Montreal’s newest (mega) shopping mall, Royalmount, officially opened its doors to the public on September 5th, 2024. The long-awaited shopping, dining, and entertainment destination is finally open after years of anticipation!
Although not all of its occupants are ready to be shopped, nearly half (over 50) of its retail stores are now open for business. Some of the coveted retailers customers can shop at include Sephora, Alo Yoga, Jimmy Choo, and more.
This is just the beginning for Royalmount, with 170 stores, including 60 restaurants and cafes, set to launch during the mall’s first phase.
The new space aims to serve as an inclusive luxury and unique shopping experience, as well as a hub for “human connectivity” with the help of its dining offerings and community spaces (such as its immersive public art trail).
“…The vision for ROYALMOUNT has always been to foster human connections, create a center of community, and usher in a new era of inclusive luxury for the city. Over the coming weeks, we will welcome new brands, restaurants and concepts, making ROYALMOUNT one of the most exciting places to visit in Montreal for all generations,” says Andrew Lutfy, CEO of Carbonleo and lead ROYALMOUNT investor.
The 824,000-square-foot shopping complex will be home to the highest concentration of international luxury flagship stores in the province, with many standalone luxury boutiques coming to Quebec for the first time, including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Versace, Saint Laurent, Jimmy Choo, Longchamp, RH, and Moncler.
Aside from luxury, the mall also caters to a wider audience with stores such as Mango, Zara, Dynamite, and so many more available to shop. Speaking of – Dynamite just opened its largest flagship ever within the Royalmount quarters.
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A while back we published a story about the efforts Yorkdale was taking to improve its parking over the holiday season. While we were writing about the virtues of the new system, it turns out a number of people disagree with us and took to Reddit over the weekend to warn people of Yorkdale’s insane parking wait times.
A thread appeared yesterday that was titled PSA: Do Not Park Underground at Yorkdale on the Weekends. With a subheader “If you do, be prepared to wait at least literally 1-1.5 hours to get out. I will never make this mistake again”.
According to several Reddit users, the parking on the weekend at Yorkdale is getting out of control. Most (users on Reddit) speculate it’s due to The Cheesecake Factory’s wait-times. Currently, on the weekend there is a 2-4 hour wait for a table, which some people suggest causes an entire backlog of people who are just waiting around Yorkdale and not moving.
So the real question is, what do you if you want to go to Yorkdale on the weekend and not be subjected to insane parkin wait times?
A few suggestions include arriving early. If you really don’t like crowds arrive at the mall between 9am-10am. The mall really starts to get busy after Noon.
Additionally, many Reddit users also suggested parking underground underneath the Microsoft store, which also tends to have space.
With the cold weather, everyone is driving so you should expect Yorkdale’s parking lot to be extremely busy until the weather warms up a bit.
Yorkdale could look drastically different in the upcoming decade. The CBC is reporting that Yorkdale and the surrounding area has a plan to radically add to Yorkdales offering and include condos, offices and even a hotel. The city invited local residents to a town-hall style meeting to get feedback on the possible changes to the neighborhood.
The CBC reports that the mall owners plan on submitting an application that asks the city to amend city by-laws in the area to allow the north and west parking areas to be developed into a mix of commercial and residential space. While a concept like this is certainly intriguing, city residents and city councilors are concerned that adding that level of property to the neighborhood will cause even more pedestrian and driver congestion in an area that is already a trouble zone. If you’ve ever tried to get onto the 401 from Dufferin you understand the headache-inducing traffic that typically surrounds Yorkdale mall.
One of the most intriguing aspects of the potential new development is the proposed eight-storey boutique hotel that would cater to an upscale clientele. The project will develop over the next 20 years, and could potentially be the catalyst to revitalizing the entire Dufferin corridor.
Source: CBC