# Niagara Square

shopping centre, Canada · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a1b13316d4` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/shopping-centre-niagara-square/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a1b13316d4.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a1b13316d4.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-a1b13316d4

## 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 | Costco location | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1977 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2017 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 390000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 49 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The Niagara Square opened in 1977.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)
- **year_closed**: “In April 2017, the shopping centre closed.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)
- **gla_sqft**: “Before its closure, the Niagara Square was a 36,000-square-metre (390,000 sq ft) shopping centre with 83 units.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)
- **after_notes**: “After its demolition, the property was repurposed for use as a Costco location.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)
- **status**: “After its demolition, the property was repurposed for use as a Costco location.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)
- **strategy**: “The owners invested 25 million dollars into the demolition and redevelopment of Niagara Square.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)

## Timeline

- 1977: Opened
- 2017: Closed
- 2019: Demolition began
- 2020: Costco opened

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

The Niagara Square was a shopping centre and former mall in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. The Niagara Square opened in 1977. The interior of the shopping centre was closed in 2017, with some stores remaining open in the exterior. Before its closure, the Niagara Square was a 36,000-square-metre (390,000 sq ft) shopping centre with 83 units. After its demolition, the property was repurposed for use as a Costco location.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niagara_Square_(shopping_centre)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Niagara Square, shopping centre, Canada." Record m-a1b13316d4, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/shopping-centre-niagara-square/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_shoppingcentreniagarasquare,
  title = {Niagara Square, shopping centre, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/shopping-centre-niagara-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a1b13316d4, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.