Durham Region’s primary enclosed regional mall, Oshawa Centre serves the easternmost tier of the Greater Toronto Area catchment, positioned on King Street West in Oshawa with direct access from Highway 401 and drawing from the residential base of Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax, and Pickering along the lakeshore corridor that constitutes Ontario’s fastest-growing population band east of Toronto. The property, owned by Primaris REIT, completed a major redevelopment in 2016 that added 260,000 square feet of CRU space, a food court expansion, and broader upgrades across the centre, substantially repositioning the asset for the Durham Region mid-market household that has no comparable competitor between Scarborough in the west and Kingston in the east.
Sport Chek anchors the sporting goods position. lululemon serves the premium activewear category. Zara provides the international fast fashion offer for the Durham Region consumer who accesses the brand locally rather than traveling to Yorkdale or Square One. Best Buy anchors the consumer electronics position. The Canadian fashion register runs through Roots, RW and CO., Garage, Reitmans, Northern Reflections, Melanie Lyne, International Clothiers, and Tip Top, serving the accessible-to-mid-market Canadian fashion occasion that the Durham Region household demographic supports. Indigo anchors the specialty retail and books occasion. The telecom cluster of Bell, Rogers, TELUS, Freedom Mobile, Virgin Plus, WirelessWave, and WOW Mobile confirms the property’s community services function for the surrounding residential base.
Bath and Body Works, Saje Natural Wellness, and The Body Shop form the accessible wellness and personal care cluster. Pandora and Charm Diamond Centres serve the accessible jewelry occasion. The property’s position on the Highway 401 corridor gives it vehicle access from the full Durham Region residential grid and makes it the default enclosed regional mall for a trade area of roughly 700,000 residents.
