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Honeydale Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedClosedToronto, Canada

Honeydale Mall opened 1973, lost anchors, closed 2013; Azuria Group seeks residential rezoning while using parking lot for trailer storage. · summary, model-written

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Honeydale Mall
Exterior view of a shopping center with parked cars in front. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Robloxian56, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile7 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Woolco department storeThis site: Woolco department store wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/139556956071353 overture · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Policy tool
RezoningThis site: An application has been sent to the city by Azuria Group to request the site and the A&P site to the west be re-zoned from industrial class to residential,… extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: A portion of the parking lot beyond Paulart Drive and next to the old Walmart site is being used to store empty trailer units. extraction · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …property to decline and it attempted to pursue high density residential redevelopment options which may include land for a new subw extraction · all sites with this
Logistics and industrialThis site: …uest the site and the A&P site to the west be re-zoned from industrial class to residential, thus allowing to build homes and cond extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New useshousingextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowA portion of the parking lot beyond Paulart Drive and next to the old Walmart site is being used to store empty trailer units.extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperAzuria Groupextracted, unreviewed

Planning

Zoning changeAn application has been sent to the city by Azuria Group to request the site and the A&P site to the west be re-zoned from industrial class to residential, thus allowing to build homes and condominiums on the site.extracted, unreviewed
Planning notesAzuria Group, the owner of Honeydale, allowed the property to decline and it attempted to pursue high density residential redevelopment options which may include land for a new subway station. An application has been sent to the city by Azuria Group to request the site and the A&P site to the west be re-zoned from industrial class to residential, thus allowing to build homes and condominiums on the site.extracted, unreviewed

Site context

Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 13 within 25 km: Cloverdale Mall (0.7 km); Former gas station on the south side of Bloor Street, overlooking High Park on the landfill of the former bridge over Wendigo Creek (6.5 km); Galleria Shopping Centre (9.4 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Honeydale Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.83, from Overture, meta); building footprint 19,033 m², 7.627452373504639 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialno website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views42,230 since 2015; 3,867 in the last 12 months (-4% vs the prior 12); peak 2023-10 with 1,516Wikimedia

Summary, model-written

Honeydale Mall opened in 1973 with a supermarket anchor, Woolco department store, and a short enclosed mall. Over time it lost key anchors (Woolco became Walmart in 1994, Walmart left in 2004) and was reduced to a No Frills supermarket, a flea market, and small services before the No Frills closed in 2013, leading to the mall being shuttered and locked up.

Why. The decline was driven by the loss of anchor tenants and increasing competition, as noted in the record; no explicit mention of debt or demolition causes is provided.

Where it stands. The site is currently closed and controlled by Azuria Group, which is using part of the parking lot for trailer storage and has submitted a rezoning application to convert the site from industrial to residential use.

For a planner

  • Azuria Group’s rezoning request from industrial to residential is a policy tool being pursued.
  • The planning notes indicate exploration of high‑density residential redevelopment and possible land for a new subway station.
  • Open questions include the timing and outcome of the zoning change and any integration with transit infrastructure.

For a developer

  • Site control rests solely with Azuria Group (owner).
  • Entitlement stage: a rezoning application has been filed but its status is not detailed in the record.
  • Constraints such as flood risk, transit proximity, or environmental factors are not specified in the record.
  • Market signals from tract data are not provided.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact site size or acreage is unknown.
  • Current status of the zoning change application (approved, pending, denied) is not stated.
  • Environmental constraints (floodplain, contamination) are not mentioned.
  • Proximity to existing or planned transit infrastructure is unspecified.
  • Details of the trailer storage use (duration, impact on redevelopment) are limited.

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  • New Harbour Mall, Fall River, MA · Malls · opened 1971; closed 2016; same strategy: redevelop
  • The Mall at Westlake, Bessemer, AL · Malls · opened 1969; closed 2009; same strategy: redevelop

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History and original facts

Opened1973extracted, unreviewed
Closed2013extracted, unreviewed
AnchorsWal-Mart, supermarket anchor, Woolco department store, No Frills supermarket, flea market
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Canada

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Background

Honeydale Mall was a community shopping mall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was located at the intersection of Dundas Street and The East Mall Crescent. It served the Eatonville neighbourhood of Etobicoke district.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1973 Opened with supermarket anchor, Woolco department store, and short enclosed mall
  2. 1994 Wal-Mart took over Woolco location
  3. 2004 Wal-Mart departed the mall
  4. 2006 The Bay Furniture Outlet opened, followed by a flea market
  5. 2009 Mall had two anchor stores (No Frills and flea market), restaurant and dental office
  6. 2013 No Frills supermarket closed; entire mall shuttered and locked up
  7. 2013 Entire mall shuttered and locked up

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Honeydale Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed, year opened, zoning change
    13 quoted sentences
    It opened in 1973 with a supermarket anchor, a Woolco department store, and a short enclosed mall.
    The mall's No Frills supermarket closed in June 2013, and the entire mall was shuttered and locked up later that year, ending its 40 years of operation.
    A portion of the parking lot beyond Paulart Drive and next to the old Walmart site is being used to store empty trailer units.
    The mall's No Frills supermarket closed in June 2013, and the entire mall was shuttered and locked up later that year, ending its 40 years of operation.

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