Kings Place Mall
Building in New Brunswick, Canada
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Kings Place is a mixed-use office and retail complex in downtown Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Located at 440 King Street, it consists of two office towers connected by ground-level retail space.[1] The complex opened in 1974 and is one of the largest mixed-use developments in the province.[2][3]
| Kings Place | |
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| General information | |
| Location | 440 King Street, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Opened | 1974 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 290,000 sq ft |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | The Hardman Group |
| Other information | |
| Number of stores | 30 |
| Parking | 417-car parkade |
| Website | |
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History
Kings Place was developed by The Hardman Group in the early 1970s.[2] The main complex was completed in 1974.[2][4] An expansion completed in 1976 added 10,000 square feet of office space.[2]
A food court was added in 1994.[2] A major renovation was completed in 2001.[1][5] In April 2002, Fortis Properties acquired Kings Place for $27.7 million.[6]
Kings Place remains Fredericton's main downtown shopping centre and contains more than 30 shops and services.[7]
Closures during the 2010s–2020s
By the mid-2010s, Kings Place had seen a growing number of vacant retail units, with space in the downtown mall going unfilled as businesses moved out.[8] Losses during that period included the closure of the mall's longtime Second Cup location in late 2018. It was replaced by Starbucks in 2019, which also closed in 2023.[9][10]
Despite the decline in retail, Kings Place has continued to serve as a major transit and office complex. Fredericton Transit has a major transfer point station along King Street.[11][12]