Quartier DIX30
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Quartier DIX30 is a commercial lifestyle centre
Lifestyle center (retail)
A lifestyle center is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented towards upscale consumers...

 located in Brossard
Brossard
Brossard is a suburban area, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the island and city of Montreal.Brossard is subdivided into many smaller sections. These sections are characterized by having street names that all begin with the same letter of the alphabet...

, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. It is considered as Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

's first lifestyle centre and occupies an area of 2746063 sq ft (255,117.6 m²) in the L section of Brossard
Brossard
Brossard is a suburban area, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the island and city of Montreal.Brossard is subdivided into many smaller sections. These sections are characterized by having street names that all begin with the same letter of the alphabet...

. Quartier DIX30 was designed to emulate an urban or downtown shopping experience with boutiques and to meet the needs of suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...

an dwellers living on the South Shore
South Shore (Montreal)
The South Shore is the general term for the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec located on the southern shore of the Saint Lawrence River opposite the Island of Montreal. The South Shore is located within the Quebec administrative region of Montérégie....

 of Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

. Its name (TEN30 District) refers to its location: at the west corner of the intersection between Autoroute 10
Quebec Autoroute 10
Autoroute 10 is an Autoroute in southern Quebec, Canada...

 and Autoroute 30
Quebec Autoroute 30
Autoroute 30 is a superhighway in Quebec, Canada.There are three segments currently open for travel:...

.

Project

According to a RioCan press release, "Quartier DIX30 was originally planned in three phases. [...] Phase III goes beyond the initial agreement and comprises approximately 36 acres (14.6 ha) of adjacent land."

Phase I (September 2006)

Following a press conference on September 14, 2006, the 150-million Canadian dollar
Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

 phase I of Quartier DIX30 was opened to the public by the developer (Devimco Real Estate Development Firm|Devimco) and the majority owner (RioCan). This initial phase included the opening of 400000 square feet (37,161.2 m²) of retail space and of a total of 78 boutiques and restaurants including, among many other national retailers:
  • Cineplex Odeon
    Cineplex Odeon
    Cineplex Odeon Corporation was one of North America's largest movie theatre operators, with theatres in its home country of Canada and the United States...

  • The Source by Circuit City
    The Source by Circuit City
    The Source , formerly known as RadioShack and later The Source by Circuit City, is a Canadian electronics retailer with over 800 locations across Canada. Originally part of the American RadioShack chain, The Source is currently financially backed by Bell Canada, which purchased the assets of...

  • Sports Experts
    Sports Experts
    Sports Experts is a major Canadian sports retailer franchise primarily located in Quebec, and part of the Forzani Group.Sports Experts was independently founded in 1967, but purchased by Provigo in 1981...

  • Indigo
    Indigo Books and Music
    Indigo Books & Music Inc. is a Canadian retail bookstore chain. The company was founded in 1996 by CEO Heather Reisman, wife of Gerry Schwartz, majority owner and CEO of Onex Corporation....

  • Winners/HomeSense
    HomeSense
    HomeSense is a chain of off price home furnishing stores operated by TJX Companies with stores in Canada and the United Kingdom.-HomeSense in Canada:At year-end 2010, HomeSense operated 82 stores in Canada...

  • Pier 1 Imports
    Pier 1 Imports
    Pier 1 Imports Inc. is a Fort Worth, Texas based retailer specializing in imported home furnishings and decor, particularly furniture, table-top items, decorative accessories and seasonal decor. The chain operates over 1,000 stores under the name Pier 1 Imports in the United States, Canada, Mexico...

  • Roots
    Roots Canada Ltd.
    Roots Canada Ltd. is a Canadian clothing and lifestyle products retailer. The retail stores sell Roots' own brand of products in Canada, the United States and Asia...

  • Tommy Hilfiger
    Tommy Hilfiger
    Thomas Jacob "Tommy" Hilfiger is an American fashion designer and founder of the premium lifestyle brand Tommy Hilfiger.-Early life:...

  • Mexx
    Mexx
    Mexx is an international fashion company that designs clothes and accessories for men, women and children. Mexx creates fashion that is inspired by the energy, style and trends of life in the big city. The Mexx’ metropolitan casual look is smart, classy and self confident.Every piece of Mexx...

  • RW & CO.
  • Tristan and America
  • Reitmans
    Reitmans
    Reitmans Limited is a Canadian retailing company, specializing in women's apparel, that was founded in 1926 by Herman and Sarah Reitman, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...


Phase II (April 2007)

Another 40 retailers were opened like major foreign fashion boutiques (H&M
H&M
H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB is a Swedish retail-clothing company, known for its fast-fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children....

, American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1977 by Mark and Jerry Silverman as a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, Inc., a company which also owned and operated Silverman's Menswear...

, Nine West
Nine West
Nine West is a fashion wholesale and retail company best known for quickly translating runway trends into styles attainable by mass consumers. Initially founded as a fashion footwear brand, Nine West has since expanded into handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, belts, watches, cold...

, Urban Behavior
Urban Behavior
Founded in 1989 by Arif Noor, Urban Behavior is a unisex apparel retailer with 40 stores in Canada which sells private label clothing mostly designed out of Los Angeles. Most of the fashions change depending on the current trends, but the focus is on club wear. The store is mostly popular with...

 and Running Room (opened April 4, 2007), electronic stores (Maison Sony and Centre Hi-Fi) and restaurant franchises (Subway
Subway (restaurant)
Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...

 and Quiznos Sub
Quiznos Sub
Quiznos is a fast casual restaurant franchise based in Denver, Colorado. The company specializes in offering toasted subs, although they may be served untoasted at the customer's request...

). Furthermore, free underground parking was opened with access ramps along des Lumières Avenue.

(Autumn 2007)

The Germain Group built a boutique-hotel: ALT Hotel, a cheap-chic concept designed by LEMAYMICHAUD Architecture Design that "offers the qualities sought by a growing range of consumers who want affordable accommodation without compromising on design and comfort." The hotel was built alongside the brand new entertainment complex which includes a 900-seat live theatre and concert hall, spa and gym.

Furthermore, a Bureau en Gros supplies store, a Safari Pet Centre (the largest in Quebec), a Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire
Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...

 retailer, a RONA
Rona (company)
Rona Inc. is a Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home improvement and gardening products. Rona was founded in 1939. Rona operates a network of some 700 stores and is the leading distributor and retailer in its market with approximately 51,594 employees. The Rona network represents...

 hardware and home improvement store and a large Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart Canada
Wal-Mart Canada Corp. is the Canadian unit of Walmart and was founded in 1994 in Mississauga, Ontario with the purchase of the Canadian Woolco stores from Woolworth Canada....

 store have been built on lots in the vicinity of the hotel.

Phase III (Winter 2009)

This new phase will consist of 200 shops and restaurants and it's currently under construction.
The new shops will be built in between Bell Sport Complex and Cineplex Odeon, these are the stores confirmed.
  • Boni-Soir (Now Open)
  • Caisse Populaire Desjardins de Brossard (Now Open)
  • SAIL Baron (Now Open)
  • Shell
    Royal Dutch Shell
    Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...

      (Now Open)
  • Scores (restaurant)
    Scores (restaurant)
    Scores, also known as Scores Rotisserie BBQ, is a Montreal-based chain of restaurants in Quebec and Ontario, Canada that was started in 1995....

      (Now Open)
  • Tim Hortons
    Tim Hortons
    Tim Hortons Inc. is a Canadian fast casual restaurant known for its coffee and doughnuts. It is also Canada's largest fast food service with over 3000 stores nationwide. It was founded in 1964 in Hamilton, Ontario, by Canadian hockey player Tim Horton and Jim Charade, after an initial venture in...

      (Now Open)
  • Subway
    Subway (restaurant)
    Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches and salads. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. . Subway is one of the fastest growing franchises in the world with 35,519 restaurants in 98 countries and territories as of October 25th, 2011...

     (Now Open)
  • Avril Health Food (Now Open)
  • Oberson Sports (Now Open)
  • Clément
    Clément
    Clément is a town in French Guiana....

      (Now Open)
  • Porto Vino (Now Open)
  • CAA-Québec
    CAA-Quebec
    CAA-Quebec is the affiliated club of the Canadian Automobile Association within the province of Quebec, Canada. It is a non-profit organization with its head offices located in Quebec City. CAA Quebec provides roadside assistance for the broken down cars of members across its territory- History...

      (Now Open)
  • Five Guys
    Five Guys
    Five Guys is a fast casual restaurant chain focused on hamburgers, hot dogs, and French fries. Originating in Arlington, Virginia, the company's headquarters are now in Lorton, Virginia.-Food:...

     Burger & Fries (Now Open)
  • Chows Wok - Chinese Restaurant (Now Open)
  • Joe Fresh (Now Open)
  • Best Buy
    Best Buy
    Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates...

     (Now Open)
  • Marché Adonis (December 2011)
  • Broadway Cheesecake (December 2011)
  • Germain Larivière (Early 2012)
  • Sac-Wich (Early 2012)
  • Bank Of Montreal
    Bank of Montreal
    The Bank of Montreal , , or BMO Financial Group, is the fourth largest bank in Canada by deposits. The Bank of Montreal was founded on June 23, 1817 by John Richardson and eight merchants in a rented house in Montreal, Quebec. On May 19, 1817 the Articles of Association were adopted, making it...

  • Point Zero
  • Tony Pappas

(Autumn 2012)

In a recent publications, it is revealed that La Maison Ogilvy, the high-end department store, is opening a new store at the Quartier Dix30. The arrival coincides with an opening of 100 additional fashion brands (including Only or Birks), several restaurants and bars, a new live theatre, office towers, a hotel, a medical clinic, a toy superstore, as well as a spacious heated underground parking lot that will feature 2,000 free spaces. And that's not all! There will also be a surfing centre and a skatepark. Furthermore this phase covers 720 000 sq.ft of area.

Le Quartier (Spring 2011 publication)

Medical clinic

A private medical clinic, possibly associated with the Fonds d'investissement de placement immobilier BB of the Bombardier and Beaudoin families, is expected to open in 2012.

Main Anchors

  • Canadian Tire
    Canadian Tire
    Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited is one of Canada's 60 largest publicly traded companies. The firm operates an inter-related network of businesses engaged in retailing hardgoods, apparel and petroleum as well as financial and automotive services, employing more than 58,000 people across Canada...

  • Marché Adonis (2011)
  • Ogilvy
    Ogilvy (Montreal)
    La Maison Ogilvy, commonly known as Ogilvy's , is a prominent department store in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where its store at 1307 Saint Catherine Street West is a retail landmark...

     (Summer 2012)
  • RONA
    Rona (company)
    Rona Inc. is a Canadian distributor and retailer of hardware, home improvement and gardening products. Rona was founded in 1939. Rona operates a network of some 700 stores and is the leading distributor and retailer in its market with approximately 51,594 employees. The Rona network represents...

  • Wal-Mart
    Wal-Mart Canada
    Wal-Mart Canada Corp. is the Canadian unit of Walmart and was founded in 1994 in Mississauga, Ontario with the purchase of the Canadian Woolco stores from Woolworth Canada....


Bell Sports Complex

The Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...

 and the City of Brossard
Brossard
Brossard is a suburban area, located on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, opposite the island and city of Montreal.Brossard is subdivided into many smaller sections. These sections are characterized by having street names that all begin with the same letter of the alphabet...

 partnered in building the Bell Sports Complex
Bell Sports Complex
The Bell Sports Complex is a multipurpose sports facility located in Brossard, Quebec, Canada. Situated near Quebec Autoroute 10 and the Quartier Dix30 lifestyle center, the primary function of the Bell Sports Complex is to serve as the official practice facility of the Montreal Canadiens National...

, a 30-million Canadian dollar
Canadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

 recreational facility that features two NHL-sized rinks with a capacity of 800 seats, as well as dressing rooms, an indoor soccer field (built to FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

 specifications) and a fitness centre. It is open to the general public and was built adjacent to the Quartier DIX30 shopping complex. It primarily serves as the practice facility for the Canadiens, but is also the home of other sports-related groups, such as Foot-Total, a soccer academy. The center is now named Complexe Sportif Bell (Bell Sports Complex). On February 25, 2008 the arena, under construction, collapsed.

See also

  • Mail Champlain
    Mail Champlain
    Mail Champlain is a shopping mall located in Brossard, Quebec at the intersection of Taschereau Boulevard and Lapinière Boulevard...

  • Place Portobello
  • List of malls in Montreal
  • Bell Sports Complex
    Bell Sports Complex
    The Bell Sports Complex is a multipurpose sports facility located in Brossard, Quebec, Canada. Situated near Quebec Autoroute 10 and the Quartier Dix30 lifestyle center, the primary function of the Bell Sports Complex is to serve as the official practice facility of the Montreal Canadiens National...

  • List of largest shopping malls in Canada

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