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edmontonjournal.com
3 E* Q7 h4 s( x7 FPublished: Thursday, April 12, 2007
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EDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.6 K3 Z- a2 n" J( c7 C+ s4 T. f! S; N
0 M/ b% n" n: f( e, C$ |5 W7 IThe 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.$ x6 W1 s# b7 Y. R$ w' B3 T
6 E' h' G0 l9 s: E$ e/ G( g+ H9 T) n+ AIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.5 U! T% V" N2 a) Y4 p
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The expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.2 h3 T" e1 g. I$ \7 d
; z, t1 q6 |9 j$ V% |- D5 ]; ZSouthgate, 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 P: ?* J7 J) l4 k% B/ J: t
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An artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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