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Melcor Centre
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LocationLethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Coordinates49°41′36″N 112°50′33″W / 49.6933°N 112.8425°W / 49.6933; -112.8425
Address400 4 Av S
Opening date1975
Previous namesLethbridge Centre
DeveloperPoole Construction
ManagementGrace Duff
OwnerMelcor Developments Ltd.
No. of anchor tenants2 (major)
Total retail floor area446,272 sq ft (41,460.0 m2)
No. of floors11
Websitewww.melcor.ca/retail/alberta/lethbridge/melcor-centre

Melcor Centre (originally the Lethbridge Centre) is a professional centre in Downtown Lethbridge, in Alberta, Canada. Originally built as a retail mall, the centre consists of a two-storey complex that now houses primarily professional offices and a conference facility. Its anchor tenants are the city's branch of the Hudson's Bay department store chain—only large-scale retailer—and TD Canada Trust.[1] It transitioned from a retail mall to a professional service centre over an 11-year period.[1][2] Its current owner, Melcor Developments Ltd., purchased the property in 2007 and renamed it to Melcor Centre in 2018.[2][3]

The main retail level and office tower were built in 1975 by Poole Construction at a cost of $22 million,[4] and the second retail level was built in 1988.[4] A two-screen Famous Players movie theatre opened at Lethbridge Centre in 1979 and was closed in 2005, around the time of Cineplex Entertainment's acquisition of Famous Players.[5] The 11-storey office tower is the 4th tallest building in Lethbridge and the tallest office tower.[6]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Melcor Centre". Downtown Lethbridge. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. ^ a b Burles, Patrick. "Lethbridge Centre changes name to Melcor Centre". Lethbridge News Now. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. ^ Kitzan, Jac (2018-10-02). "Introducing: Melcor Centre". Melcor Developments. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  4. ^ a b Lethbridge Historical Society. "On 27 August 1975 Lethbridge Centre Mall opened". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ^ "Cinescapes: Movies in Southwestern Alberta". Galt Museum & Archives. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  6. ^ "Tallest buildings in Lethbridge". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved 2021-08-04.