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The '''St. Laurent Centre''' (also known as '''St. Laurent''') is a major shopping centre located in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada It is owned and operated by [[Morguard|Morguard REIT]]. The shopping mall is located just north of [[Highway 417 (Ontario)|Highway 417]] at the corner of [[St. Laurent Boulevard (Ottawa)|St. Laurent Boulevard]] and Coventry Road. It opened its doors in 1967 with [[Sears Canada|Simpson-Sears]] later rebranded [[Sears Canada|Sears]] and [[Freimans]] as original anchors. [[Sears Canada|Sears]] the last original anchor closed on January 8, 2018 due to bankruptcy of the chain.<ref>http://www.capitalmodern.ca/modern/works/sears-st-laurent/</ref><ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sears-closed-ottawa-retail-1.4480066</ref> [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|Hudsons Bay]] is currently the mall's oldest anchor tenant, having purchased [[Freimans]] in 1972 and rebranding the store to [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|The Bay]] in 1973. In 1991 [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|Hudsons Bay]] moved to it’s current two level location as part of a mall expansion. |
The '''St. Laurent Centre''' (also known as '''St. Laurent''') is a major shopping centre located in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], Canada It is owned and operated by [[Morguard|Morguard REIT]]. The shopping mall is located just north of [[Highway 417 (Ontario)|Highway 417]] at the corner of [[St. Laurent Boulevard (Ottawa)|St. Laurent Boulevard]] and Coventry Road. It opened its doors in 1967 with [[Sears Canada|Simpson-Sears]] later rebranded [[Sears Canada|Sears]] and [[Freimans]] as original anchors. [[Sears Canada|Sears]] the last original anchor closed on January 8, 2018 due to bankruptcy of the chain.<ref>http://www.capitalmodern.ca/modern/works/sears-st-laurent/</ref><ref>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sears-closed-ottawa-retail-1.4480066</ref> [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|Hudsons Bay]] is currently the mall's oldest anchor tenant, having purchased [[Freimans]] in 1972 and rebranding the store to [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|The Bay]] in 1973. In 1991 [[Hudson's Bay (department store)|Hudsons Bay]] moved to it’s current two level location as part of a mall expansion.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 25, 2021|title=HBC Annual Report 1991|url=https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hrcorpreports/pdfs/6/635549.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=August 25, 2021|website=McGill Digital Archives}}</ref> The former store was converted to a food court, office space, and other retailers. |
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St. Laurent is the third largest mall in terms of total space in the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]] with 880,736 sq ft of leasable area,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morguardretailleasing.com/building.php?building=st-laurent-shopping-centre|title=St. Laurent Centre|website=morguardretailleasing.com|publisher=Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> although a large portion of the mall's gross leasable area is utilized by non-retail tenants. It is currently the 27th largest mall in Canada. The owner has applied to the City of Ottawa for [[land-use planning]] approvals to permit an expansion of the mall, bringing the overall size to {{convert|121000|m2|sqft}}. If approved, the expansion would make St. Laurent the tenth largest mall in Canada.<ref>[http://www.shopping-canada.com/shopping-malls-centers/ontario/ottawa/st-laurent-shopping-centre St. Laurent Shopping Centre located in Ottawa], Shopping-Canada.com. Quoted: 30 August 2015</ref> The expansion is currently on hold indefinitely, although a modernization program is underway.<ref>http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/04/02/st-laurent-mall-expansion-put-off-because-business-is-booming-owner-says</ref> |
St. Laurent is the third largest mall in terms of total space in the [[National Capital Region (Canada)|National Capital Region]] with 880,736 sq ft of leasable area,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.morguardretailleasing.com/building.php?building=st-laurent-shopping-centre|title=St. Laurent Centre|website=morguardretailleasing.com|publisher=Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust|access-date=14 April 2021}}</ref> although a large portion of the mall's gross leasable area is utilized by non-retail tenants. It is currently the 27th largest mall in Canada. The owner has applied to the City of Ottawa for [[land-use planning]] approvals to permit an expansion of the mall, bringing the overall size to {{convert|121000|m2|sqft}}. If approved, the expansion would make St. Laurent the tenth largest mall in Canada.<ref>[http://www.shopping-canada.com/shopping-malls-centers/ontario/ottawa/st-laurent-shopping-centre St. Laurent Shopping Centre located in Ottawa], Shopping-Canada.com. Quoted: 30 August 2015</ref> The expansion is currently on hold indefinitely, although a modernization program is underway.<ref>http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/04/02/st-laurent-mall-expansion-put-off-because-business-is-booming-owner-says</ref> |
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| Location | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Address | 1200 St. Laurent Boulevard |
| Opening date | 1967 [1] |
| Owner | Morguard REIT |
| No. of stores and services | 195 |
| Total retail floor area | 90,200 square metres (971,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Parking | over 4600 spaces |
| Public transit access |  St-Laurent station |
| Website | http://www.stlaurent-centre.com |
The St. Laurent Centre (also known as St. Laurent) is a major shopping centre located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada It is owned and operated by Morguard REIT. The shopping mall is located just north of Highway 417 at the corner of St. Laurent Boulevard and Coventry Road. It opened its doors in 1967 with Simpson-Sears later rebranded Sears and Freimans as original anchors. Sears the last original anchor closed on January 8, 2018 due to bankruptcy of the chain.[1][2] Hudsons Bay is currently the mall's oldest anchor tenant, having purchased Freimans in 1972 and rebranding the store to The Bay in 1973. In 1991 Hudsons Bay moved to it’s current two level location as part of a mall expansion.[3] The former store was converted to a food court, office space, and other retailers.
St. Laurent is the third largest mall in terms of total space in the National Capital Region with 880,736 sq ft of leasable area,[4] although a large portion of the mall's gross leasable area is utilized by non-retail tenants. It is currently the 27th largest mall in Canada. The owner has applied to the City of Ottawa for land-use planning approvals to permit an expansion of the mall, bringing the overall size to 121,000 square metres (1,300,000 sq ft). If approved, the expansion would make St. Laurent the tenth largest mall in Canada.[5] The expansion is currently on hold indefinitely, although a modernization program is underway.[6]
The shopping centre has a total of 195 stores and services on three levels. The centre also hosts a large amount of non-retail tenants including office space, a large dental clinic, a Goodlife gym, a second-run theatre and two specialized colleges (Herzig College and Everest College).
Transportation
Public Transit
OC Transpo's St. Laurent Station is connected to the mall. It has three levels: the underground O-Train Confederation Line platforms, the intermediate mezzanine which connects to the shopping centre, and a local bus platform on the upper level where OC Transpo routes 5, 7, 14 and 18 all end or start their trips. The tunnel-level is accessible via escalators and elevators from the mall. OC Transpo also has a client service kiosk. The original Transitway station opened in 1987 and the mall had an expansion of about 80 stores at the same time. [2] On June 28, 2015, the underground Transitway platforms closed for Confederation Line construction. The station reopened on September 14, 2019, when Confederation Line service began.
Intercity Bus
Rider Express offers a Toronto-Kingston-Ottawa service departing from Entrance 3 of the St. Laurent Centre.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.capitalmodern.ca/modern/works/sears-st-laurent/
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sears-closed-ottawa-retail-1.4480066
- ^ "HBC Annual Report 1991" (PDF). McGill Digital Archives. August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "St. Laurent Centre". morguardretailleasing.com. Morguard Real Estate Investment Trust. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ St. Laurent Shopping Centre located in Ottawa, Shopping-Canada.com. Quoted: 30 August 2015
- ^ http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/04/02/st-laurent-mall-expansion-put-off-because-business-is-booming-owner-says
- ^ "Locations". Rider Express. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
Ottawa - Our stop is moved to St Laurent Shopping Center in front of Entrance 3
- ^ "Toronto/Ottawa". Rider Express. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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