Edmonton City Centre
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UnclaimedEdmonton City Centre is an integrated downtown Edmonton retail, office, entertainment, and pedestrian-access complex formed from the consolidation of Edmonton Centre and Eaton Centre.
Last updated August 25, 2026
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Overview
Edmonton City Centre is a multi-building retail and office complex in the downtown core of Edmonton, Alberta. Extending westward from Churchill Square and linked to surrounding properties through Edmonton's pedway system, it combines enclosed shopping, offices, cinemas, food-service areas, parking facilities, and broadcasting operations. The complex is organized around two historically separate developments on opposite sides of 101 Street: Edmonton Centre to the east and Eaton Centre to the west. The eastern portion originated with Woodward's long-established Edmonton department store. A redevelopment led by Oxford Development Group, Woodward Stores, and Toronto-Dominion Bank opened its first phase on May 1, 1974. That phase introduced a new six-storey Woodward's store, the Royal Trust Tower—now known as 102A Tower—parts of a three-level shopping concourse, and parking and service facilities. Additional development followed, including Toronto-Dominion Tower, now generally known as TD Tower, and the original Oxford Tower, now associated with 101 Street Tower and MNP Tower. The Four Seasons Hotel, later converted to the Sandman Signature Edmonton, was also added to the broader development. The western portion was developed separately as Eaton Centre by Eaton's and the Triple Five Group. Its first phase opened on August 19, 1987, alongside the Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel. The two centres initially operated as distinct shopping destinations divided by 101 Street. Eaton's financial collapse in 1999 created the commercial and ownership conditions for a major consolidation. The resulting Edmonton City Centre incorporated a larger pedestrian bridge over 101 Street, additional retail space, and unified branding and operations. Department-store changes were central to the complex's evolution. Hudson's Bay acquired Woodward's in 1993 and operated from the former Woodward's premises until 2002, when it moved into the former Eaton's location on the west side. The vacated eastern department-store space was partly converted into offices known as Centre Point Place. CBC Edmonton subsequently established English- and French-language television and radio operations in a digital broadcast facility within the complex, making Edmonton City Centre both a commercial property and a media workplace. The retail offer has changed repeatedly. The former Empire Theatres location became a Landmark Cinemas site in 2013 after Empire sold its Western Canadian theatres. In 2015, the complex announced a $41.3 million revitalization focused on relocating and upgrading the food court; the new food court opened in November 2016, while associated work continued into 2017. Later anchor departures included Hudson's Bay in 2021 and Sport Chek in 2023. The complex's principal remaining anchors identified in the reference material are Winners and Landmark Cinemas, with Shoppers Drug Mart and Dollarama among the smaller anchors. In November 2019, Oxford Properties sold the approximately 1.4-million-square-foot office and retail complex to a partnership involving LaSalle Investment Management, Bayerische Versorgungskammer, North American Development Group, and Canderel. Canderel-related entities, including Humford Management, took on property-management and leasing responsibilities for the office and non-retail components. In July 2025, mortgage lender Otéra Capital reportedly placed the property into court-ordered receivership after an ownership-group default involving nearly $140 million in debt obligations, with PwC appointed receiver. Reference material also describes a proposed court-approved sale to Edmonton developer Westrich Pacific and a planned mixed-use redevelopment; because the transaction and later construction timetable are future or implementation-dependent, those plans should be treated as proposed rather than completed.
History
Edmonton City Centre developed through the successive redevelopment and eventual merger of two downtown Edmonton shopping centres. Its eastern history is rooted in Woodward's, which opened an Edmonton store at the northeast corner of 102 Avenue and 101 Street in 1926. Woodward's announced a major redevelopment in 1967, and the first phase of Edmonton Centre opened to the public on May 1, 1974. The project was associated with Oxford Development Group, Woodward Stores, and Toronto-Dominion Bank. It included a new six-floor Woodward's department store, the Royal Trust Tower, early sections of the shopping concourse, and parking and service facilities. The original Woodward's store was demolished as the second phase proceeded. Plans called for a garden court and additional retail units. Toronto-Dominion Tower was completed in 1976, and further additions included the original Oxford Tower and the Four Seasons Hotel in 1978. These components established the eastern complex as a substantial combination of retail, office, hospitality, and parking uses. A separate western development emerged from plans announced in 1980 by Eaton's and the Triple Five Group. Although the originally proposed office and residential towers were not built, the Eaton Centre shopping complex and Delta Edmonton Centre Suite Hotel proceeded. Eaton Centre opened its first phase on August 19, 1987. For more than a decade, Edmonton Centre and Eaton Centre operated separately on the two sides of 101 Street. The collapse of Eaton's in 1999 led to the redevelopment of the two properties as one complex under the Edmonton City Centre name. A larger pedestrian bridge connected the east and west sections and added retail space. Hudson's Bay, which had acquired Woodward's in 1993, used the former Woodward's store until 2002, then moved across 101 Street into the former Eaton's premises. Part of the former Woodward's area became Centre Point Place, an office conversion. CBC Edmonton established a digital broadcast facility in the complex for television and radio operations in both official languages. The complex continued to adjust its tenant and amenity mix. The cinema formerly operated by Empire Theatres became a Landmark Cinemas location in 2013. A major $41.3 million revitalization, announced in 2015, moved and upgraded the food court and converted former lower-level retail and food-court space for parking. The new food court opened in November 2016, with the wider program expected to finish in 2017. Oxford Properties sold the approximately 1.4-million-square-foot complex in 2019 to an investment partnership involving LaSalle Investment Management, BVK, NADG, and Canderel. The property subsequently faced declining anchor presence and financial pressure. Hudson's Bay closed in 2021, Sport Chek closed in 2023, and McDonald's closed in November 2023. In July 2025, Otéra Capital placed the property into court-ordered receivership following a reported default on nearly $140 million in debt obligations. Reference material further describes a proposed sale and redevelopment involving Westrich Pacific, including residential conversion and new street-facing amenities, but those later plans are not recorded here as completed developments.
- 2025
Property enters receivership
[1]Otéra Capital placed the complex into court-ordered receivership after a reported debt default, with PwC appointed receiver.
- 2023
Sport Chek closes
[1]Sport Chek closed its location on March 12; McDonald's also closed later in the year.
- 2021
Hudson's Bay closes
[1]The Hudson's Bay store closed on June 3, ending the complex's department-store era.
- 2019
Oxford Properties sells the complex
[1]The office and retail property was sold to a partnership of institutional and real-estate investors.
- 2016
New food court opens
[1]The new food court opened on November 1 during the wider revitalization program.
- 2015
Major revitalization is announced
[1]Edmonton City Centre announced a $41.3 million program to relocate and upgrade the food court and modify associated retail and parking areas.
- 2013
Cinema changes from Empire to Landmark
[1]Landmark Cinemas acquired and reopened the former Empire Theatres location at Edmonton City Centre.
- 2003
CBC prepares a new broadcast facility
[1]CBC Edmonton was scheduled to move English- and French-language television and radio operations into a digital facility at the complex.
- 2002
Hudson's Bay moves to the former Eaton's space
[1]Hudson's Bay relocated across 101 Street into the former Eaton's store, freeing much of the former Woodward's space for later office conversion.
- 1999
The two centres are consolidated
[1]Following Eaton's collapse, Edmonton Centre and Eaton Centre were redeveloped and operated as the unified Edmonton City Centre.
Products and positioning
A centrally located, transit- and pedway-connected downtown mixed-use destination serving office workers, residents, visitors, and shoppers through a combination of retail, dining, entertainment, offices, parking, and civic-core accessibility.
Shopping centre · 1999
Edmonton City Centre retail concourse
The enclosed retail component spans the former Edmonton Centre and Eaton Centre developments and brings together smaller shops, services, food operators, and anchor tenants. Its central-downtown location and connections to the pedway network position it as a convenience-oriented destination for office workers, residents, and visitors rather than a regional mall competing primarily through scale.
Cinema and entertainment · 2013
Landmark Cinemas Edmonton City Centre
The cinema occupies the former Empire Theatres location. After Empire sold the site in 2013, Landmark Cinemas closed the theatre briefly and reopened it under its own brand on October 31, 2013, preserving a major entertainment use within the downtown complex.
Food and beverage · 2016
Edmonton City Centre food court
The food court was relocated and substantially upgraded as the centrepiece of a broader revitalization program announced in 2015. The replacement facility opened on November 1, 2016. Former lower-level food-court and retail areas were converted to parking as part of the redevelopment.
Office real estate · 1976
TD Tower
TD Tower is one of the principal office towers integrated with Edmonton City Centre. Completed in 1976 as Toronto-Dominion Tower, it forms part of the complex's mixed-use downtown workplace environment and is connected to the shopping centre and nearby buildings through pedestrian infrastructure.
Office real estate · 1974
102A Tower
Originally opened as Royal Trust Tower in the first phase of Edmonton Centre, 102A Tower provides office accommodation within the integrated retail and office complex. Its origins date to the 1974 opening of the eastern development.
Office real estate · 2002
Centre Point Place
Centre Point Place is an office conversion created in part of the former Woodward's department-store space. It illustrates the complex's adaptation from traditional department-store retail toward a more diversified office, media, and service-oriented property.
Brand decisions
2025
Court-ordered receivershipOtherBackground
The ownership group reportedly defaulted on nearly $140 million in debt obligations secured against the complex.
Action taken
Mortgage lender Otéra Capital placed Edmonton City Centre into court-ordered receivership and PwC was appointed receiver.
Aftermath
The property entered a restructuring and sale process. Reference material describes a proposed future sale and redevelopment, but does not establish that all planned changes have been completed.
Reported debt obligations. nearly 140000000 (2025)
2019
Sale from Oxford Properties to an investment partnershipM&ABackground
Oxford Properties owned the approximately 1.4-million-square-foot office and retail complex before the transaction.
Action taken
Oxford Properties sold the property to a joint venture involving LaSalle Investment Management, BVK, NADG, and Canderel.
Aftermath
Canderel-related entities assumed property-management and leasing responsibilities for the office and non-retail components.
2015
Food-court and circulation revitalizationStrategyBackground
The complex sought to modernize its customer amenities and improve the usefulness of lower-level retail space in a changing downtown retail environment.
Action taken
Management announced a $41.3 million redevelopment that relocated and upgraded the food court and converted former lower-level food-court and retail areas to parking.
Aftermath
The new food court opened in November 2016, with the wider revitalization scheduled for completion in 2017.
Announced redevelopment cost. 41300000 (2015 announcement)
2013
Transfer of the cinema operation to Landmark CinemasM&ABackground
Empire Theatres announced the sale of its Edmonton City Centre cinema and other theatres as part of a broader Western Canadian and Ontario transaction.
Action taken
The Edmonton theatre closed on October 29 and reopened under Landmark Cinemas on October 31.
Aftermath
A cinema continued operating at the complex under a new operator and remained one of its identified major anchors.
1999
Consolidation of Edmonton Centre and Eaton CentreStrategyBackground
The two shopping centres had operated separately on opposite sides of 101 Street. Eaton's collapse in 1999 created an opportunity to reorganize the properties as one downtown destination.
Action taken
The properties were redeveloped and operated under the Edmonton City Centre name, with a larger pedestrian bridge adding connectivity and retail space.
Aftermath
The consolidation created the present integrated retail and office complex and unified the two historically separate sites.
Recent events
Reported
Westrich Pacific acquires Edmonton City Centre mall after court approval[3]
Edmonton-based developer Westrich Pacific Corp. has acquired Edmonton City Centre mall after the Alberta Court of King's Bench approved the purchase. The property had been ordered into receivership last year for failing to repay loans in excess of $139 million. The sale is expected to close before year's end.
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