# Market Square Shopping Centre

Kitchener, Canada · other · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a37c03c9da` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/other/canada/kitchener-market-square-shopping-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a37c03c9da.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a37c03c9da.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-a37c03c9da

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, education, civic, other | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | office space, Conestoga College campus, and other tenants | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “In January 2020, Conestoga College opened an 7,600-square-metre (82,000 sq ft) campus in the building, occupying about 1⁄3 of the centre's space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square_Shopping_Centre_(Kitchener)
- **status**: “Market Square Shopping Centre is a mall located in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and is now empty.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square_Shopping_Centre_(Kitchener)
- **strategy**: “Few retail stores remain in the mall, which is now primarily used as office space.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square_Shopping_Centre_(Kitchener)

## Anchors

Eaton's, Sears Canada, Sears Outlet

## Timeline

- 1973: Eaton's opened
- 1973: Kitchener Farmer's Market begins
- 1997: Eaton's closed
- 2004: Kitchener Farmer's Market ends
- 2019: Nordia call centre ceases operation
- 2020: Conestoga College opens campus

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

Market Square Shopping Centre is a mall located in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and is now empty.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square_Shopping_Centre_(Kitchener)

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_Square_Shopping_Centre_(Kitchener)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Market Square Shopping Centre, Kitchener, Canada." Record m-a37c03c9da, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/other/canada/kitchener-market-square-shopping-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_kitchenermarketsquareshoppingcentre,
  title = {Market Square Shopping Centre, Kitchener, Canada},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/other/canada/kitchener-market-square-shopping-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a37c03c9da, 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.