# Penhorn Mall

Dartmouth, Canada · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-7d7efd0582` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/dartmouth-penhorn-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7d7efd0582.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7d7efd0582.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-7d7efd0582

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, housing, office, healthcare | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The centre currently operates as a 144,889 square foot shopping plaza. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1974 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2008 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 441651 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Atlantic Shopping Centres Ltd | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Crombie REIT | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Construction began on the Opal Ridge residential development in 2022, after being delayed for multiple years. The development is currently in the middle of construction as of 2026, with the first residential towers and townhouses being completed in late 2025. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Penhorn Mall originally opened on April 3, 1974.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall
- **gla_sqft**: “It was the largest single-level enclosed shopping mall in Atlantic Canada at 441,651 sq. ft. of total retail floor area.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Developed by Atlantic Shopping Centres Ltd, the predecessor to Crombie REIT.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The centre currently operates as a 144,889 square foot shopping plaza.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall
- **status**: “The centre currently operates as a 144,889 square foot shopping plaza, owned by Crombie REIT.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall
- **strategy**: “In May 2008, Crombie REIT announced they would transform the mall into an exterior shopping plaza, anchored by a new Sobeys and existing Sears.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall

## Anchors

Woolco, Sears, Sobeys Food Village

## Parties

- Atlantic Shopping Centres Ltd — owner (from text)
- Crombie REIT — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1974: Opened
- 1982: Major expansion with new wing, food court, and Sears anchor
- 1990: Renovations modernized concourse and expanded theatre to five screens
- 1994: Woolco closed, Walmart took over
- 2004: Theatre sold to Empire Theatres
- 2007: Walmart and theatre closures
- 2008: Announced transformation to exterior shopping plaza
- 2010: Sears wing demolished
- 2017: Sears closed
- 2022: Construction began on Opal Ridge residential development

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Penhorn Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada on Portland Street, one of the main arterials of the city. The centre currently operates as a 144,889 square foot shopping plaza, owned by Crombie REIT.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penhorn_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Penhorn Mall, Dartmouth, Canada." Record m-7d7efd0582, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/dartmouth-penhorn-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_dartmouthpenhornmall,
  title = {Penhorn Mall, Dartmouth, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/dartmouth-penhorn-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7d7efd0582, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.