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Business In Vancouver: Printable story Page 1 of 5 Published August 14, 2012 RETAIL AND MANUFACTURING Twelve Malls in Retail Renaissance Boom in expansion and overhaul of enclosed malls hits Metro Vancouver By Glen Korstrom Vancouver's enclosed retail sector is undergoing a boom with a dozen malls across the region either being built or expanding. Retail analysts say that it has been a long time since there has been so much activity in the enclosed mall retail sector but that the renaissance in new space does not necessarily mean that there will be a glut of retail space or that current retailers will suffer lost sales. New malls, such as the outlet-style mall that the Vancouver International Airport Authority and McArthurGlen Group are planning to build near Vancouver International Airport, target a new niche and lure shoppers that might normally have shopped at a conventional regional mall, said Thomas Consultants managing principal and retail consultant Michael Penalosa. "They're creating a new destination," he said. "Sure, there's more retail, but they're trying to grab a new type of customer segment – one which is looking for specific goods at a specific price point." He pointed to Colliers International statistics released earlier this year showing that Vancouver has comparatively little enclosed retail square footage per capita compared with Toronto. The study showed that Toronto has 24.11 square feet of mall and power centre retail space per person. In Vancouver, there is only 13.73 square feet of mall or power centre retail space per person. Much new square footage is also planned around rapid transit. TransLink recently confirmed that there will be an Evergreen Line station at Coquitlam Centre. That prompted Morguard Investments Ltd. and Pension Fund Realty Ltd. to confirm plans to get approval to build an extra 100,000 square feet of retail space at Coquitlam Centre. Morguard has yet to declare plans to expand its Burquitlam Plaza, which will also be next to a future Evergreen Line station. Expansions at malls that are close to rapid transit also include projects at Lougheed Town Centre, Aberdeen Square, Brentwood Town Centre and Oakridge Town Centre. Oakridge already has city approval to add 350,000 square feet of retail space, but owner Ivanhoe Cambridge wants to transform the mall's 11.5-hectare site into more of a community. http://www.biv.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/BIV0119/308149939/0/BIV0119/twelv... 8/14/2012 Business In Vancouver: Printable story Page 1 of 5 Published August 14, 2012 RETAIL AND MANUFACTURING Twelve Malls in Retail Renaissance Boom in expansion and overhaul of enclosed malls hits Metro Vancouver By Glen Korstrom Vancouver's enclosed retail sector is undergoing a boom with a dozen malls across the region either being built or expanding. Retail analysts say that it has been a long time since there has been so much activity in the enclosed mall retail sector but that the renaissance in new space does not necessarily mean that there will be a glut of retail space or that current retailers will suffer lost sales. New malls, such as the outlet-style mall that the Vancouver International Airport Authority and McArthurGlen Group are planning to build near Vancouver International Airport, target a new niche and lure shoppers that might normally have shopped at a conventional regional mall, said Thomas Consultants managing principal and retail consultant Michael Penalosa. "They're creating a new destination," he said. "Sure, there's more retail, but they're trying to grab a new type of customer segment – one which is looking for specific goods at a specific price point." He pointed to Colliers International statistics released earlier this year showing that Vancouver has comparatively little enclosed retail square footage per capita compared with Toronto. The study showed that Toronto has 24.11 square feet of mall and power centre retail space per person. In Vancouver, there is only 13.73 square feet of mall or power centre retail space per person. Much new square footage is also planned around rapid transit. TransLink recently confirmed that there will be an Evergreen Line station at Coquitlam Centre. That prompted Morguard Investments Ltd. and Pension Fund Realty Ltd. to confirm plans to get approval to build an extra 100,000 square feet of retail space at Coquitlam Centre. Morguard has yet to declare plans to expand its Burquitlam Plaza, which will also be next to a future Evergreen Line station. Expansions at malls that are close to rapid transit also include projects at Lougheed Town Centre, Aberdeen Square, Brentwood Town Centre and Oakridge Town Centre. Oakridge already has city approval to add 350,000 square feet of retail space, but owner Ivanhoe Cambridge wants to transform the mall's 11.5-hectare site into more of a community. http://www.biv.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/BIV0119/308149939/0/BIV0119/twelv... 8/14/2012 Business In Vancouver: Printable story Page 2 of 5 Vancouver city council recently approved Ivanhoe Cambridge's ability to move to public consultation with a proposal for signicant expansion that would include new condominiums, office space, a library, parks and bike paths. "If there's no growth in population and no growth in income, then technically existing stores will have lower sales," Penalosa warned. "Presumably, consumers will be shopping at the new places, which will be capturing dollars that used to go to conventional shopping centres." Park Royal Village Owner/developer: Park Royal Shopping Centre Holdings Ltd. Address: corner of Marine Drive and Taylor Way, West Vancouver New sq. ft.: 120,000 Completion: Fall 2013 Investment: Undisclosed Major tenants: Undisclosed Tsawwassen Mills Owner: Ivanhoe Cambridge and the Tsawwassen First Nation Address: Near Highway 17 and 52nd Street New sq. ft.: 1.2 million Completion: 2015 Investment: Undisclosed Major tenants: Undisclosed Tsawwassen Commons Owner: Property Development Group Address: Highway 17 and 52nd Street New sq. ft.: 550,000 Completion: 2015 Investment: $130 million http://www.biv.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/BIV0119/308149939/0/BIV0119/twelv... 8/14/2012 Business In Vancouver: Printable story Page 2 of 5 Vancouver city council recently approved Ivanhoe Cambridge's ability to move to public consultation with a proposal for signicant expansion that would include new condominiums, office space, a library, parks and bike paths. "If there's no growth in population and no growth in income, then technically existing stores will have lower sales," Penalosa warned. "Presumably, consumers will be shopping at the new places, which will be capturing dollars that used to go to conventional shopping centres." Park Royal Village Owner/developer: Park Royal Shopping Centre Holdings Ltd. Address: corner of Marine Drive and Taylor Way, West Vancouver New sq. ft.: 120,000 Completion: Fall 2013 Investment: Undisclosed Major tenants: Undisclosed Tsawwassen Mills Owner: Ivanhoe Cambridge and the Tsawwassen First Nation Address: Near Highway 17 and 52nd Street New sq. ft.: 1.2 million Completion: 2015 Investment: Undisclosed Major tenants: Undisclosed Tsawwassen Commons Owner: Property Development Group Address: Highway 17 and 52nd Street New sq. ft.: 550,000 Completion: 2015 Investment: $130 million http://www.biv.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/BIV0119/308149939/0/BIV0119/twelv... 8/14/2012 Business In Vancouver: Printable story Page 3 of 5 Major tenants: Undisclosed Richmond Centre Owner: Cadillac Fairview Corp. and Ivanhoe Cambridge Address: 6551 No. 3 Road, Richmond New sq. ft.: No new sq. ft. but renovating 75,000 sq. ft. Completion: Mid-2013 Value: $30 million Major tenants: Undisclosed Mcarthur Glen Group outlet mall Owner: Vancouver International Airport Authority and McArthurGlen Group Address: Will be off Russ Baker Way on Sea Island New sq. ft.: 340,000 Completion: 2014 Investment: Undisclosed Major tenants: Undisclosed Oakridge Town Centre Owner: Ivanhoe Cambridge Address: 650 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver New sq. ft.: 350,000 confirmed but proposing more Completion: In phases until 2019 Investment: More than $100 million Major tenants: Crate and Barrel http://www.biv.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/BIV0119/308149939/0/BIV0119/twelv... 8/14/2012 Business In Vancouver: Printable story Page 3 of 5 Major tenants: Undisclosed Richmond Centre Owner: Cadillac Fairview Corp. and Ivanhoe Cambridge Address: 6551 No. 3 Road, Richmond New sq. ft.: No new sq. ft. but renovating 75,000 sq. ft. Completion: Mid-2013 Value: $30 million Major tenants: Undisclosed Mcarthur Glen Group outlet mall Owner: Vancouver International Airport Authority and McArthurGlen Group Address: Will be off Russ Baker Way on Sea Island New sq. ft.: 340,000 Completion: 2014 Investment: Undisclosed Major tenants: Undisclosed Oakridge Town Centre Owner: Ivanhoe Cambridge Address: 650 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver New sq. ft.: 350,000 confirmed but proposing more Completion: In phases until 2019 Investment: More than $100 million Major tenants: Crate and Barrel http://www.biv.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/BIV0119/308149939/0/BIV0119/twelv... 8/14/2012 Business In Vancouver: Printable story Page 4 of 5 Aberdeen Square Owner: Aberdeen Project Thirteen Ltd. Address: 4000 No. 3 Road, Richmond New sq. ft.: 250,000 Completion: End of 2012 Investment: $100 million Major tenants: Royal Bank of Canada Brentwood Town Centre Owner: Shape Properties (Brentwood) Corp. and Brentwood Towncentre Inc. Address: 4567 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby New sq. ft.: 653,000 Completion: 400,000-sq.-ft. Phase 1 by 2016; another 253,000 sq. ft. after 2016 Investment: $200,000 million Major tenants: Undisclosed Guildford Town Centre Owner/developer: Ivanhoe Cambridge Address: 2695 Guildford Town Centre, Surrey New retail sq. ft.: 200,000 Completion: mid-2013 Investment: $280 million Major tenants: Undisclosed Lougheed Town Centre http://www.biv.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120814/BIV0119/308149939/0/BIV0119/twelv..