Ocean Keys

Ocean Keys is a shopping centre in Clarkson, a northern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately 35 kilometres from Perth's central business district. It operates as a regional retail and service destination for Clarkson and surrounding communities in Perth's northern suburbs. The centre includes more than 120 stores and combines major supermarket and department-store-style anchors with specialty retailers, food and beverage venues, services, and convenience-oriented facilities. Retailers associated with the centre include Coles, Kmart, City Beach, and JB Hi-Fi. The centre began trading on 25 June 2001. Its first stage comprised two supermarkets, Coles and Newmart, together with 35 specialty stores. Ocean Keys expanded in October 2005 through a second stage that added Kmart and 42 additional specialty shops, strengthening its role as a broader shopping destination rather than a small local centre. AMP Capital Shopping Centres began managing the centre in 2006. Further development followed in 2007. The Stage 4 project, constructed between April and November of that year, expanded the Woolworths supermarket and added a second travelator at the western entrance. The works connected the centre more effectively with the undercover car park and Shell Express Service Station and increased gross leasable area to approximately 22,800 square metres. The largest transformation began in January 2013. The Stage 5 redevelopment was designed to increase gross leasable area to approximately 39,000 square metres, add a Target store, introduce about 50 more specialty stores, and provide a new three-level car park. The project opened in two parts: the first section opened on 20 March 2014 and the second on 6 November 2014. Following the redevelopment, Ocean Keys approximately doubled in size and became a substantially larger retail complex for the northern Perth market. The redevelopment's architecture drew on the centre's coastal and local setting, including visual references to Mindarie Marina. Its design uses a light palette, blue and white tones, and selected natural and tactile materials. The project received the Commercial Architecture award at the Australian Institute of Architects' Western Australian awards in 2015. Target closed at Ocean Keys in October 2020. A second Kmart store subsequently occupied the space on a temporary basis, but that arrangement ended in August 2021. Ownership and management information has changed over the centre's history: historical material identifies AMP Capital as owner and manager during earlier redevelopment periods, while current reference material identifies Dexus as the owner and manager. Ocean Keys remains an active shopping centre.

Ocean Keys was established as a suburban shopping centre in Clarkson, Western Australia, to serve the expanding northern Perth metropolitan area. Stage 1 opened on 25 June 2001 with Coles and Newmart supermarkets and 35 specialty stores. This initial configuration gave local residents access to grocery shopping and a limited range of complementary retail services within a single centre. The first major expansion took place in October 2005. Stage 2 introduced Kmart and 42 additional specialty stores, materially broadening the centre's retail offer and increasing its appeal as a regular destination for both essential and discretionary shopping. In 2006, AMP Capital Shopping Centres commenced management of Ocean Keys. A further project, identified as Stage 4, was built between April and November 2007. It extended the Woolworths supermarket and added a second travelator at the western entrance. The improved access route connected the retail area with the undercover car park and Shell Express Service Station, while the centre's gross leasable area increased to approximately 22,800 square metres. The centre's most substantial development phase began in January 2013. Stage 5 was planned as a two-year program to increase gross leasable area to approximately 39,000 square metres. It included a Target store, around 50 new specialty stores, and a new three-level car park. The redevelopment opened in two stages, on 20 March and 6 November 2014. The completed project approximately doubled the centre's size and repositioned Ocean Keys as a larger regional shopping destination for Perth's northern suburbs. The architectural concept for the redevelopment reflected local surroundings and the history of the earlier centre. Designers used motifs associated with the artificial environment of nearby Mindarie Marina, together with a light and clean palette dominated by blue and white. Natural and tactile materials were used selectively. The completed work received the Commercial Architecture prize at the Australian Institute of Architects' Western Australian awards in 2015. Retail composition has continued to change. Target closed its Ocean Keys store in October 2020. A second Kmart store occupied the space temporarily before closing that arrangement in August 2021. The centre's historical ownership and management were associated with AMP Capital, while current reference material identifies Dexus as owner and manager. Ocean Keys remains an operating shopping centre with more than 120 stores, including major tenants such as Coles, Kmart, City Beach, and JB Hi-Fi.

• 2021

  Temporary second Kmart tenancy ends

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  The temporary second Kmart use of the former Target space ends in August.

• 2020

  Target closes

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  Target vacates its Ocean Keys store in October.

• 2015

  Architecture award

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  The redevelopment receives the Commercial Architecture award from the Western Australian chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects.

• 2014

  Major redevelopment completed

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  The two-part redevelopment opens on 20 March and 6 November, increasing the centre to approximately 39,000 square metres.

• 2013

  Stage 5 redevelopment begins

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  Construction starts on the major expansion involving Target, approximately 50 specialty stores, and a three-level car park.

• 2007

  Stage 4 works completed

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  The centre expands Woolworths, adds a travelator, and reaches approximately 22,800 square metres of gross leasable area.

• 2006

  AMP Capital begins management

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  AMP Capital Shopping Centres begins managing Ocean Keys.

• 2005

  Stage 2 expansion opens

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  The October expansion adds Kmart and 42 specialty stores.

• 2001

  Stage 1 opens

  [1]Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org

  Ocean Keys opens on 25 June with Coles, Newmart, and 35 specialty stores.

A large suburban shopping centre providing everyday shopping, discretionary retail, services, and convenience facilities to Clarkson and Perth's northern metropolitan corridor.

• Retail property · 2001

  Shopping centre retail destination

  Ocean Keys provides a broad mix of everyday and discretionary shopping in a suburban regional-centre format. Its tenant offer includes supermarkets, discount department-store retail, electronics, fashion, food and beverage, and services. The centre's post-2014 configuration covers approximately 39,000 square metres of gross leasable area and includes more than 120 stores.

1. 1Ocean Keysen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Ocean Keys official websiteoceankeys.net.au