Posted Aug 22, 2013, 6:13 PM
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Originally Posted by eternallyme
Agreed, that is first on the list IMO that could fall off completely. If they were smart, they would plan for it now with a total redevelopment, bring more offices and residential into the area to make a "downtown" of sorts.
However, all the other regional malls in the Ottawa area will take a significant impact with a super-regional Rideau Centre and area taking a dominant position for the entire region (it already is, I believe, the 6th most productive mall in Canada and among the top 15 in all of North America). The LRT will hurt them even more (to the benefit of the Rideau area) due to even greater ease of access. It's not like parking is any easier at Bayshore or St. Laurent either...
The community-level malls aren't likely going anywhere (although they may change in design or purpose) as they serve a completely different clientele and purpose. |
What hurt Place d'Orléans more than anything was the Innes development of "SmartCentres" (who came up with this name!?).Totally sucked traffic away from St-Joseph towards this horrible mess of drive through stores.
Last edited by teej1984; Aug 22, 2013 at 8:12 PM.
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