Winnipeg Retail

[Biff]

Possibly the mall aligning their property for a favorable ruling on the whole Airport Overlay Noise issues.

A nice 10ish + storey multi-family would look nice there.

[esquire]

^ That would be the best case scenario... hopefully CF is still planning to move forward with that concept.

[Glenn99]

What's happening with the Porsche dealership on Kenaston? Seems like it's been a year and no activity. Lexus dealership down the street already open.

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by Glenn99

What's happening with the Porsche dealership on Kenaston? Seems like it's been a year and no activity. Lexus dealership down the street already open.

City should buy the old one and build a pedestrian bridge to Fort Rouge Station there instead of further south at Jubilee Station haha

[esquire]

^ There is a fairly large space down there... I remember at one point Sears used it as their clearance centre but that has been closed for some time. With the retail market being the way that it is, parking may indeed be the best use of that basement space.

[CoryB]

^^ I know parking is usually hated by most people here but if they say convert the Sears lower level to parking and then do even half the development of the site they have proposed wouldn't that be considered an overall win?

[esquire]

I don't think anyone would care if Polo Park converts the empty Sears basement to parking... it's not like there's an urban fabric to protect there.

[buzzg]

I don’t think anyone here really has issues with hidden integrated parking ever. Seems like a good use of that space.

Wonder if Polo would try and get some the other basement businesses into the Sears space or mall proper, to fill in the visible space rather than basement you can’t see.

[CoryB]

Originally Posted by buzzg

Wonder if Polo would try and get some the other basement businesses into the Sears space or mall proper, to fill in the visible space rather than basement you can’t see.

Other than the bowling alley, Lenscrafters (former Zellers space) and Stitches (been a bunch of things) is there anything left in the basement other that offsite storage? And Lenscrafters and Stitches both have ground level visbility.

[trebor204]

Originally Posted by CoryB

Other than the bowling alley, Lenscrafters (former Zellers space) and Stitches (been a bunch of things) is there anything left in the basement other that offsite storage? And Lenscrafters and Stitches both have ground level visbility.

Floor Plan of the basement:

Lots of storage, empty rooms, Apple has an 'Office' in the basement.

https://media.cfretail.ca/Floor_Plan...30b0fe373b.pdf

[esquire]

I think there are offices and medical clinics down there still?

[buzzg]

Originally Posted by esquire

I think there are offices and medical clinics down there still?

Ya there's quite a number of businesses. Bowling alley, hearing centre, chiropractor, law firm, and a few other professional offices.

[cheswick]

Originally Posted by buzzg

Ya there's quite a number of businesses. Bowling alley, hearing centre, chiropractor, law firm, and a few other professional offices.

Sportchek has basement space as well. How popular is that bowling alley? I've never been but it seems so poorly advertised. I'm sure the majority of people who go to that mall have no idea of it's existence. There's a small sign by some inconspicuous stairs down that I've never seen anyone ever use.

[esquire]

Originally Posted by cheswick

Sportchek has basement space as well. How popular is that bowling alley? I've never been but it seems so poorly advertised. I'm sure the majority of people who go to that mall have no idea of it's existence. There's a small sign by some inconspicuous stairs down that I've never seen anyone ever use.

I took my kid down there last winter... it was probably the first time I was there in 25 years. It was fairly busy, I guess like with any bowling alley the various leagues are their bread and butter, along with birthday parties and other social functions (not sure if they do glow bowling there).

It does seem a little out of place, though... it's definitely a 1960s amenity. It's one of those things that reminds you Polo Park has been around for a long time.

[cllew]

I wonder if some of that storage is whats left of the old theater that under the mall by Sears?

[CoryB]

The vacant 3,800 sq ft in the basement is likely the old theater.

The age of Polo Park suggests the Sears likely owned their own building at one time so the theater was likely in the mall itself, not the Sears basement.

[BAKGUY]

Originally Posted by CoryB

The vacant 3,800 sq ft in the basement is likely the old theater.

The age of Polo Park suggests the Sears likely owned their own building at one time so the theater was likely in the mall itself, not the Sears basement.

Yes, both Sears & Eatons owned their own stores for a long period of time and each owned a fair portion of the mall as well.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by BAKGUY

Yes, both Sears & Eatons owned their own stores for a long period of time and each owned a fair portion of the mall as well.

That was a standard for most big malls. The dept stores owned their locations and may or may not have taken an interest in the rest of the mall with the developer.

[cslusarc]

Was the old cinema at Polo Park a 2-screen facility located near The Bay?

[trebor204]

Originally Posted by cslusarc

Was the old cinema at Polo Park a 2-screen facility located near The Bay?

By the Sears, right where Showcase is right now