Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre

Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre

Location	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates	45°23′57″N 75°37′27″W / 45.3992°N 75.6241°W / 45.3992; -75.6241Coordinates: 45°23′57″N 75°37′27″W / 45.3992°N 75.6241°W / 45.3992; -75.6241
Address	1910 St. Laurent Blvd.
Opening date	1961
Owner	RioCan-REIT
No. of stores and services	40
No. of anchor tenants	1
Total retail floor area	146,699 sq ft (13,628.8 m2)
Public transit access	Elmvale Transit Station

Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre is an open-air mall located in the Elmvale Acres neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1961, making it one of the oldest shopping centres in the city.^[1]

The mall is bounded by Smyth Road to the north, Othello Avenue to the west, Russell Road to the east, and St. Laurent Boulevard to the south. The shopping centre has 40 shops and services, including Dollarama, LCBO, Loblaws, Rexall, Starbucks, and the Ottawa Public Library. Its gross leasable area is 146,699 square feet (13,628.8 m²). The shopping centre is currently owned by Rio-Can Real Estate Investment Trust.^[2]

The shopping centre is adjacent to the Elmvale Transit Station and the Smyth Medical Centre, which is just across from the north end of the mall. Nearby is the Canadian Museum of Science and Technology, while the St. Laurent Shopping Centre is a 10-minute drive to the north.

Redevelopment[]

The mall is slated for demolition and replacement with a mix of new commercial and residential buildings with 570 new residential units and a 3,150 square metres (33,900 sq ft) park. The redevelopment plans include three 16-storey towers along St. Laurent Boulevard, which would be the tallest buildings along this street, as well as a 9-storey building along Smyth Road. Construction started in 2019 and will be implemented over a phased 10 to 15 year period.^[3]

Notable events[]

On January 31, 2019, a 30 year old man was shot and killed by an OPS officer during an altercation. Dispatch audio indicates the man was seen walking into the mall holding a knife in his hand. Sources told CBC News that the officer was cut on his forehead. As of February 2019, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is still investigating the case.^[4]

Transit services[]

The following routes serve Elmvale Acres Shopping Centre:

• Route 40 provides connections to Hurdman station, St. Laurent Shopping Centre, OC Transpo Headquarters, the Ottawa South Business Park, and the communities of Hawthorne Meadows, South Keys, and Greenboro.
• Route 46 provides residents with connections to Hurdman station, Canterbury High School, the Ottawa South Business Park, Herongate Mall, and Billings Bridge. It also provides connections to the communities of Hawthorne Meadows, Herongate, and Heron Park.
• Route 48 provides connections to Canterbury High School, Billings Bridge, and Hurdman by travelling via Canterbury and Kilborn.
• Route 49 travels via Pleasant Park Road to Hurdman station.
• Route 55 provides residents with connections to the Ottawa Health Sciences Complex (which includes the Ottawa General Hospital, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, the Ottawa Rehabilitation Centre, and the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Health Science), Lees station, the Glebe, the Ottawa Central Station, Carling, the Ottawa Civic Hospital, and the western Transitway to Bayshore.

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