Markville Shopping Centre

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CF Markville entrance in 2017
Markville Shopping Centre
Location Markham, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates 43°52′08″N79°17′17″W / 43.869°N 79.288°W / 43.869; -79.288
Opening dateMarch 17, 1982;42 years ago (March 17, 1982)
DeveloperJDS Development
Management Cadillac Fairview
OwnerCadillac Fairview
No. of stores and servicesover 140 [1]
No. of anchor tenants 8
Total retail floor area 981,000 square feet (91,100 m2) [1]
No. of floors2
Public transit access Viva blue logo.svg Viva purple.svg Viva green.svg
York Region Transit logo.svg Routes 1 Highway 7, 40 Unionville Local, 45 Mingay
Toronto Transit Commission BSicon BUS1.svg  129 
GO Transit logo.svg GO Stouffville logo.svg
Website shops.cadillacfairview.com/property/cf-markville

CF Markville, also known as Markville Shopping Centre in the Cadillac Fairview chain of malls, is a shopping mall of over 140 stores in Markham, Ontario, Canada. [1] It is located at the intersection of Highway 7 East and McCowan Road, and runs along Bullock Drive, located slightly west of McCowan Road. [2] Its anchors are Hudson's Bay, Winners, Walmart Supercentre, Decathlon, Sporting Life, Marshalls, Uniqlo, Best Buy, and a Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us combo store. [3] It has a gross leasable area of 981,000 square feet (91,100 m2). [1] It was the largest shopping mall in York Region until 2004 when Vaughan Mills opened. [4]

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History

The shopping centre was developed by JDS Development and opened in 1982. [4] The mall was named for its proximity to the historical villages of Markham and Unionville (now both incorporated in the city of Markham). The name was originally planned to be called Markville Town Centre. The site of the mall was originally a nursery garden. It was once part of the 100 acres Lot 11 for George Eckhart up to 1862 and Eckhart estate thereafter. Once the land was acquired, it was two decades before construction started. High-rises and government buildings were planned to be built around the shopping centre, but the plan was not passed. [5]

The original ground floor featured an artificial waterway and a central reflecting pool with a water fountain that spouted a two storey column. The Pool could be drained for special occasions and in the holiday season would become Santa's Workshop. Among its initial tenants were the Eaton's department store, and a Famous Players 4-screen cinema in addition to Simpson's. 

The mall was renovated in 1991 as part of an expansion because more American retailers were entering Canada. Sears and Hudsons Bay were included in this expansion project. The former Simpson's was converted to Sear's Canada. In fact, the former Sears space is identical to the former Sears space once also occupied by Simpson's in the Mapleview Centre. The space was nearly doubled from 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) to over 900,000 square feet (84,000 m2) according to the Yellow Pages. [5]  The mall is now owned by Cadillac Fairview since 1997. [4]

Best Buy, which opened in 2003, was originally a Miracle Food Mart supermarket. Walmart entered the mall in 1994 with two levels. They expanded their lower level in 2004. The upper level became Winners. [4]

Markville was renovated by EllisDon for CA$111 million from 2011 to 2013. [1] The renovation coincided with an initiative to add new brands to Canada or the Greater Toronto Area. 206,000 square feet (19,100 m2) of the common area was renovated, including new glass railings, flooring, washrooms, and removing the lower level rivers. 268,000 square feet (24,900 m2) of existing tenant space was renovated with high-end tenants. [6] The renovation included the installation of 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2) of porcelain tile flooring and 12,000 linear feet of glass handrails. [5]

A new 45,000 square feet (4,200 m2) food court known as the "Express Eatery" opened on August 23, 2012, next to the former Sears store on the lower level. The upper-level food court next to Best Buy has been remodelled into shop space. According to EllisDon, this was the most challenging aspect of the renovation. [6] [7]

Sears closed on February 28, 2015. [8] The upper level of the former Sears space opened as Saks Off 5th on March 8, 2018, [9] while the lower level opened as Marshalls on September 24, 2019. [10] Saks Off 5th closed on April 16, 2022, [11] and it was replaced by Decathlon on November 24, 2022. [12]

Sport Chek closed in 2012 and was replaced by Forever 21. [13] Forever 21 closed in Spring 2018 to make way for Japanese retailer Uniqlo to open in its Canadian expansion, one of the four new locations in Canada. [14] Uniqlo opened on October 12, 2018. [15]

A few Chinese retailers have opened in the mall, including Hong Kong–based Lukfook Jewellery, Osim, and Mainland China–based Miniso. [3]

On April 5, 2021, Porsche Centre Markham, located at the intersection of McCowan Road & Bullock Drive, which is located just outside the mall near Saks Off 5th, officially commenced operations. [16]

Transportation access

The mall is accessible by York Region Transit (YRT)/Viva, Toronto Transit Commission and GO Transit. [17] [18] [19]

Most YRT routes stop close to the mall on the southside with only VIVA buses stopping along Highway 7. TTC route also stops on McCowan Road. GO Transit buses stop along Bullock Drive and GO Centennial riders on the Stouffville rail line need to walk along Bullock from east of McCowan to access the mall.

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