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| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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| Coordinates | 43°40′03″N 79°26′31″W / 43.6675°N 79.442°W |
| Address | 1245 Dupont Street |
| Opening date | 1972 |
| Owner | Freed Developments[1] |
| No. of stores and services | 40+ (including kiosks) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 21,124 m2 (227,380 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | galleriashoppingcentre |
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The Galleria Shopping Centre (more commonly known as Galleria Mall) is a shopping centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located at the southwest corner of the intersection of Dufferin and Dupont Streets. The mall is in the process of being redeveloped into a mixed-use development. As it is in process of being demolished, only half of the building remains.
The shopping centre was a single storey, enclosed (one of only three enclosed shopping centres in the former City of Toronto), and had approximately 50 tenants. It opened in 1972 and had an area of 21,124 m2 (227,380 sq ft).[2] In August 2015 the mall was sold to Freed Developments and ELAD Canada. In September 2019, ELAD took control of the entire project. The site is now undergoing redevelopment.[1]
The stores that remain in the portion of the mall left standing include FreshCo supermarket (formerly Price Chopper), Rexall, Planet Fitness, TD Bank, F45 Training and PetValu. For about two decades the mall was home to a Zellers discount department store. The Dollarama store closed in 2020 and the standalone McDonald's immediately adjacent to Dufferin Street is actually an outparcel tenant of the centre; it was demolished in 2022.[2] Planet Fitness announced the opening of a 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) gym and fitness centre at the mall in December 2014. It was their first Canadian location.[3]
The mall had faced concerns over store closures, depressed footfall, and outdated decor with questions raised over its viability.[4][5] Shari Kasman made two photobooks about the mall: “Galleria: The Mall That Time Forgot” (2018) and an abridged version called “Goodbye, Galleria” (2019).
- ^ a b Keenan, Edward (August 18, 2015). "Galleria Mall, recently sold, harks back to a neighbourly era". Toronto Star. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Galleria Mall". Galleria Shopping Centre. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ Jermyn, Diane (October 31, 2014). "Popular U.S. fitness franchise brings 'judgment-free' ethos to Canada". The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Battersby, Sarah-Joyce (April 23, 2012). "The Galleria's glaring hole". The Grid. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ^ Urback, Robyn (May 13, 2011). "Toronto malls in need of makeovers: Galleria Mall". BlogTO. Retrieved December 21, 2013.