Pacific Centre (officially CF Pacific Centre since 2015) is a

shopping mall A shopping mall (or simply mall) is a North American term for a large indoor shopping center, usually Anchor tenant, anchored by department stores. The term "mall" originally meant pedestrian zone, a pedestrian promenade with shops along it (that ...

located in

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, British Columbia, Canada. It is owned by

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, the

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, and the

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, and is managed by Cadillac Fairview. Based on the number of stores, most of which are underground, it is the largest mall in

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, with over 100 stores and shops, and the seventh-busiest mall in Canada, with 22.1million annual visitors as of 2018. The mall is directly connected to the Hudson's Bay department store, Vancouver Centre Mall, two SkyTrain subway stations, and the former Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver.

History

Built between 1971 and 1973, it was an unofficial

Eaton Centre Eaton Centre is a name associated with shopping centres in Canada, originating with Eaton's, one of Canada's largest department store chains at the time that these malls were developed. Eaton's partnered with development companies throughout ...

. It is a joint venture of Cemp Investments, Toronto Dominion Bank and T. Eaton Company Limited. The Pacific Centre was home to an

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department store, succeeded by

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after 2002 and vacated in the fall of 2012. A

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store opened in its former space in 2015. The City of Vancouver approved a 578,000 sq ft. expansion of Pacific Centre, including retail premises that will extend to the street on both sides of West Georgia Street, and a direct link connecting the shopping centre with the new Vancouver City Centre SkyTrain station on

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. The link opened in the summer of 2009 in conjunction with the opening of the

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. On 20 January 2017, Cadillac Fairview announced an agreement to sell a 50 percent interest in its Vancouver properties, including Pacific Centre, to the

and Ontario's

, each to hold a 25% stake. Cadillac Fairview, itself a subsidiary of the

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, will retain the remaining 50% interest and continue to manage the properties. The rotunda glass dome at the northeast corner of the intersection of West Georgia Street and Howe Street, is in the process of being redeveloped in 2020. Cadillac Fairview will construct a new two-storey pavilion building with 14,000 sq. ft. of floor area which will include a new Apple flagship store.

List of anchor stores

Transportation

Pacific Centre is located at the

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, which is a junction between the

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and

s of Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. Two stations service the mall, Granville and

Vancouver City Centre station Vancouver City Centre is an underground station on the Canada Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located on Granville Street, between West Georgia Street and Robson Street in Downtown Vancouver, and serves th ...

, respectively.

Incidents

In November 2012, BC attorney general Shirley Bond ordered an investigation into a Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) Genesis Security undercover security guard who physically assaulted a person with a disability whom he had accused of shoplifting. During the altercation, which was recorded on security cameras and witnesses' cellphones, the guard was seen hitting the man, throwing him from his wheelchair, and yelling profanities at him. In January 2013, the Ministry of Justice ruled that the guard had used unnecessary force. He was fined $230 and had his security license suspended for two month with a condition requiring re-certification on use of force before he could receive his license.Crawford, Tiffany. (18 January 2013
Vancouver security guard used ‘unnecessary force’ on man in wheelchair
''Vancouver Sun''. Retrieved on 26 July 2013.

Gallery

CF Pacific Centre Basement access 2018.jpg, Basement access CF Pacific Centre Georgia Street Entrance view 2018.jpg, Interior of grand atrium Nordstrom Pacific Centre 201807.jpg, Exterior of Nordstrom

References

Cadillac Fairview Retail Site
https://www.bcbusiness.ca/fear-factor-vancouver-crime-and-the-private-security-industry

External links

Pacific Centre official site

City of Vancouver Development Permit Board report on expansion proposal
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