Winnipeg Square

The mall was purchased from Oxford Properties Group and GE Capital Canada Inc in September 2007 by Crown Realty Partners, a Toronto-based company.^[2] The purchase included both the Winnipeg Square shopping mall and the former Commodity Exchange tower, now known as 360 Main for approximately $102.5 million.^[3]

In 2008, the owner of the Shops of Winnipeg Square began a $3 million upgrade to Winnipeg Square and the lobby to 360 Main.^[2] In 2010, Artis Real Estate Investment Trust acquired the remaining 62% stake in the former Commodity Exchange Tower/Winnipeg Square complex for $70.7 million.^[4]

The Winnipeg Square parkade is a 936-stall heated parking garage located between Portage Avenue and Graham Avenue, and Main Street and Fort Street.^[5] According to city documents, the parkade made a $1.5 million profit in 2008.^[5] In 2009, the City of Winnipeg sold the parkade to the owners of the Commodity Exchange and Winnipeg Square for $23.6 million.^[6] The sale involved $400,000 in real-estate fees paid to Shindico, the Winnipeg firm that brokered the deal.^[7]

Next to Winnipeg Square was the prairie regional headquarters of Scotiabank, at 200 Portage Ave., a five-storey building that opened on September 13, 1979.^[8] Scotiabank has since moved their headquarters to the more modern True North Square at 242 Hargrave St., while maintaining a branch at 200 Portage Ave. featuring a more prominent street entrance (under construction).

As part of the 42-storey 300 Main apartment complex construction, Winnipeg Square is getting a makeover. A pair of escalators were constructed. A GoodLife Fitness gym is being constructed at 330 Main that will open in 2020.

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  Shops in Winnipeg Square
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  Shops in Winnipeg Square
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  Shops in Winnipeg Square
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  Restaurants in Winnipeg Square
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  Plaque commemorating opening of Phase I

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