North Town Centre
building in Alberta, Canada
North Town Centre is a shopping centre located in the northern part of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Major tenants include Indigo Books and Music, London Drugs, Marshalls, Dollarama, PetSmart, Miniso, and T&T Supermarket.
History
In February 1974, Triple Five Group proposed a 200,000 square feet (19,000 m2) shopping centre at 137 Avenue between 93 and 97 Street, just north of Northgate Centre. The following month, the City of Edmonton signed an agreement with Triple Five in which the city agreed to sell three acres of land to the developer, that Triple Five pay a 10 percent interest on the land, and that preliminary work could start on the site prior to the land transfer. Preliminary construction work began shortly after but a stop work order was issued due to Triple Five not satisfying the terms of the March agreement which included owning over $1 million in development fees to the city. The city initially denied a 45-day extension requested by Triple Five to pay the fees but was later reduced to 30 days. Triple Five faced a potential second stop work order in January 1975 after failing to pay the money owed following the expiration of the extension. Construction resumed in June of that year after financial issues were resolved and that the mall would be a joint venture between Triple Five and Batoni-Bowlen Enterprises.
The mall, then-called North Town Mall, officially opened on May 26, 1976 with Kmart, Beaver Home Centre, Consumers Distributing, IGA, London Drugs, and McDonald's as the major tenants. The mall's second floor, containing medical, dental, and law offices, opened the following month.
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