Square One Shopping Centre acts as a large hub for downtown Mississauga. Located right off Highway 403 and Hurontario Street, the mall lies right at the growing downtown core of the young city. With recent and ongoing condominium development surrounding Square One, the shopping centre has been catering to the needs of the growing population. In 2013, Square One renovated the mall's common areas, entrances, restrooms, and elevators. New retailers that opened last Fall included Ann Taylor, White House Black Market and Topman/Topshop within Hudson's Bay.

2013 also saw much construction on the mall's northwest expansion which will add several more stores to the mall later this year. Now, Ontario's largest mall is about to get larger still with the addition of an expansion to the southwest which will include a high-end Canadian retailer.

Holt Renfrew at Square One; image by Janson Goldstein LLP

A flagship Holt Renfrew department store will open at Square One in Spring 2016. Work is now under way for the 120,000 square foot space designed by Janson Goldstein at a cost of $320M. Taking up just under half of the ground space of the southwest expansion, the addition of the new department store is further enhancing the premium shopping experience that Square One has to offer. “It is important to us to grow Oxford’s existing long term relationship with Holt Renfrew, and we believe the addition of this world-class luxury retailer will elevate Square One’s offerings and further entrench its outstanding reputation. This represents a win for Holt Renfrew, a win for Square One, a win for our customer base and a win for the City" said Blake Hutcheson, President of Oxford Properties.

Construction at Square One, image by drum118

Construction at Square One, image by drum118

Southwest expansion and reworked parking lot at Square One, Mississauga

Most of the site is cleared for the approximately 200,000 square foot southwest expansion. Construction workers are picking up momentum as Spring creeps around the corner. Thanks to UrbanToronto forum members drum118 and Jasonzed, we have great shots of construction happening at Square One.

Construction at Square One, image by drum118

Construction at Square One, image by drum118

Construction at Square One, image by JasonZed

Opening at approximately the same time as Holt Renfrew will be the first Simon's store in Ontario. The Quebec fashion retailer will open a 113,000 square foot store in the space recently vacated by Sears. Keep up on the Square One expansion in our Projects & Construction Forum thread, linked below. For more renderings of the project, check out our dataBase file.