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edmontonjournal.com
# k4 ~. E8 }+ n6 v' OPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007- D8 `$ E# C- E7 `
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.& w* e# Q- l) x2 V
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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0 s, v+ [$ y/ G“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.5 v9 S: }0 Y7 |6 ?; i4 N7 c; o& N
5 R2 [5 w3 d% B( iIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.& k5 I2 ?4 L% k& G
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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