# Northland Village Mall

Canada · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-7d7ef1a6ff` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/northland-village-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7d7ef1a6ff.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7d7ef1a6ff.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-7d7ef1a6ff

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | open-air shopping centre | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1971 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2021 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The mall opened in 1971” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Village_Mall
- **year_closed**: “In November 2021, the interior of the mall was mostly closed in preparation for a redevelopment” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Village_Mall
- **after_notes**: “to turn it into an open-air facility.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Village_Mall
- **status**: “In May 2023, the demolition of the mall began as part of the ongoing redevelopment, though some retailers such as Walmart and Best Buy remained in operation.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Village_Mall
- **strategy**: “The mall began major renovations in 2021, with demolition to redevelop the mall happening throughout 2022 to turn it into an open-air facility.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Village_Mall

## Anchors

Future Shop, Woolco, Best Buy, Walmart, Winners, Eaton's, Designer Depot

## Timeline

- 1971: Mall opened
- 2003: Renovations expanded to accommodate new anchor Best Buy
- 2005: Bargain cinema converted to Designer Depot (Hudson's Bay off-price store)
- 2021: Interior mostly closed for redevelopment preparation
- 2022: Demolition to redevelop mall into open-air facility
- 2023: Demolition of mall began
- 2024: Shopping centre rebranded as Northland

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Northland is an open-air shopping centre and former mall located in northwest Calgary, Alberta. The mall opened in 1971, and was expanded in 2005. The mall began major renovations in 2021, with demolition to redevelop the mall happening throughout 2022 to turn it into an open-air facility. Prior to 2021, Northland Village Mall was a one-level indoor shopping centre with over 60 retail shops and services. In early 2024, the shopping centre was rebranded as simply Northland, to reflect the major changes.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Village_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Village_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Northland Village Mall, Canada." Record m-7d7ef1a6ff, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/northland-village-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_northlandvillagemall,
  title = {Northland Village Mall, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/canada/northland-village-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7d7ef1a6ff, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.