Upper Canada Mall

Upper Canada Mall is a shopping mall in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the northwest corner of the Davis Drive West and Yonge Street intersection. The mall is owned and operated by Oxford Properties, one of the largest shopping centre development companies in Canada. It opened in 1974, at which time its layout was a north-south arrangement with two sunken sitting areas surrounded by brick planters on the lower level.

Upper Canada Mall
LocationNewmarket, Ontario, Canada
Address17600 Yonge Street
Opening date1974 (1974)
ManagementOxford Properties Group
OwnerOxford Properties Group
No. of stores and services250
No. of anchor tenants5 (as of August 2020)
Total retail floor area820,000 square feet (80,000 m2)
No. of floors2
Website

The mall is anchored by five retailers: Hudson’s Bay, Sportchek, Toys “R” Us, Stitches, and Spirit Halloween.[1]

History
The former Sears at the Upper Canada Mall

Construction of the mall began in 1973. It opened in 1974 with 55 stores, two of which were the department store anchors Zellers (later Target) and Sears as well as a Dominion Supermarket ,[2][3] and a Kmart outparcel which became a Sears Home Store in 1999.

An Eaton's department store was added in the early 1990s, which later became a Hudson's Bay location. The original anchor Sears became an Urban Planet location and the space is now occupied by Stitches and Spirit Halloween.[1][4]

A $60 million renovation was completed in 2008 adding 148,000 square feet (13 750 m²) to include a new 950-seat food court and 25 new fashion retailers including Forever 21, Zara, Victoria's Secret, Hollister Co. (closed 2020), Browns, HMV, Michael Kors, Apple Store, H&M, and Disney Store. During the expansion and redevelopment, the Toys "R" Us store expanded, and eventually became the largest Toys "R" Us store in Canada.

In September 2018, the mall opened Market & Co, an area with restaurants and food stores, after renovating and converting the space previously occupied by Zellers and later by Target.[5]

See also
  • Largest shopping malls in Canada

Notes
  1. "Centre Map". Upper Canada Mall. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  2. Carter 1996, p. 96.
  3. Carter 1996, p. 94.
  4. "Urban Planet Now Open!". Upper Canada Mall. December 24, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  5. "Market & Co. Official Unveiling!". Upper Canada Mall. Retrieved November 23, 2018.

References
  • Carter, Robert Terence (1996). Newmarket: The Heart of York Region. Dundurn Press. ISBN 1554882427.

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