Aberdeen Centre
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Aberdeen Centre |
| native_name | 時代坊 |
| logo | AberdeenCentre.png |
| image | Aberdeen-night-exterior.jpg |
| caption | Exterior view of Aberdeen Centre, at night |
| address | 4151 Hazelbridge Way |
| Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | |
| opening_date | (original building) |
| (current building) | |
| (Aberdeen Square) | |
| developer | Fairchild Development |
| manager | Fairchild Group |
| owner | Fairchild Group |
| number_of_stores | 160+ |
| number_of_anchors | 1 |
| floor_area | 380000 sqft |
| parking | Yes, multi-leveled |
| publictransit | Aberdeen |
| floors | 3 |
| architect | Bing Thom Architects |
| website | |
| :: |
| name = Aberdeen Centre | native_name = 時代坊 | logo = AberdeenCentre.png | image = Aberdeen-night-exterior.jpg | caption = Exterior view of Aberdeen Centre, at night | address = 4151 Hazelbridge Way Richmond, British Columbia, Canada | opening_date = (original building) (current building) (Aberdeen Square) | developer = Fairchild Development | manager = Fairchild Group | owner = Fairchild Group | number_of_stores = 160+ | number_of_anchors = 1 | floor_area = 380000 sqft | parking = Yes, multi-leveled | publictransit = Aberdeen | floors = 3 | architect = Bing Thom Architects | website =
| t = 時代坊 | j = Si4 doi6 fong1 | y = Sìh doih fōng
Aberdeen Centre is a shopping mall in Richmond, British Columbia. It is located in the Golden Village district on Hazelbridge Way, bordered by Cambie Road to the north.
History
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The original Aberdeen Centre was built in 1989. It contained about 50 to 75 stores. The original Chinese name was "", which refers to the Chinese name of Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Envisioned as an "Asian mall" in anticipation of the coming wave of migration from Hong Kong due to the impending 1997 Handover of Hong Kong, Aberdeen Centre's developer Thomas Fung had trouble finding tenants initially since there had been no Asian malls in North America in the 1980s. Fung offered to buy a 50 percent equity stake in any store setting up in Aberdeen with an option for tenants to buy back the shares with no interest if business flourished. Almost 95 percent successfully bought back the shares within a year of the mall's opening.
As new Asian malls such as Yaohan Centre and President Plaza opened, it soon became apparent that the original Aberdeen Centre was too small to compete. It was demolished in 2001 and was rebuilt for approximately $100 million. The current Aberdeen Centre, opened in 2003, is about three times the original mall's size and has around 100 stores.
There are restaurants on its upper floors. An indoor musical fountain, similar to the one in front of Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas but smaller in scale, was built at the centre of the mall and performs shows every hour.
In 2006, the mall became home to the operations of Fairchild Group's Chinese-language TV and radio operations in Vancouver. Fairchild Radio (CJVB AM1470 and CHKG FM96.1) now has studios on the second floor, while Fairchild TV and Talentvision have their news studios on the third floor.
On August 8, 2008, the largest viewing party in the Vancouver area for the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the mall, with thousands of spectators, some of whom had lined up since 3:30 in the morning.
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The third phase of the development, Aberdeen Square, opened in 2013. It has three retail and three office levels.
Transportation
Access to the SkyTrain's Canada Line is available through the mall's third phase, Aberdeen Square. The mall is connected directly to line's Aberdeen station via an overhead walkway to the northbound platform.
Public transit buses, serviced by TransLink, have connections to the mall, with routes serving Richmond and New Westminster.
Gallery
Aberdeen Centre exterior 2024.jpg|Exterior view of Aberdeen Centre Aberdeen Centre Level 2 shops 2018.jpg|Aberdeen Centre level 2 shops Aberdeen Centre Food Court 2018.jpg|Aberdeen Centre level 3 food court Aberdeen Square Access connect to Aberdeen Centre 2018.jpg|Aberdeen Square access to Aberdeen Centre Aberdeen Square Level 3 shops 201807.jpg|Aberdeen Square level 3 shops
References
References
- Campbell, Matthew. (2018-10-20). "The City That Had Too Much Money". Bloomberg Businessweek.
- Korstrom, Glen. (2012-05-22). "Richmond brand builder eyes expansion to China".
- "Aberdeen Centre".
- "Fairchild Media Group". Popular Lifestyle Entertainment Magazine.
- "Thousands flock to Olympic party". Richmond Review. link. (October 2010)
- "Aberdeen Square". Bing Thom Architects.
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