Crossiron Mills
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Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Opening date | 2008 |
Developer | Ivanhoe Cambridge |
Management | Ivanhoe Cambridge |
Owner | Ivanhoe Cambridge |
No. of stores and services | 180 |
No. of anchor tenants | 10-15 |
Total retail floor area | 991,677 square feet (110,000 m²) |
Parking | 5,200 |
No. of floors | 1 |
Website | CrossironMills.com |
Crossiron Mills is a proposed enclosed shopping centre development located approximately 2 km (1.24 miles) outside the city limits of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in the Municipal District of Rockyview. (Current annexation plans by the City of Calgary, however, are expected to place the development adjacent to the city limits by the time it is complete.) It is being developed by Ivanhoe Cambridge, a major Canadian real estate company. Upon completion in 2008, the mall will be one of Western Canada's largest shopping centres containing approximately 1 million square feet of retail and entertainment space. It is the first phase of a major 674-acre development that will ultimately include an equine racetrack facility and casino (operated by the United Horsemen of Alberta) as well as hotel, restaurant, and additional retail uses.
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[edit] Location
Crossiron Mills will be located in the Municipal District of Rockyview, on the south east corner of Highway 2 (the Calgary/Edmonton corridor) and Highway 566, (also known as the Balzac overpass[1]).
[edit] Design
The mall will follow the Mills Corporation's off-price retail format that was popularized in the United States, and imported to Canada in 2004 at Vaughan Mills in Vaughan, Ontario. The concept combines off-price anchor stores and smaller retailers with major entertainment components.
The design will utilize a single level "race track" layout to maximize storefront exposure[2], with 10-15 anchor stores bordering the centre. There will be approximately 180 retail stores, restaurants, and entertainment outlets.
Like all Mills shopping centres, this project will be divided into several architecturally themed ‘neighborhoods’, making wayfinding easier and providing a more interesting visual experience. Themes will include resources, fashion, sport, and fossils. The centre will also include a themed food court.
[edit] Retailers
Instead of traditional department stores, Crossiron Mills will contain a variety of off-price anchors, each with between 20,000 to 50,000 square feet. Anchors that can be expected include H&M, Tommy Hilfiger, Winners, and Old Navy. Specialty retailers will be similar to those found at other super-regional malls, however, many at Crossiron Mills will be larger outlet stores.
[edit] Entertainment
It is anticipated that Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World and NASCAR Speedpark will be the major entertainment tenants, marking their second Canadian locations after Vaughan Mills. The centre will also include bowling and billiard facilities. An entertainment wing containing a theatre complex and themed restaurants is planned as a future expansion that would connect to the adjacent racing entertainment centre and casino.
[edit] Controversy
The Municipal District of Rockyview has submitted an application to Alberta Environment for a license to draw water from the Red Deer River for the site. This has sparked concerns in Red Deer, Alberta, who are concerned about protecting water resources for their own future growth rather than ex-urban developments for the City of Calgary. Water can not be drawn from the closer Bow River because the province is currently not accepting applications. Despite this uncertainty the site has been cleared and prep work has begun.