Work on the 1.3-million square foot Scarborough Town Centre, which customers have been putting up with since demolition began in the fall of 2008, is officially 6 months away from completion.
"It was time," says Kathy Meyers, STC's general manager of the $62-million project. "We were ripe for
renovation."
The first full overhaul of Scarborough's flagship mall since it was built in 1973 (there was an extension to add cinemas in the mid-1990s) , the
Petroff Partnership-led project is a thorough update of the mall to bring it into line with other more or less recent upgrades to Yorkdale and the Eaton Centre.
"A big part of the renovation is adding light and brightness," Meyers says, "opening up the ceilings, opening up the skylights."
Though there is no space being added to the 401 & McCowan mall, there will be new escalators, new elevators to accommodate strollers and wheelchairs, and significant new tenants, including a new Guess flagship and a
Pink by Victoria's Secret.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Kathy Meyers
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