Mapleview Centre Explained

Mapleview Mall
Coordinates:43.3257°N -79.8202°W
Address:900 Maple Avenue
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
L7S 2J8
Manager:Ivanhoé Cambridge
Owner:Ivanhoé Cambridge and Canapen (Halton) Ltd.
Number Of Stores:180
Number Of Anchors:3
Floor Area:635,531 sq. ft.[1]
Floors:2
Parking:2,861
Website:mapleviewcentre.com

Mapleview Mall, or simply Mapleview, is a two-story shopping mall located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Fairview Street, south of the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW). The name of the mall comes from the two streets in which it is located. It is owned by Ivanhoé Cambridge.[2]

The main anchor store is Hudson’s Bay, with one vacant anchor space last occupied by Sears which would later be split into three anchor tenants, Decathlon which anchors the lower portion opened in Spring 2021 and a new wing with a Sporting Life and a Linen Chest on the upper level.[3] [4] Restaurants include Turtle Jack’s Muskoka Grill and Earl's Kitchen and Bar.

The mall opened in September 1990 under the management of Cambridge, anchored with The Bay and Simpsons.[5] Less than a year later, Sears acquired on June 5, 1991 the Simpsons location from parent company Hudson's Bay Company to inaugurate its Mapleview store on August 14, 1991.[6] This was actually a relocation of an existing Sears store with its employees from the nearby Burlington Mall.[7] In parallel to this, Simpsons moved to Sears' former location in the Burlington Mall and was renamed to The Bay.[7] [8] The Bay store at Mapleview was not impacted by any of this.

In late 2008 to 2010 the mall went through extensive $64,000,000 renovations. The contract was awarded to EllisDon.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mapleview Shopping Centre. Ivanhoé Cambridge. 15 March 2013.
  2. Web site: Mapleview Shopping Centre. www.ivanhoecambridge.com. 2015-08-20.
  3. Web site: WHat's GOING ON HERE? French sporting goods retailer coming to Burlington.
  4. Web site: French Sporting Goods Behemoth Decathlon Announces Massive Concept Store in Former Sears Space at Calgary's Southcentre: Interviews. 16 June 2021.
  5. News: Developers rethink the mall. Financial Post. Toronto. 28. 11 June 1990.
  6. News: A smashing experience MAKEOVER "Les Channell has masterminded the hectic conversion of eight stores into Sears outlets . The Globe and Mail. Toronto. B1. 25 September 1991.
  7. Web site: Department Stores then and now.
  8. News: Simpsons sign to vanish in fall round of mergers: Hudson's Bay to wrap stores into Bay chain, sell 8 to Sears. Globe and Mail. Toronto. B1. 6 June 1991.
  9. Web site: Reimar Forming & Construction :: Mapleview Centre – Expansion. reimar.ca. 2015-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071253/http://reimar.ca/projects/mapleview-mall-expansion/. 2016-03-04. dead.