Westmount Mall Redevelopment

[trevorhayden]

 

[Markyeg]

It’s basically turning the mall inside out into another Capilano style outdoor strip mall.

 

[BrettB]

No housing? Seems like such a great spot for new housing

 

[TAS]

Rumour.

A guy from my dental office in the mall said some nice retailers will be there including Lululemon.

The previous food court area will be parking lot.

 

[ADob]

It’s basically turning the mall inside out into another Capilano style outdoor strip mall.

I've never understood the thinking behind that in a winter city.

 

[Airboy]

It’s basically turning the mall inside out into another Capilano style outdoor strip mall.

That would be going back to the original mall. Since it was an open mall for quite a few years.

 

[ADob]

When was that? My recollection of it (from skipping class in high school, so many, many years ago) was of a regular (if somewhat dull) mall.

 

[David A]

I've never understood the thinking behind that in a winter city.

Me neither, but this is probably the cheaper option, rather than do a lot of maintenance to for it to remain an indoor mall which struggled ever since the huge mall further west was built.

 

[trevorhayden]

Could fit thousands of new homes.

 

[thommyjo]

I've never understood the thinking behind that in a winter city.

Is the reasoning because you eliminate all the “common area” maintenance? Can allow stores to more independently set hours? Increase parking space?

 

[David A]

Rumour.

A guy from my dental office in the mall said some nice retailers will be there including Lululemon.

The previous food court area will be parking lot.

I doubt it, Lulu couldn't even keep a stand alone store on Whyte Ave, they are just another Edmonton mall rat store.

 

[ADob]

I doubt it, Lulu couldn't even keep a stand alone store on Whyte Ave, they are just another Edmonton mall rat store.

Mainly because of theft. No idea why they didn't just hire security. It was always busy.

 

[trevorhayden]

I suspect housing will not be proposed because it's not on the LRT network. Time to add more LRT lines!

 

[Markyeg]

Straying off topic but I really don’t see Lulu opening another store so close to 2 of their existing stores, especially their West Ed store (apparently one of their top grossing stores globally). If we get a 4th location I suspect it would either be SEC or the Outlet Mall near the airport.

 

[Gronk!]

I also can't see the empty food court area being turned into a parking lot, seeing that GYMVNT is still there. But never say never.