Westwood Square Mall

Westwood Square (Mississauga)
Location Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates Coordinates: 43°43′08″N 79°38′17″W / 43.719°N 79.638°W / 43.719; -79.638
Address 7205 Goreway Drive Mississauga, ON L4T 2T9
Opening date 1971-2014 (Westwood Square) 2014-present (Westwood Square)
Developer Fieldgate Commercial Properties Ltd.
Management Fieldgate Commercial Properties Ltd.
Owner Fieldgate Commercial Properties Ltd.
No. of stores and services 80 plus
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 425,000 sq ft (39,484 m2)
No. of floors 1-2
Public transit access
Website

Westwood Square is a shopping centre located in the Malton neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario. The mall is located off Goreway Drive and Morning Star Drive, approximately 1.25 km west of Highway 427.[1] The 425,000 sq ft (39,484 m2) mall is small compared to other shopping centres in the area such as the Woodbine Centre, Sherway Gardens, and the Bramalea City Centre. Despite its size, Westwood Square contains major retailers such as Walmart, Shoppers Drug Mart, and FreshCo. On the north side of the mall is a 64,000 sq ft (5,946 m2) transit terminal with fifteen operational platforms servicing the cities of Brampton, Mississauga, and Toronto.

History

Westwood Square first opened in 1971, making it the first retail shopping plaza to be built in Malton.[2] The intention was to build a small area for residents to shop, however as time went on, the mall started to renovate and expand. In the late 80's, Westwood Square opened the first food court, hosting several vendors such as Subway and Tim Horton's along with various restaurants serving food from other cultures like Bombay Chaat, Simply Asia, and Moga's Pizza. Along with the opening of the food court. Major retailer Zellers opened in the late 80's along with the food court; however, only a decade later, Zellers was closed down and replaced with Bi-way. Many retailers were replaced through Westwood Square's history; Into Fashion replaced Society, Fine Furniture replaced Bi-way and Price Choppers was replaced with FreshCo in 2010.[3] In 2013, one of the parking lots on the west side of the building was removed and replaced with Walmart. The former area of the mall that hosted Zellers got renovated for new washrooms, retail space, and a brand new food court. Many stores were introduced since then such as Dollarama, Popeyes, and Fit4Less & more.

Westwood Square Bus Terminal

On the northwest side of the mall is a terminal servicing routes from Mississauga Transit, Brampton Transit, and the Toronto Transit Commission. The 64,000 sq ft (5,946 m2) terminal contains 15 platforms in operation. All platforms and the buses that service Westwood Mall are wheelchair accessible with ramps, kneeling buses, and external announcements on buses.

Miway - Local

Route Direction Destination Destination Destination Westwood Mall Platform[4]
7 Airport SB Pearson Airport Terminal 1 Renforth Station City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One) C
11 Westwood SB Woodbine Centre Islington Subway Station J
11A/11B Cloverdale Mall
12 Rexdale SB Malton GO Station Woodbine Centre Islington Ave & Rexdale Blvd A
15 Drew WB Tomken/Derry B
16 Malton CCW Goreway/Nashua H
16A CW
22 Finch EB Humber College Etobicoke General Hospital F
24 Northwest SB Viscount Station Renforth Station B
30 Woodbine SB Malton GO Station Woodbine Centre A
42 Derry WB Malton GO Station Meadowvale Town Centre E

Miway - Express

Route Direction Destination Destination Destination Westwood Mall Platform[4]
104 Derry Express WB Malton GO Station Meadowvale Town Centre D
107 Malton Express NB Humber College K
SB Viscount Station Renforth Station City Centre Transit Terminal (Square One)
via Mississauga Transitway		 G

Brampton Transit

Route Direction Destination Destination Westwood Mall Platform[4]
5/5A Bovaird NB Trinity Common Terminal Mount Pleasant GO Station East of Platform I
14/14A Torbram NB Malton GO Station Countryside Drive East of Platform H
30 Airport Road NB Mayfield/Airport Road AMB Distribution Centre
(Limited service)		 South of Platform H

TTC

Route Direction Destination Destination Westwood Mall Platform[4]
52B Lawrence West‡ EB Lawrence West Subway Station Lawrence Subway Station South of Platform K

‡ Extra fare required when boarding west of Pearson Airport

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps - Westwood Mall". Google Maps. Malton, Mississauga, Ontario: Google. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "My Malton Background Report" (PDF). City of Mississauga. Malton, Mississauga, Ontario. May 2015. p. 5. Retrieved 11 June 2017. In 1971, Westwood Square was completed, becoming Malton's first commercial shopping plaza.
  3. ↑ Brenda Dalglish (11 June 2013). "Westwood Square gets 'uplift' as shopping centre competition heats up". Mississauga.com. Malton, Mississauga, Ontario. Retrieved 11 June 2017. Westwood, which opened in the late 1960s, was purchased by Fieldgate Commercial and Plazacorp, privately owned residential and commercial property developers based in Toronto, is offering retail condo space in the mall, Ahmad said.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Westwood Mall Terminal Map" (PDF). Mississauga Transit - Miway. Malton, Mississauga, Ontario: Mississauga Transit. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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