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Halifax Shopping Centre

Coordinates: 44°38′51.54″N 63°37′11.15″W / 44.6476500°N 63.6197639°W / 44.6476500; -63.6197639
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Halifax Shopping Centre
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LocationHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Coordinates44°38′51.54″N 63°37′11.15″W / 44.6476500°N 63.6197639°W / 44.6476500; -63.6197639
Address7001 Mumford Road
Opening dateSeptember 11, 1962
ManagementCushman & Wakefield Asset Services Inc.[2]
OwnerOPB Realty Inc.[1]
No. of stores and services160+
No. of anchor tenants2
Total retail floor area1,298,445 sq ft (120,629.5 m2)
Including enclosed mall, Annex, Mumford Professional Centre and office towers
No. of floors3
Parking4,656
Websitehalifaxshoppingcentre.com

Halifax Shopping Centre, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is Atlantic Canada's largest multi-building shopping centre. The centre is operated by Toronto-based Cushman & Wakefield Asset Services Inc. The property consists of an enclosed shopping centre with 641,585 square feet (59,605.2 m2) of leasable area, which attracts over 110,000 people each week, and an adjacent property with larger format retailers and office tower called Halifax Shopping Centre Annex with an additional 419,776 square feet (38,998.5 m2) of leasable area, including a 53,846 square feet (5,002.5 m2) office tower, Chebucto Place. Mumford Professional Centre is immediately adjacent to the annex property and represents an additional 237,084 square feet (22,025.8 m2) of leaseable space.[2][3]

The centre is open 9:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5:00 p.m on Sunday.

History

The first public record of the Halifax Shopping Centre was filed in 1956 when Eaton's applied for a re-zoning of a property which was formerly the site of the St. Patrick's Boys Home. Work on the future site of the enclosed Halifax Shopping Centre site began in February 1961.[4]

The centre was developed by Webb and Knapp (Canada) Ltd. It was designed and engineered by staff members at Webb and Knapp in consultation with The Graham Company and Associate Architect Gregory Lambros. Anglin-Norcross Maritime Ltd. served as general contractors on the initial construction.

Halifax Shopping Centre was opened at 9:30 A.M. on Tuesday, September 11, 1962 – billed as "The Marketplace of the Maritimes". The grand opening publicity claimed that "never in the history of Halifax have so many stores opened on one day!"[4] The Thursday, September 13 edition of The Chronicle Herald included a thank you from Halifax Shopping Centre's owners, by Triton Ltd., which estimated the opening day crowd to have been 27,000 people.[4]

A three-storey, 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) office-retail addition to the shopping centre opened in September 1975.[5]

In 1989, Halifax Shopping Centre was expanded to include a food court, an additional 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of retail space and three parking decks.

In 2001, Halifax Shopping Centre purchased and renovated the former Sears store and surrounding land on the opposite side of Mumford Road, boosting total leasable area to over 1,061,361 square feet (98,603.7 m2). The redevelopment was renamed Halifax Shopping Centre Annex. The Metro Transit (now Halifax Transit) Mumford Terminal was also relocated at this time.

In 2007, Halifax Shopping Centre underwent a major renovation to update the enclosed shopping centre, its decor and way-finding.

In 2008, Halifax Shopping Centre purchased the West End Mall and redeveloped it into the property now known as the Mumford Professional Centre, boosting the total leasable area of the Halifax Shopping Centre development to 1,298,445 square feet (120,629.5 m2).

In 2015, a mass shooting to take place at the mall was foiled by police only a few hours before the attacks would have begun.

Also in 2015, a new $70 million renovation was underway at the Shopping Centre, replacing the Fairlanes bowling alley with a new food court called the Terrace. Several stores were being expanded, as well as 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2) of leasable space being added to the Shopping Centre's main building, along with taller ceilings, more exterior windows, and a 14,000-foot skylight. Construction was completed in fall 2016.[6]

Stores/Restaurants

New food court pictured in 2016

Halifax Shopping Centre contains over 170 stores within the enclosed mall and adjacent annex. The majority of the enclosed centre's vendors are fashion and premium fashion purveyors. This is the only Atlantic Canada location for many prominent retailers.

The centre also contains stores specializing in cosmetics, athletic and casual footwear for men, women and children, children's clothing stores, bath and beauty products, electronics, jewellery, sporting equipment, specialty foods, greeting cards, vitamins and supplements, cellphone and tablet cases, books, gifts, and other unique stores.


Here Are The Stores/Restaurants In The Mall

H&M - Opened In 2017

ZARA - Opened In 2017

Levis - Opened In 2017

Sport Chek - Opened In The 2002(Paired With Atmosphere)

Apple - Opened In 2012

Mark's Home Warehouse - Opening Date Unknown(Free Standing)

Ardene - Opened In 2021(Free Standing)

Moores Clothing For Men - Opened In The 2000's(Free Standing)

Dollarama - Opened In 2021(Free Standing)(Used To Be Inside The Mall Until 2021)

Lawtons Drugs - Opened In 2015

Rogers - Opened In 2007(Paired With Fido)

Walmart - Opened In The Early 2000's(Part Of The Annex)

Sobeys - Opening Date Unknown(Part Of The Annex)

Shoppers Drug Mart - Opening Date Unknown(Part Of The Annex)

Winners - Opened In 2004(Part Of The Annex)(Planning To Move Inside The Mall By Spring 2024)

Burger King - Opened In 2021(Part Of Walmart)

Mcdonald's - Opened In The 1980's(Free Standing)

Sunglasses Hut - Opened In 2010

Starbucks - Opened In 2014

Tim HLe Chaortons - Opened In 2002(Free Standing And Inside The Mall)

Subway - Opened In 2007

A&W - Opened In 2002

Mezza Lebanese Kitchen - Opened In 2018

Roots - Opened In 2011

Thai Express - Opened In 2020

New York Fries - Opened In 2015

Pretzelmaker - Opened In 2012

Coles - Opened In 2000

PSEUDIO - Opened In 2014

NSLC - Opened In 1992(Part Of Sobeys)

American Eagle Outfitters - Opened In 2008

Bell Aliant - Opened In The 1990's(Originally Aliant Until 2010)

Bath & Body Works - Opened In 2016

Manchu Wok - Opened In 2001

Telus - Opened In 2002(Paired With Koodo)

RBC Royal Bank - Opened In 1985

BMO Bank Of Monteral - Opened In 2004(Free Standing)

Pizza Pizza - Opened In 2021(Free Standing)

La Senza - Opened In 2007

GARAGE - Opened In 2013

SEPHORA - Opened In 2010

First Choice Haircutters - Opened In 2005(Free Standing)

GameStop - Opened In 2010(Originally EB Games Until 2021)

KFC - Opened In 2005(Paired With Taco Bell)

Cheese Curds - Opened In 2017

Griffin - Opened In 2019

Freshly Squeezed - Opened In 2009

ALDO - Opened In 2015

Think Kitchen - Opened In 2018

TBooth Wireless - Opened In 2017

Spencers - Opened In 2013

SoftMoc - Opened In 2006

Eastlink - Opened In 2007

Showcase - Opened In 2017

Pandora - Opened In 2014

Foot Locker - Opened In 2017

GAP - Opened In 2006

Michael Kors - Opened In 2017

Club Monaco - Opened In 2017

The Body Shop - Opened In 2012

Sketchers - Opened In 2018

Banana Republic - Opened In 2004

Envy - Opened In 2014

Fossil - Opened In 2011

The Children's Place - Opened In 2005

Freak Lunchbox - Opened In 2017

Former Stores/Restaurants

Eaton's - Closed In 1998(It Turned Into Sears)

Sears - Closed In 2018(It Will Soon Be Split By Simons,Winners And Pet Smart)

Pizza Delight - Closed In 2011(Got Absorbed By Sport Chek)

Dairy Queen - Closed In 2020(Still Abandoned)

Second Cup - Closed In 2022(Still Abandoned)

Mcdonald's(Inside Walmart) - Closed In 2020(It Turned Into Burger King)

Pier 1 Imports - Closed In 2020(It Turned Into Dollarama)

Penningtons - Closed In 2020(It Turned Into Cleve's Source For Sports)

Cleve's Source For Sports - Closed In 2022(Got Absorbed By Ardene)

Addition Elle - Closed In 2020(It Turned Into Ardene)

Hudson's Bay - Closed In 2010(It Turned Into CBC News Distribution Centre)

MXM+ - Closed In 2013(Absored By Ardene In 2021)

Sears Outlet - Closed In 2017(It Is Now Partly Occupied By glow)

Le Chateau - Closed In 2020(It Was Partly Occupied By La Senza During Early 2023 While La Senza Was Renovating)

Transportation

Mumford Terminal and Annex property at night

Halifax Shopping Centre is located in the west end of the Halifax Peninsula. It is accessible by car from Bayers Road and Mumford Road. The Halifax Shopping Centre Annex property stretches from Mumford Road to Chebucto Road and the nearby Armdale traffic circle.[7]

The shopping centre also includes a Halifax Transit terminal, referred to as Mumford Terminal, which is located in the Annex development, immediately across Mumford Road from the enclosed primary shopping centre building.[8] The Halifax Shopping Centre Annex parking lot is also a designated Park and Ride location.[9]

Mumford Terminal is accessible via the following Halifax Transit routes:[8]

There are plans to build a new, enlarged Mumford Terminal on part of the shopping centre parking lot. The project, endorsed by Halifax Regional Council in 2019, is intended to add capacity and improve the passenger experience.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Halifax Shopping Centre Temp Leasing Package" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-28.
  2. ^ a b "20 VIC Management Inc. Halifax Shopping Centre" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  3. ^ "20 VIC Management Inc. Halifax Shopping Centre Annex" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  4. ^ a b c "Halifax History: Halifax Shopping Centre". Retrieved 2012-05-23.
  5. ^ "Twofold celebration underway at Halifax Shopping Centre". Halifax Chronicle-Herald. 9 September 1975. p. 16.
  6. ^ McIntyre, Mary Ellen (December 2, 2014). "Halifax Shopping Centre to undergo $70m transformation". The Chronicle-Herald. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Peninsula Halifax" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  8. ^ a b "Transit Schedule". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  9. ^ "Park & Ride". Archived from the original on 2012-05-09. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  10. ^ "Halifax Regional Council supports new, expanded Mumford bus terminal". CTV Atlantic. 19 June 2019.