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edmontonjournal.com
, [9 u* g+ g; e2 j* `Published: Thursday, April 12, 2007) n# K1 V [4 h3 t5 ?/ q
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants. C% N+ z9 e3 E# C; \
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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8 n) \0 Y6 b, c& K8 Q8 f! x“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge." p( x: C, \0 N. A+ P. A
" A6 M# a2 J7 k4 I8 LIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.6 l, L( b$ l- h w' V% F
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs." r$ V- A- M- Q0 ]
: A9 Q! w. S& G4 VSouthgate, 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. d' y( m' `% p" U. K
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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