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edmontonjournal.com
2 U/ G% C/ a$ R8 T8 DPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007" T7 y3 v- y( {" q& K
" S9 ?) I( p4 b5 L+ xEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.7 i$ ^. \7 `; J+ [1 F6 C
9 R- R( V: R- b2 N! J# p& eThe 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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“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.( Q% i! k% B; ~: U" n1 u
. b* P# c; O) m: F* eIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.
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* {" |0 }, T6 Y8 W, e9 rThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.
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+ E# |1 b6 i- D# QSouthgate, 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.
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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