Fairview Pointe-Claire

Fairview Pointe-Claire (corporately styled as "CF Fairview Pointe-Claire") is the largest shopping mall in the West Island and one of the biggest on the Island of Montreal. It is located in the city of Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada, at the intersection of Trans-Canada Highway and Saint-Jean Boulevard.

Fairview Pointe-Claire
Coordinates45°27′50.5″N 73°49′52.9″W
Address6801 Trans-Canada Highway
Pointe-Claire, Quebec
H9R 5J2
Opening dateAugust 12, 1965
DeveloperCadillac Development Corporation
ManagementCadillac Fairview
OwnerCadillac Fairview
No. of stores and services175
No. of anchor tenants5
Total retail floor area1,000,000 square feet (92,900 m2) (GLA)[1]
No. of floors2
ParkingOutdoor
Public transit access Fairview Pointe-Claire Bus Terminal
  Exo La Presqu'Île sector
7
Websitewww.cfshops.com/fairview-pointe-claire.html

Fairview Pointe-Claire attracts 8 million visitors each year.[2] 175 stores occupy about 1,000,000 square feet (92,900 m2) spread on two levels of shopping space.[1][3] It is one of Cadillac Fairview's oldest shopping malls. The major tenants are Hudson's Bay, Winners, HomeSense, Sports Experts/Atmosphere and Best Buy.

History

Fairview Pointe-Claire was inaugurated in August 12, 1965 with exactly 70 tenants which included Simpsons, Steinberg's, Eaton's, Pascal's, and some 66 other stores.[4][5] Notable mid-sized tenants included Holt Renfrew, Ogilvy's and Woolworth's.[6] Fairview Pointe-Claire was a single level mall at the time; only anchors Simpsons, Eaton's, W.H. Smith Books, and Pascal's had two floors. Simpsons purchased a replica of Michelangelo's Statue of David and installed it in the mall's hallway, a move that was met with criticism.[7]

Fairview Pointe-Claire was originally the joint property of Simpsons Limited and Cemp Investments, and managed by Fairview Shopping Centres Ltd (a subsidiary of Cemp Investments).[8] At the time of its opening, Fairview Pointe-Claire was the first enclosed shopping mall in the West Island, the first shopping centre in Quebec with either a Simpsons or Eaton's store, as well as the second largest mall in all of Canada.[8] The mall was built by Cadillac Development Corporation, the same company that later merged with Fairview Corporation in 1974 to create Cadillac Fairview.[9][10]

On May 20, 1976, Simpsons opened a third floor to its store to go from 127,000 to 170,000 square feet (11,800 to 15,800 m2) of retail space.[11] Eaton's followed suit by opening its third floor in 1979-1980 to reach a total of 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2).[12] The addition of an extra floor did not bring any change to Simpsons' nor Eaton's outdoors appareances because they were built with the capacity to house a third floor.[13]

In 1985, Fairview Pointe-Claire was extensively converted to a two-level shopping mall whose renovation was completed on August 14, almost to the day of its 20th anniversary.[14] The mall went from 88 to 201 stores and its first floor was completely renovated.[14] Among the additions was the introduction of the food court. The mall was at the time the joint property of Cadillac Fairview and Markborough Properties.[14]

In March 1989, Simpsons became The Bay.[15]

Pascal's declared bankruptcy in 1991.[16] Aventure Électronique took over the space.[17] Pascal's former indoor entrance (located on the first floor of Eaton's mall wing) was not reserved for Aventure Électronique and was instead broken up into boutique space (specifically a clothing shop from the Groupe San Francisco).[17]

A Sears was built on the south side of the mall and opened on August 12, 1992.[18][19] It relocated in 2001 to Eaton's former location.[20][21] Sears's original location is now home to Winners/HomeSense, Sports Experts/Atmosphere, Renaud-Bray, Old Navy and Starbucks Coffee.

On July 26, 2001, Déco Découverte opened one of its first two Quebec stores in Super C's former space (originally Steinberg's).[21][22]

A Best Buy opened in the fall of 2005.[23] It was built in the place of the demolished Pascal's/Aventure Électronique building. Like Aventure Électronique, Best Buy can only be accessed from outdoors.

It was announced in September 2017 that the Sears at Fairview Pointe-Claire was targeted for closure along with nine other stores all located outside of Quebec.[24] The Pointe-Claire location closed in late 2017.[25] The second and third floors of the location is scheduled to be replaced by Simons in 2022 and the first level was repurposed for dining on April 1, 2021.[2] The old food court is being subdivided for Dollarama and Linen-Chest.[2]

Public transportation

The north parking lot of Fairview Pointe-Claire is home to Fairview bus terminal of the Société de transport de Montréal. A new light rail station Fairview–Pointe-Claire station of Réseau express métropolitain is under construction next to the mall.

Société de transport de Montréal
Route
72 Alfred-Nobel
200 Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
201 Saint-Charles / Saint-Jean
202 Dawson
203 Carson
204 Cardinal
205 Gouin
206 Roger-Pilon
207 Jacques-Bizard
208 Brunswick
215 Henri-Bourassa
216 Transcanadienne
217 Anse-à-l'Orme
218 Antoine-Faucon
219 Chemin Sainte-Marie
225 Hymus
419 Express John Abbott
470 Express Pierrefonds
485 Express Antoine-Faucon

See also

References
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  14. "Crowds view Fairview after $60-million facelift". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 15 August 1985. p. A2.
  15. "The Bay advertisement page". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 11 March 1989. p. 24.
  16. "History through our eyes; June 7, 1991: Pascal bankruptcy sale". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. June 7, 1991. p. A2.
  17. "Dans certains secteurs, les taux de location ont chuté de 30% par rapport à 1989". La Presse. Montreal. 25 April 1992. p. F2. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
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  21. "First Quebec Home Outfitters and Sears expansion announced for Fairview Pointe Claire". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 20 March 2001. p. 1.
  22. "Two New Deco Decouverte stores to open in the Montreal area on July 26". Montreal Gazette. Montreal. 24 July 2001. p. 1.
  23. "Best Buy Opens Five New Stores - Seeking Technology and Entertainment Enthusiasts". Canada NewsWire. Ottawa. 1 August 2005. p. C6.
  24. "Sears Canada to close 10 more stores, including Fairview and Scarborough locations | The Star". thestar.com. 30 September 2017.
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