# Alberni Mall

Port Alberni, Canada · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-779410873e` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/port-alberni-alberni-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-779410873e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-779410873e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-779410873e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The first two new tenants for the mall as part of its revitalization arrived in late 2007 when the dollar store chain Dollar Giant opened for business in November, followed by Boston Pizza on December 28. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1979 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2007 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2007 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 45 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Royal Oak Holdings | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Shape Properties | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The mall was completed and opened for the first time as the Alberni Mall on May 30, 1979, with 42 stores and services, including original anchor tenants Safeway and Kmart.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberni_Mall
- **year_closed**: “On April 15, 2007, the main part of the mall closed to allow demolition and renovations to resume.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberni_Mall
- **original_developer**: “In 1977, Royal Oak Holdings, a Vancouver-based company which had recently opened the Ironwood Mall in Campbell River, British Columbia, were approached by a group of Port Alberni citizens about building an indoor mall in their city.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberni_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The first two new tenants for the mall as part of its revitalization arrived in late 2007 when the dollar store chain Dollar Giant opened for business in November, followed by Boston Pizza on December 28.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberni_Mall
- **status**: “The first two new tenants for the mall as part of its revitalization arrived in late 2007 when the dollar store chain Dollar Giant opened for business in November, followed by Boston Pizza on December 28.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberni_Mall
- **strategy**: “major renovation and redevelopment of the former mall complex began in the spring of that year” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberni_Mall
- **enclosed**: “Formerly an indoor mall until April 15, 2007” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “On April 15, 2007, the main part of the mall closed to allow demolition and renovations to resume.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **renovation_years**: “major renovation and redevelopment of the former mall complex began in the spring of that year” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Kmart, Safeway

## Parties

- Shape Properties — owner (from text) (2010–)

## Timeline

- 1979: Mall opened
- 2007: Indoor mall closed for redevelopment
- 2007: Renovation began spring 2007
- 2007: Dollar Giant opened
- 2010: Boston Pizza closed due to rent arrears
- 2012: Home Hardware relocation deal

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

Alberni Mall is an outdoor shopping mall located in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Formerly an indoor mall until April 15, 2007, major renovation and redevelopment of the former mall complex began in the spring of that year, and it will most likely also be renamed as part of its updating.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Alberni Mall, Port Alberni, Canada." Record m-779410873e, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/port-alberni-alberni-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_portalbernialbernimall,
  title = {Alberni Mall, Port Alberni, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/port-alberni-alberni-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-779410873e, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

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.