McAllister Place

McAllister Place is a shopping mall located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.^[2] Officially opening with five stores on July 30, 1975, McAllister Place has a retail floor area of 483,000 square feet (44,900 m²) and featured 110 stores as of 2009. It is the largest mall located in Saint John.^[3]

McAllister Place

Location	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Coordinates	45°18′27″N 66°00′59″W / 45.3074°N 66.0164°W / 45.3074; -66.0164
Address	519 Westmorland Road
Opening date	July 30, 1975; 48 years ago (1975-07-30)
Owner	Primaris REIT
No. of stores and services	110 (2009)
Total retail floor area	483,000 sq ft (44,900 m^2)^[1]
No. of floors	1
Website	mcallisterplace.ca

Description

McAllister Place is located in Saint John, New Brunswick and is owned by Cadillac Fairview. It has a retail floor area of 483,000 square feet (44,900 m²) and featured 110 stores as of 2009.^[4] McAllister Place is located in an area prone to flooding, which has resulted in the parking lot and mall being affected.^[5]

History

McAllister Place was officially opened on the morning of July 30, 1975. Established by the Rocca Group Ltd., the shopping center initially had a floor size of 59,000 square feet (5,500 m²) and featured five stores as well as a Royal Bank of Canada location.^[6] The following year, the mall expanded by another 10,000 square feet.^[7]

On November 30, 2012, McAllister Place, as well as Regent Mall in Fredericton, were acquired by Primaris REIT in a $317.6 million purchase deal with Cadillac Fairview.^[8][9]

In 2019, McAllister Place started working on a 100,000 square foot expansion following the 2018 closure of a Sears store.^[10]

References

1. "McAllister Place". www.primarisreit.com. Primaris REIT. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
2. "McAllister Place". www.discoversaintjohn.com. Discover Saint John. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
3. "Marshalls store construction will end 2-year vacancy in Saint John's largest mall". CBC News. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
4. "CADILLAC FAIRVIEW UNVEILS RENOVATED MCALLISTER PLACE SHOPPING CENTER IN CANADA". design crucial. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
5. "McAllister Place Mall aims to stop future floods". CBC News. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
6. "McAllister Place Opens Tomorrow". da.tj.news. 29 July 1975. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
7. "McAllister Place". Evening Times Globe. 23 September 1976. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
8. "Primaris Retail REIT Announces East Coast Acquisitions and Public Offering of $100 Million of Trust Units". Yahoo News. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
9. "PRIMARIS RETAIL REIT Completes $317.6 Million Acquisition of Two Shopping Centres" (PDF). Primaris REIT. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
10. "Mark's, The Brick To Open In McAllister Place". Country 94. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

External links

• McAllister Place website