Residents will get a chance to learn more about the first phase of the redevelopment of the Tsawwassen Town Centre Mall at an open house next week.
Delta is hosting the event at the South Delta Recreation Centre on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 4 to 7:30 p.m.
Display boards will provide information and Delta staff will be available to answer questions.
Referred to as Block A, the proposal is for a six-storey mixed-used building fronting 56th Street that includes 11,733 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor and 79 rental apartments above.
According to the master plan for the Century Group project, the idea is to replace the aging suburban mall with a retail village concept to energize the central location.
The master plan also notes with Delta council and business groups seeking to enhance the viability of local businesses, a redeveloped mixed-use Town Centre Mall would bring growth in the number of households across demographic groups and a re-energized retail environment designed with public amenities.
“The Town Centre Mall site is an excellent opportunity for an urban form of residential use and likely the only — and, possibly last — site with such large-scale redevelopment potential in the precinct,” states the master plan.
Details aren’t available on what subsequent phases of the mall redevelopment would look like, although an earlier version included several six-storey buildings as well as one that could be as tall as 12 to 20 storeys.
A big part of the initial master plan included a new Thrifty Foods store on the ground level but that’s since been abandoned, although all buildings will have retail on the ground floor.
In a 2015 interview after unveiling his initial vision, Century Group president Sean Hodgins said the major redevelopment would create a “green heart” for Tsawwassen. The plan involved increasing site coverage from 27 per cent to over 50 per cent by transforming the 10-acre site from suburban mall to a mixed-use neighbourhood. Parking would be primarily underground.
