McAllister Place is a

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that is, the term was used to refe ...

located in Saint John,

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, Canada. Officially opening with five stores on July 30, 1975, McAllister Place has a retail floor area of and featured 110 stores as of 2009. It is the largest mall located in Saint John.

Description

McAllister Place is located in Saint John,

and is owned by Cadillac Fairview. It has a retail floor area of and featured 110 stores as of 2009. McAllister Place is located in an area prone to flooding, which has resulted in the parking lot and mall being affected.

History

McAllister Place was officially opened on the morning of July 30, 1975. Established by the Rocca Group Ltd., the shopping center initially had a floor size of and featured five stores as well as a

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location. The following year, the mall expanded by another 10,000 square feet. On November 30, 2012, McAllister Place, as well as Regent Mall in

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, were acquired by Primaris REIT in a $317.6 million purchase deal with Cadillac Fairview. In 2019, McAllister Place started working on a 100,000 square foot expansion following the 2018 closure of a Sears store.

References

External links

McAllister Place website
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