Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fairview)

[neonjoe]

I happened to stumble upon this news article from may

Cadillac Fairview puts large Kitchener mall in play
https://greenstreetnews.com/article/cadi...l-in-play/

Interesting after they sunk so much in renovating the Sears...

[westwardloo]

I happened to stumble upon this news article from may

Cadillac Fairview puts large Kitchener mall in play
https://greenstreetnews.com/article/cadi...l-in-play/

Interesting after they sunk so much in renovating the Sears...

Hopefully the new owners focus on a full scale mixed-use redevelopment like many other malls across canada. I feel like Cadillac Fairview really dropped the ball on the potential this site could have.

[Vojnik_Vahaj]

Hopefully the new owners focus on a full scale mixed-use redevelopment like many other malls across canada. I feel like Cadillac Fairview really dropped the ball on the potential this site could have.

I hope so too. It would make the area much more vibrant

[bravado]

I have to assume there was local pushback - wasn’t the Fairview plan much more aggressive with the mixed use part?

My memory tells me it was really reduced in ambition but I don’t know if it was CF or the city that was the cause…

[westwardloo]

I have to assume there was local pushback - wasn’t the Fairview plan much more aggressive with the mixed use part?

My memory tells me it was really reduced in ambition but I don’t know if it was CF or the city that was the cause…

Their plan was very tame compared to mall redevelopments in the GTA or out west. It consisted of a couple towers on the north side. Seamed like they half-assed a redevelopment plan. I want to see something that includes, park space/ public square, new street grid, residential commercial and retail space, maybe even some cultural space. 

https://www.gta-homes.com/master-planned...velopment/
https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2024/01/jan...nity.54966
https://www.blogto.com/real-estate-toron...l-toronto/
https://urbantoronto.ca/news/2023/07/cf-...ment.53136

[tomh009]

We do have a whole thread for the Fairview development:
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...p?tid=1187

As for comparing with the Toronto mall redevelopment projects, need to keep in mind that the Kitchener property is far smaller than most of the Toronto malls that are being redeveloped.