[Photo: Ivanhoe Cambridge]

Surrey BC's

reveals its $280 million renovation/expansion today, amid increasing competition amongst Canadian malls. Guildford's expansion adds over 200,000 square feet of retail space for about 70 retailers. New stores include

,

,

,

,

and a

, among others. The expansion also includes a new food court with over 1,000 seats, new washrooms, and an overall modernized mall interior.

The mall will also see further redevelopment, scheduled for completion in 2014. We'll periodically provide updates as we receive them.

In addition, a 10,000 square foot 'living wall' will adorn the mall. It's one of the largest of its kind in North America and features more than 120 species of plants.

1.5 minute mall renovation/expansion 'fly-through'

Landlord

Ivanhoe Cambridge

will continue to spend a fortune renovating and expanding its retail properties across the country. One of its largest projects is Vancouver's Oakridge Shopping Centre, set to expand to

more than double

its current retail square footage while adding a

third luxury department store

. Ivanhoe Cambridge will also beef up the retail offerings at several Canadian hotel properties that it plans to eventually sell,

including the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver

.

Other Canadian shopping malls are also seeing significant expansions and renovations. One of the largest is at Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre, which

recently underwent an expansion

before

announcing another addition/expansion that will include a Nordstrom store

. Mississauga's Square One will see the addition of

a 120,000 square foot Holt Renfrew

as well as other retailers. West Edmonton Mall is

spending hundreds of millions

while

adding luxury tenants

and

courting Nordstrom

and