Sherway Gardens

Sherway Gardens

Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Opening date	1971
Developer	Cadillac Fairview
Management	Cadillac Fairview
Owner	Cadillac Fairview
No. of stores and services	215
No. of anchor tenants	4
Total retail floor area	972,540 square ft
No. of floors	2 (excluding Sears and The Bay which are three levels)
Website	Sherway Gardens

Sherway Gardens is an upscale shopping mall originally built in 1971 in the west end area of Toronto known as Etobicoke. The mall's original structure covered 850,000 square feet (79,000 m²) and contained 127 stores. Sherway Gardens was subsequently expanded to 972,540 square feet (90,352 m²) with 215 stores, becoming the eighth largest mall in the Greater Toronto Area. It is a terminus for several Toronto Transit Commission and MiWay bus routes.

Anchors and majors

• Sears - (225,665 sq ft.) Formerly Eaton's
• The Bay - (223,447 sq ft.) Formerly Simpsons
• Sporting Life - (48,263 sq ft.) Former Location of Brettons Department
• Holt Renfrew - (33,670 sq ft.) Formerly Mr. Grocer
• Abercrombie & Fitch
• Hollister
• Abercrombie Kids
• Gap - (14,483 sq ft. total, Gap - 7,858 sq ft (730.0 m²)., Gap Kids - 6,625 sq ft.)
• Pottery Barn - (14,358 sq ft. total, Pottery Barn - 8,820 sq ft (819 m²)., Pottery Barn Kids - 5,538 sq ft.)
• Harry Rosen - (11,221 sq ft.)
• Banana Republic - (10,300 sq ft.)
• Apple Store
• Victoria's Secret
• Sephora

Nordstrom will open a new location in 2016, demolishing the current Sporting Life location and will be rebuilt. Sporting Life will move to the new expansion.

Original anchors

• Simpson's (Now The Bay)
• Eaton's (Now Sears Canada)
• Loblaws (Closed many years ago now Holt Renfrew)

Initial construction

The Sherway Gardens mall, a $21.5 million project, was revealed to the public by Sherway Gardens Limited on February 24, 1971. The mall was originally built in an “S” shape design. Communal events and promotional activities took place at the center of the mall. This location was exceptionally popular because of the 31 ft high skylight featured there. Similar to other shopping centres, Sherway Gardens contains fountains, lush indoor greenery, benches and couches to help maximize the experience and enjoyment of shopping. Unlike the designs of other malls, such as the Toronto Eaton Centre, Sherway Gardens was built with “intimate low ceilings” which provides an inviting atmosphere for shoppers.

Renovations

In 1975, to accommodate for 75 new retail spaces, the “S” layout was altered to resemble a figure eight. A few years later, in 1987, Holt Renfrew (one of Sherway Gardens anchor retailers) was moved to a newly built wing on the north side of the mall. The expansion allowed for 20 additional stores and was later referred to as the “fashion wing,” as it housed fashionable upscale retailers. In 1989, the mall continued to expand leading to the construction of a new south wing. The new south wing has a large 'tent-like' structure on its upper level. The million dollar canopy, designed by Zeidler Roberts Partnership Architects, won the Canadian Consulting Engineering Award of Merit. In 2000, the Cadillac Fairview Corporation overtook ownership of Sherway Gardens. Over the years, the mall has evolved into an increasingly upscale shopping center, welcoming retailers like Abercrombie & Fitch, Pottery Barn, True Religion, Juicy Couture, Tiffany & Co., Harry Rosen, Kiehl's, Stuart Weitzman, Lacoste, Michael Kors, Coach, and Apple. The owners of Sherway Gardens have recently announced a massive renovation and expansion of the mall, to be complete by 2016. When complete, Sherway will gain a second luxury department store anchor, Nordstrom, in addition to a relocated and expanded Holt Renfrew. Although no other specific retailers have been mentioned, it's been speculated that Ann Taylor, J. Crew, Zara, and Armani Exchange could be likely tenants in an expanded Sherway.

Filming location

Parts of Mean Girls and the The Sentinel (2006) were filmed using Sherway Gardens as a film setting. Companies interested in using the mall as a location for their film shoots can go to the Sherway Garden's Website and contact a Sherway representative.

Other

Sherway Gardens Mall has a seasonal Farmers' Market, located in the North parking lot, every Friday 8am-2pm.

External links

• Sherway Gardens