Plans are in the works to transform Fairview Pointe-Claire and its adjacent, privately-owned land into a living hub of sorts, with thousands of residential units, new entertainment, food and beverage possibilities, offices, hotels and an upgraded shopping mall.

The first step in the $90 million investment will be a $30 million renovation of the mall, corner Highway 40 and St-Jean Blvd. The interior will be modernized with new lighting, floors, balustrades and exterior entrances. A flagship Simons store will take over two floors of what was once the three-storey, 180,000 sq. ft. Sears store. The remaining floor will become a new food hall with food kiosks and restaurants.

The current food court will be demolished and retail outlets installed.

Cadillac Fairview senior vice-president development Brian Salpeter said the renovations should be completed by summer, 2020 and would not interfere with mall operations.

“We’re experts in minimizing the impact on shoppers,” Salpeter said. “The work will be done in phases.”

Cadillac Fairview has partnered with Ivanhoe Cambridge for the $60 million development of the 50 acres of vacant land Cadillac Fairview purchased in 2013. Details are still being worked out with Réseau express métropolitain CDPQ Infra. A REM light-rail station will be located along Fairview Ave. and with the busy bus terminal already in place at the mall, the project becomes a bonafide transit-oriented development, as defined by the Montreal Agglomeration Council’s Land Use and Development Plan which was adopted in early 2015.

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