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Reggie Dunlop · 07-27-2019, 01:32 AM

North Hill Centre is all but walking dead. Likely scheduled for demolition without an anchor tenant outside of the grocery store.

My pitch would be a store in the touristy areas like Stephen Ave. Mall or the adjacent CORE.

Also, I think the main branding is "CGY." "Team Store" is ancillary. They did after all bring in a local fashion designer with the "CGY" products.

troutman · 07-27-2019, 09:11 AM

North Hill mall is always busy on the west side, and parking is scarce. Due to c-train and medical offices.

Northland Mall on the other hand has many vacancies and is where small businesses go to die.

kermitology · 07-27-2019, 10:00 AM

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I was under the understanding that Sportscheck had an agreement with the mall that other sports retailers like the Flames were not allowed. Guess things have changed.

Never heard of Sportscheck, but no way would Sport Chek have an agreement like that. They deal with the landlord only and don’t have the power to make a condition like that.

SofaProfessor · 07-27-2019, 04:00 PM

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South Center is just Marlborough Mall in the SE

I dunno. I've never seen anyone #### on the floor at Southcentre and I have spent a much larger amount of time there. Maybe I just caught Marlborough on a bad day.

btimbit · 07-27-2019, 04:02 PM

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I dunno. I've never seen anyone #### on the floor at Southcentre and I have spent a much larger amount of time there. Maybe I just caught Marlborough on a bad day.

That's a good day for that mall actually.

Ducay · 07-27-2019, 04:29 PM

Great to see CSEC capitalizing on the popularity and brand recognition of 'YYC' these days.....

Brutal name choice. FanAttic sucked in its own way but they've picked a bad name that ALSO has no brand recognition.

4X4 · 07-27-2019, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by troutman

North Hill mall is always busy on the west side, and parking is scarce. Due to c-train and medical offices.

Northland Mall on the other hand has many vacancies and is where small businesses go to die.

Yeah, but I wouldn't put much stock into that. There's a Safeway and a Shoppers there. The actual mall is literally, as Reggie said, walking dead.

I stopped there a few months ago and it looked like a dog park for seniors. Not even joking. There is no way that place is still a mall in five years. Will it become condos or offices? Or, here's a crazy idea, McMahon / field house location?

tvp2003 · 07-27-2019, 07:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

My pitch would be a store in the touristy areas like Stephen Ave. Mall or the adjacent CORE.

Fan Attic used to have a fairly large location in the Core (formerly TD Square), on the top floor next to what is now Holt Renfrew. Didn’t get the sense it was ever that busy, but it was a nice looking store. I’m guessing they closed 10+ years ago...

RM14 · 07-27-2019, 08:07 PM

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Yeah, but I wouldn't put much stock into that. There's a Safeway and a Shoppers there. The actual mall is literally, as Reggie said, walking dead.

I stopped there a few months ago and it looked like a dog park for seniors. Not even joking. There is no way that place is still a mall in five years. Will it become condos or offices? Or, here's a crazy idea, McMahon / field house location?

North Hill will get a massive update sometime in the medium term. It's not going anywhere.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...ticle35231476/

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Concord Pacific will continue to play to niche markets as it works through the design phase of it's second Calgary development, a 12-acre master planned community on the site of a Sears store, with adjoining parking lots, at North Hills shopping mall in the Northwest.

Dube · 07-27-2019, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by joejoe3

South Center is just Marlborough Mall in the SE

You what mate

4X4 · 07-27-2019, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RM14

North Hill will get a massive update sometime in the medium term. It's not going anywhere.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/real...ticle35231476/

So in other words, condos? Like I said? With a few stores?

RM14 · 07-28-2019, 09:40 AM

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So in other words, condos? Like I said? With a few stores?

You said the mall will likely be demolished in 5 years. While there is a plan to leave the mall and then redevelop the Sears and east parking lot.

tvp2003 · 07-28-2019, 02:11 PM

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You said the mall will likely be demolished in 5 years. While there is a plan to leave the mall and then redevelop the Sears and east parking lot.

The Sears half is actually on a separate title than the mall. Not 100% sure but I think they may be owned by different companies as well...

the-rasta-masta · 07-28-2019, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kermitology

Never heard of Sportscheck, but no way would Sport Chek have an agreement like that. They deal with the landlord only and don’t have the power to make a condition like that.

They definitely could have that sort of a clause in their lease. For example, my business is a boutique fitness facility and we recently tried to get into a development, and were unable to due to GoodLife having an exclusivity clause in their lease making sure they are the only fitness establishment in the centre. Sport Chek is easily big enough have the ability to request and be granted a clause like that.

Reggie Dunlop · 07-28-2019, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tvp2003

The Sears half is actually on a separate title than the mall. Not 100% sure but I think they may be owned by different companies as well...

That's entirely possible. The original retail development was a stand-alone Simpsons-Sears, a stand-alone Loblaws store, with a strip mall in between. The strip mall eventually was replaced by a connecting indoor mall.

midniteowl · 07-28-2019, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by joejoe3

South Center is just Marlborough Mall in the SE

Really? In what way?

browna · 07-28-2019, 05:55 PM

They had Fanattic downtown, at both Eau Claire and the Core in the mid 2000s, and at the Core until they did the reno a few years back.

Core rent is too much, and their shop was on the 4th floor, not really ideal.
Is the Airport one still going?

Rebranding is fine, clearly those CGY hats last year were a hit for the identity, and outside of Calvary, Flames own all the major pro sports teams.

And would be surprised is Sport Chek had anything in a lease as a non compete. They weren't in that mall until late 90s or later, and the first number of years as a Sport Chek Select store, carrying limited things, becuase they had a big store a few blocks away an Avineda in Bonavista.

The Boy Wonder · 07-28-2019, 08:38 PM

North hill should legit be sold for redevelopment (excluding Safeway). Such a waste of prime inner city land

Split98 · 07-29-2019, 08:52 AM

That 'Y' is really going to bother me...

GioforPM · 07-29-2019, 09:06 AM

Really, the only malls I'd operate in are Chinook and Market. Then I might do a store in the new arena location but outside the arena. 17th is a nice idea but I don't think the foot traffic is enough and the parking situation is terrible. Plus I don't think the patrons of 17th are the sports apparel crowd. If you want foot traffic, maybe somewhere on Stephen like near the Lammles. That said, standalone apparel stores on Stephen haven't had a good time either. Sport Chek closed, Riley & McCormick closed, Lammle's is dead whenever I go in.