Winners expansion, new strip mall, food court renos coming to Royalty Crossing
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Several large developments are on the horizon at the Royalty Crossing shopping centre in Charlottetown.
The department store Winners is expanding by 8,000 square feet and is getting a new entrance on the same side as the Cineplex movie theatre, said Tim Banks, CEO of the APM Group, which owns the mall.
Winners is experiencing growth across Canada, he said, and its space in Charlottetown will be one of the first to get a facelift.
"It's a testament to our centre," said Banks. "It's one of the busier Winners stores in Atlantic Canada."
When renovations are complete, he said the Charlottetown Winners will be one of the largest in the region.
The new configuration and entrance will also reduce parking congestion in the parking lot on the University Avenue side, he said.
A new strip mall is also in the works. Banks's company has purchased the Canadian Food Inspection Agency building on University Avenue to make way for five retail locations. He said a small pizza shop nearby will be torn down to accommodate the development.
Four tenants have signed up for spaces and construction is set to begin mid-January, with tenants moved in and open sometime in May, said Banks.
He wouldn't name the companies moving in but said an announcement will likely come sometime after construction starts.
Changes are also coming to the mall's food court, which has been somewhat barren in recent years.
A new tenant, Folk Fries, will open mid-December, Banks said.
And starting Jan. 8, half the food court will be zoned off to allow for renovations, with work ending sometime in June.
When work is complete, he said seven new tenants will occupy the space — up from the current two.
"It should make a pretty significant improvement to the centre."
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