Oakridge Centre (and formerly known as ''Oakridge Mall'') is a

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in the Oakridge neighborhood of

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, Canada. It is located at the intersection of West 41st Avenue and

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. It was originally opened in 1959 by

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Stores which anchored the centre until it was sold to Hudson's Bay in 1993. A

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was originally planned but however in 2015

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filed for bankruptcy protection and announced the closing of all stores cancelling 4 locations. It is one of the two largest malls located within the city of Vancouver, the other being CF Pacific Centre, and along with Pacific Centre are two of the most profitable shopping centres in Canada.

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Redevelopment

Oakridge Centre is now the centre point for the Oakridge Municipal Town Centre Project, part of a Vancouver urban densification project creating a new transit oriented, high density region with tall apartment towers much like Vancouver's West End in an area now occupied and to be surrounded by single family residences, all easily accessed by the Oakridge-41st station of the

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. The application was approved in 2014 and construction has begun in late 2019. Construction regarding the North most and South most tower complexes are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025. The Design Architect is Henriquez Partners (see

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) of Vancouver and the Executive Architect is Adamson Architects from Toronto, the redevelopment estimated to cost well over . On September 15, 2020, it was announced that the mall would be closing on September 30, 2020 to demolish the structure to make way for the redevelopment but however,

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and the office towers will remain open during the redevelopment construction.

Transportation access

The Oakridge–41st Avenue station on the

is under the plaza at the southwest corner of 41st and Cambie. An additional new underground entrance is likely to be constructed with the redevelopment. The mall is also served by

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bus service along 41st Avenue and Cambie Street. Parking can be accessed via 44th and Cambie or 45th and Cambie - Due to the ongoing construction, several entrances and parking lots have been shut down.

References

Official siteOakridge Policy Planning Program

External links

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Redevelopment

Transportation access

See also

References

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