Malls · Canada
Unicity Shopping Centre
Unicity Shopping Centre opened 1975, declined by 1990, demolished 2000, replaced by big-box retailers under First Pro ownership in Winnipeg · summary, model-written
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Woolco
This site: Woolco wikipedia · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Walmart, Canadian Tire, Sobeys, Staples Canada, Winners, Sport Chek, Tim Hortons, KFC, Burger King, Shoppers Drug Mart, Value Village, Mark's, Quiznos, Bulk… extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
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| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Walmart, Canadian Tire, Sobeys, Staples Canada, Winners, Sport Chek, Tim Hortons, KFC, Burger King, Shoppers Drug Mart, Value Village, Mark's, Quiznos, Bulk Barn and Dollar Treeextracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2000extracted, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | SmartCentresextracted, unreviewed |
Planning
| Zoning change | big-box centreextracted, unreviewed |
|---|
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sold | — | First Pro ← Bramalea Limited | Wikipedia |
| 1995 | Sold | — | Markborough Properties ← Bramalea Limited | Wikipedia |
Site context
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 2 within 25 kmcomputed |
|---|---|
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 649 since 2015; 649 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-08 with 278Wikimedia |
Summary, model-written
Opened in 1975 as Unicity Fashion Square, the mall operated until the late 1990s when it became mostly empty and entered bankruptcy in 1995. It was demolished in 2000 and redeveloped as a big-box centre hosting retailers such as Walmart, Canadian Tire and Sobeys.
Why. The record notes an economic slowdown in 1980, the mall being mostly empty by 1990, and a bankruptcy in 1995, indicating declining tenancy and financial distress as causes; no explicit anchor loss or competition is stated.
Where it stands. The site is currently demolished and controlled by First Pro, which acquired the property in 2000 per the sale deal.
For a planner
- Precedent: conversion of an enclosed mall to a big-box centre after demolition.
- Policy tools: zoning change to big-box centre recorded in the record.
- Open question: long-term land‑use planning for the site post‑redevelopment.
For a developer
- Site size: not stated in the record.
- Control: currently held by First Pro per the 2000 sale.
- Entitlement stage: zoning change to big-box centre indicated.
- Constraints: flood, transit, and environment details not mentioned.
- Market signals: tract data not provided.
What we do not know yet
- Site size unknown.
- Floodplain or hydrological constraints not specified.
- Transit access and proximity not detailed.
- Environmental conditions (e.g., soil, contamination) not described.
- Detailed tenant performance or sales data missing.
- Record marked as 'draft' verification status, indicating possible unreviewed extraction.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Unicity Shopping Centre, Winnipeg — … getoccupi.com
- Unicity Shopping Centre - Nejmark Architect nejmark.mb.ca
- Canadian Tire Wpg Locations : Winnipeg Unicity Shopping Ce… cawscaerfai.co.uk
- Unicity Shopping Centre Map - Commercial area - Manitoba, … mapcarta.com
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1975extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2000extracted, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 86extracted, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Trizec Corporationextracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | Woolco, The Bay |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in Canada |
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Background
Unicity Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is officially classified as a big-box centre. The location was originally the site of Unicity Mall, which was an enclosed shopping mall. It was named for the 1972 unicity restructuring of city management.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1975 opened as Unicity Fashion Square
- 1980 economic slowdown
- 1990 mostly empty
- 1995 bankruptcy
- 2000 demolished
Sources
- Wikipedia: Unicity Shopping Centre · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, year opened, zoning change
12 quoted sentences
opened in September 1975 as Unicity Fashion Square
demolished in 2000 to make way for the current shopping centre
Managed by Trizec Corporation
home to Walmart, Canadian Tire, Sobeys, Staples Canada, Winners, Sport Chek, Tim Hortons, KFC, Burger King, Shoppers Drug Mart, Value Village, Mark's, Quiznos, Bulk Barn and Dollar Tree among others
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