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Originally Posted by Urban recluse
I would be interested in knowing what, if any, plans are going on behind the scenes in conjunction with TNS. Is some strategy being created in terms of what the mall is to become, etc.
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Yeah, it's hard to believe that with all the redevelopment that has happened in the last 12 or 13 years within two blocks of the place (MTS Centre, Hydro, Centrepoint, Powerhouse, soon to be joined by TNS and possibly Skycity) that the mall part of Cityplace is even more lame than it was when Eaton's had just shut down for good. I mean, at least it's been renovated a bit, but it's pretty dead apart from the food court for about 3 hours a day.
The issue is, what can be done with it? Between the loss of the north wing to make way for the MTS Centre and conversion of the so much remaining space to office uses, it can't really be a legitimate shopping mall anymore. Maybe its destiny is simply to be the downtown version of a neighbourhood strip mall (bank, walk-in clinic, drug store, liquor mart) with a bunch of restaurants thrown in?