Malls · Canada
Billings Bridge Shopping Centre
Ottawa mall opened 1954 as strip, retrofitted 1972 to enclosed format with office tower; now targeting office/retail redevelopment per strategy. · summary, model-written
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3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …converted into an enclosed mall and a twelve-storey office tower was also added record · all sites with thisOffice
This site: …converted into an enclosed mall and a twelve-storey office tower was also added newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia |
| New uses | office, retailWikipedia |
| What is there now | converted into an enclosed mall and a twelve-storey office tower was also addednewtypes-extraction |
| Retrofit year | 1972newtypes-extraction |
Site context
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 within 10 km, 4 within 25 km: Herongate Mall (2.7 km); Westgate Shopping Centre (4.5 km); Lincoln Fields Shopping Centre (8.8 km)computed |
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Summary, model-written
Opened 1954 as Ottawa's first strip mall. Converted to enclosed mall and added a 12-story office tower in 1972 (per 'after_notes'). Current status is 'built' with a stated strategy to redevelop into office/retail. GLA is 65,750 sq ft. No current occupancy details provided.
Why. Peer comparison shows 6 similar malls (1954-1959 openings) with 'redevelop' strategy. Within 10km: 2 operating malls (Herongate, Westgate), 1 demolished (Lincoln Fields). No data on current tenant mix, financials, or specific redevelopment timeline beyond 'redevelop' strategy.
Where it stands. Medium-sized community mall in Ottawa's Billings Bridge neighborhood. No evidence of current vacancy rates, recent tenant changes, or completed redevelopment phases. Status remains 'built' with no indication of current construction activity.
For a planner
- 1972 retrofit established current form
- 3 nearby malls within 10km (2 operating)
For a developer
- Strategy explicitly targets office/retail conversion
- Peer group shows 6 similar redevelopments of 1950s malls
- No data on market demand for new office/retail space in this location
What we do not know yet
- No current occupancy or financial data provided
- No timeline for the 'redevelop' strategy
- Unknown if office tower (added 1975) is still functional
- No details on why Lincoln Fields (8.8km) was demolished
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- Bayshore Mall, Glendale, WI · Malls · opened 1954; same strategy: redevelop
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- Midtown Square Mall, Charlotte, NC · Malls · opened 1959; same strategy: redevelop
- Jagalchi, Daly City, CA · Malls · similar GLA (75,000 sq ft); same strategy: redevelop
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1954newtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Gross leasable area | 65,750 sq ftnewtypes-extraction |
| Anchors | Reitmans, CIBC, Fairweather |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Billings Bridge Shopping Centre, originally a strip mall opened in 1954, was converted into an enclosed mall in 1972 and had an office tower added in 1975. |
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Background
Billings Bridge Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the Billings Bridge neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is a medium-sized community mall with 83 stores and services. Roughly 7.5 million people visit the mall every year and sales are about $527/sq foot. When built, it was the first strip mall in Ottawa, although it has since become an enclosed mall. It is located immediately south of the Rideau River on the corner of Bank Street and Riverside Drive. The mall's anchor stores are Walmart and Your Independent Grocer. Billings Bridge Shopping Centre opened in 1954 as "the first one-stop shopping destination to serve all of the City of Ottawa" according to its owners.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1954 Opened as Ottawa's first strip mall
- 1954 Opened
- 1972 Converted into an enclosed mall
- 1972 Retrofit: redevelop
- 1975 Twelve-storey office tower added
Sources
- Billings Bridge Shopping Centre · CC BY-SA 4.0
4 quoted sentences
Billings Bridge Shopping Centre
Billings Bridge Shopping Centre opened in 1954 as "the first one-stop shopping destination to serve all of the City of Ottawa"
Billings Bridge Shopping Centre was converted into an enclosed mall in 1972.
A twelve-storey office tower was also added during an expansion in 1975.
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