The City of Cambridge Cambridge • Ontario • Canada

This area emerged through the 1980s as the major focus of retail development in Cambridge. It stretches from Highway 401 south along Hespeler Road to Munch Avenue and is comprised primarily of a mix of shopping.

The mix of commercial buildings in this area includes shopping malls, strip plazas and several freestanding commercial buildings. Overall, there exists an excess of 600,000 square feet of space in strip malls and freestanding buildings.

The major developments existing and proposed for this area are indicated below:

1. Located on Hespeler Road is a Regional shopping centre known as "The Cambridge Centre". Purchased by Devan Properties Ltd., the mall is 725,000 sq.ft. in size. The Centre consists of 130 shops and services including Zellers (120,000 sq.ft.); The Bay (130,000 sq.ft.); Sears (140,000 sq.ft.); Sport Chek Sporting Goods Store (20,000 sq.ft.); Galaxy Cinemas (44,000 sq.ft.); and a new NHL sized skating rink. City Council approved the Official Plan amendment designating Cambridge Centre as a Regional Shopping Centre. Adjacent to the Cambridge Centre is a Zehrs Food Grocery Store (80,000 sq.ft.).
   
   Cambridge Centre will be offering local entrepreneurs the opportunity to lease retail carts to feature their specialty products. Rates are available daily, weekly and/or monthly.
   
   For information about leasing opportunities at the Cambridge Centre, contact its Administration Offices at 519.624.0004.
   
   
2. A new land use category, a Regional Power Centre, has been approved for the former Cadillac Fidra site (Hwy. 24 and Pinebush Road), allowing the site to develop up to 500,000 sq.ft. of "big box" type stores.

For a PDF map of this area, see the Related Document below.

Related Documents

DOCUMENT	DESCRIPTION	DATE POSTED
Maps - Commercial/Retail Nodes
Map - Hwy 24 / Hespeler Road Commercial District	This map shows the Hwy. 24/Hespeler Road Commercial District boundary.	2007-01-03	PDF 226Kb