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Only 516,000 sq ft (47,900 m2) would remain for commercial use.", "narrative": "Place Versailles is a shopping mall located at the corner of Sherbrooke Street East and Highway 25 in the Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  With its 225 stores, it is the largest enclosed shopping centre on the Island of Montreal. Its anchors are Canadian Tire, Maxi, Winners/HomeSense and Bureau en Gros.\nMost of the mall is one storey high, but a section of the mall, which was added in the 1980s, has two floors. Place Versailles is situated next to the Radisson metro station and is less than 2 km south of the Galeries d'Anjou mall.\n\n\n== History ==\nPlace Versailles officially opened on November 7, 1963 with 30 stores.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "zoning_change": "implied", "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": 2024, "planning_notes": "Approved by Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough, Office de Consultation Publique de Montréal (OCPM).", "wikidata_qid": "Q3390159", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 1, "county_fips": null, "opp_score": null, "opp_reasons": null, "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/montreal-place-versailles/", "events": [{"year": 1963, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Mall officially opened", "source_id": 7363}, {"year": 1963, "date": null, "kind": "opened", "detail": "Opened", "source_id": null}, {"year": 1991, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Pascal's store closed due to bankruptcy", "source_id": 7364}, {"year": 1992, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "M retail chain store closed due to liquidation", "source_id": 7365}, {"year": 1992, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Steinberg converted to Maxi", "source_id": 7366}, {"year": 2003, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "The Bay store closed", "source_id": 7367}, {"year": 2005, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Rona store closed", "source_id": 7368}, {"year": 2012, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Zellers store closed", "source_id": 7369}, {"year": 2015, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Target store closed", "source_id": 7370}, {"year": 2024, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Redevelopment proposal reported", "source_id": 7371}, {"year": 2024, "date": null, "kind": "note", "detail": "Project cost reported", "source_id": 7372}, {"year": 2026, "date": null, "kind": "retrofit", "detail": "Retrofit: redevelop", "source_id": null}], "sources": [{"id": 7362, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Place Versailles", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "Place Versailles", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7363, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Place Versailles officially opened on November 7, 1963", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7364, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "On May 16, 1991, the Pascal's hardware chain went bankrupt. The store at Place Versailles closed at the end of July 1991.", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7365, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Following the bankruptcy and liquidation of the M retail chain in June 1992, the Place Versailles store was closed on August 29, 1992.", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7366, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Also in 1992, Steinberg was converted to Maxi.", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7367, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Hudson's Bay Company closed The Bay store at Place Versailles during the last quarter of 2003.", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7368, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Rona closed in 2005", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7369, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Zellers closed its doors in 2012", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7370, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "Target closed in 2015", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7371, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "On June 1, 2024, it was reported in La Presse that Place Versailles is expected to be demolished in the coming years and be replaced with condo buildings", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, {"id": 7372, "site_id": "n-3312144746", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_Versailles", "title": "Timeline", "publisher": null, "date": null, "quote": "On June 3, 2024, La Presse later reported that the total cost of the demolition and construction work is expected to amount to roughly $2.2 billion", "kind": "quote", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Place Versailles mall in Montreal (opened 1963, 45.91 acres, 1.72M sq ft GLA) is proposed for redevelopment in 2026. Current status is 'proposed' with planning approval from Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough and OCPM. Anchor closures since 1991 (including The Bay, Zellers, Target) preceded the 2024 redevelopment proposal. Planned new uses include education, hotel, housing, and retail, with only 516,000 sq ft remaining for commercial use. After redevelopment, condo buildings will accommodate over 5,000 people. Zoning change is implied but details unknown. No value metrics (e.g., value per acre) are provided. Peer comparisons show similar-sized, era-matched malls undergoing redevelopment, but no specific outcomes are noted. Historical context confirms it was Montreal's largest enclosed mall on the island. Unknown: exact project cost, final zoning details, and whether the 5,000-person condo capacity is confirmed.", "why": "Record shows steady decline (anchor closures since 1990s), planning approval secured, and clear new-use mix. Lacks financials, zoning specifics, and peer success metrics.", "where_it_stands": "Proposed redevelopment (2026) with borough/OCPM approval. 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