
+[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kitchener, Ontario]]
+[[Category:Cadillac Fairview]]
+[[Category:1966 establishments in Ontario]]

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