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edmontonjournal.com
0 w9 h$ E- T# ~; E0 X( wPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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3 ^1 e6 t8 O' x, `/ PEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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4 S) C* v1 H7 k; uThe two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.2 {* z1 ^2 q9 G0 L+ M. p+ f* Z
0 F1 D! v; D# {9 P8 u/ T8 T“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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* Q9 q8 X$ x& F' A# _' E4 ^( O! U5 e MIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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' h& g, g# o2 i; OSouthgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.3 ~ G4 R- d3 X" |' G' B! g! u2 x
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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