Every Shopping Plaza and Centre in Etobicoke (2026 List)

By Jatin Dua · Broker of Record, RE/MAX Quantum Realty — Etobicoke malls, power centres and strip plazas by area, which have redevelopment files, and what to check before leasing a unit.

Looking for a unit in one of these plazas, or a home near one? Tell me what you need and I will shortlist options and check the planning file.

How many shopping centres and plazas does Etobicoke have?

There is no official count, and anyone who gives you one is guessing. What I can give you is the list I actually work from: the enclosed malls, the power centres and the neighbourhood strip plazas that buyers, renters and business owners ask me about, each one checked against a current listing, owner page or City of Toronto file as at October 2026.

I have grouped them the way people really use Etobicoke: the south (Lake Shore, The Queensway and the Sherway area), the centre (Islington, Kipling, Bloor, Dundas, Six Points and Eglinton) and the north (Rexdale, Albion, Kipling north of the 401 and the Woodbine area). Where a current source names a tenant, I list it. Where no current source does, I leave the cell honest rather than fill it from memory. Tenants change every year, so check before you drive over.

Three types show up below:

• Enclosed mall – one roof, interior corridors, usually a large surface lot. Sherway Gardens, Cloverdale, Woodbine, Albion Centre.
• Power centre – big-box stores around a shared parking field. The North Queen Street centres off The Queensway are the clearest example.
• Neighbourhood strip plaza – a row of 10 to 40 small units with parking out front. This is where most Etobicoke dry cleaners, pharmacies, clinics, take-outs and tutoring centres actually live.

Which shopping centres are in south Etobicoke (Lake Shore, The Queensway, Sherway)?

South Etobicoke holds the biggest retail in the former city, and also the most change. Almost every large site on The Queensway now has a planning file attached to it.

Along Lake Shore Boulevard West itself, retail is mostly main-street storefronts rather than plazas. The grocery that anchors Humber Bay Shores is the Metro at 2208 Lake Shore Blvd W. For the full Queensway picture, including Costco and IKEA, see my verified Queensway shopping guide.

Which plazas and malls are in central Etobicoke (Islington, Kipling, Bloor, Dundas, Eglinton)?

Central Etobicoke is plaza country. Most sites date from the 1950s and 1960s, sit on big lots near the Bloor subway or the Eglinton line, and are now being studied for housing.

Which shopping centres are in north Etobicoke (Rexdale, Albion, Woodbine)?

North Etobicoke has two large enclosed malls, a handful of grocery-anchored centres and dozens of small plazas along Albion, Kipling, Islington, Martin Grove and Dixon. The Finch West LRT (Line 6) now runs along Finch past several of them.

Kipling and Steeles itself is mostly employment land and small industrial-commercial units rather than shopping plazas, so I have not padded the list with sites I could not verify as retail centres. The Woodbine area is also changing on the other side of Highway 27: Woodbine Entertainment has shown a transit-oriented plan around the future Woodbine GO station, which does not include the mall site.

Which Etobicoke plazas have filed redevelopment applications?

This is the question I get most from buyers looking at a condo or house beside a plaza. These are the sites where I found a City of Toronto file or a council decision. Look any address up yourself on the City’s Application Information Centre before you firm up.

• Cloverdale Mall, 250 The East Mall – QuadReal’s plan for more than 5,500 suites in 10 towers of 25 to 41 storeys, with about 17,176 m² of commercial space, was approved by Etobicoke York Community Council on 6 January 2026 and adopted by City Council on 4 February 2026.
• Kipling-Queensway Mall, 1233–1255 The Queensway – Official Plan Amendment (file 25 183005 WET 03 OZ) adopted by Council in July 2026. The applicant’s concept is 13 towers up to 65 storeys and 7,360 units; heights still go through a future rezoning. Background: my 1255 The Queensway explainer.
• 125 The Queensway – application to switch the land from General Employment Areas to Mixed Use Areas (file 25 127266 WET 03 OZ) was appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal in October 2025; City staff recommended opposing it in its current form (January 2026 report).
• Six Points Plaza, 5230 Dundas St W – Liberty Development’s five-tower plan (25 to 45 storeys, about 2,387 units) was approved in 2023, with a 36-storey first phase filed.
• Humbertown, 270 The Kingsway – First Capital and Tridel are renovating the retail and building mixed-use at the southeast corner; the owner says shops stay open during the work.
• Richview Square, 250 Wincott Dr – Council approved three buildings and 587 units in 2021; the applicant later asked for 24 and 29 storeys on two of them, and a councillor asked for a status report in September 2025.
• Elmhurst Plaza, 2428 Islington Ave – 11-storey mixed-use building with 449 units recommended for approval (November 2024 report).
• 4231–4241 Dundas St W (beside Kingsway Mills) – 11-storey building with 318 units recommended for approval (June 2025 report).
• Woodbine Mall – no application that I found, but the mall is in CCAA and coverage of the case points to redevelopment as the long-term value of its 50-plus acres.

What should buyers and renters know about living near a plaza?

Living a five-minute walk from a grocery-anchored plaza is one of the most underrated things about Etobicoke. But a plaza is not a permanent fixture, and the bigger the parking lot, the more likely someone is drawing towers on it.

• Approved does not mean soon. Cloverdale and Six Points have approvals, yet both plazas are still trading. Construction depends on financing and condo demand, and phased sites can take a decade or more.
• Construction is the real cost. If you back onto a plaza with an approval, expect years of noise, trucks and crane work once a phase starts. Ask the seller whether they received City notices.
• You can lose your grocery store for a while. Phasing usually keeps some retail open, but a specific tenant can leave. Kipling-Queensway already lost its Sobeys.
• There can be upside. Approved plans bring parks, childcare and new retail. Cloverdale’s plan delivers a childcare centre to the City in phase one.
• Renters: an approval next door does not end your tenancy, but noise and access during construction are worth asking about before you sign.

How big are plaza units in Etobicoke?

From the leasing material I could verify, small-bay plaza units in Etobicoke are typically in the high hundreds to about 2,000 sq ft, with larger end-caps and new-build units going higher.

• At Richview Square, the landlord’s plan shows existing units of 770, 911, 1,246, 1,799, 1,842 and 1,948 sq ft, and new-building units planned from 1,318 to 8,363 sq ft, with phase-one possession estimated for 2029.
• The 964–1010 Albion Road plaza is about 34,000 sq ft holding 25 tenants, which works out to roughly 1,400 sq ft each on average.
• Enclosed malls and power centres offer everything from kiosks to 30,000-plus sq ft boxes; Sherway’s incoming T&T is about 40,000 sq ft.

I am not quoting rents here because they vary by site, frontage and term, and I will not publish a number I cannot source. Ask for the net rent and the additional rent (TMI) separately on every unit you look at.

What zoning should a business owner check before leasing plaza space?

Most Etobicoke plazas fall under City of Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013. Check the zone on the City’s interactive zoning map, then the use rules:

• Commercial Local (CL) – Chapter 30. Common on older strip plazas.
• Commercial Residential (CR) – Chapter 40. Common on main streets and larger plazas; the number after CR sets the maximum density.
• Specific use rules – Chapter 150 adds extra conditions for eating establishments, day nurseries, places of worship, drive-through facilities, schools, vehicle uses and more. This is where many plaza deals stall.
• Parking – Chapter 200 sets parking rates; check whether your use needs more than the plaza can give.
• Site-specific exceptions – many plazas carry exceptions that override the base zone. A small number of sites are still governed by former Etobicoke zoning; the map will tell you.

Then read the lease. A permitted zoning use can still be blocked by another tenant’s exclusive. My guide to the commercial lease use clause covers permitted use, exclusives and radius clauses, and if your use is new to the unit, read up on change-of-use permits before you commit to a fit-out.

Should a business lease in a plaza with a redevelopment application?

It can work, and it can be cheaper, but only with the right clauses. Landlords on approved sites usually want a demolition clause that lets them end the lease with notice. Negotiate the notice period, some recovery of unamortised improvements, and a short initial term with renewal options. If your fit-out is expensive (a restaurant, a dental office, a clinic), a plaza that has not filed anything is usually the safer choice. My notes on the six commercial lease decisions that matter are the place to start.

How do I find available space in an Etobicoke plaza?

Much plaza space is leased directly by the owner, and small landlords often do not list publicly. I work across Etobicoke and the wider GTA on leasing, buying and selling, and I can shortlist units that fit your use, check the zone and the exclusives, and flag any planning file on the site before you sign. Tell me your use, size and area in the form below.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• UrbanToronto — Council approves QuadReal’s 32-acre Cloverdale redevelopment — Cloverdale approval dates, 5,500+ suites, commercial area
• City of Toronto — 1233-1255 The Queensway Official Plan Amendment report (June 2026) — Kipling-Queensway Mall existing uses, file number, OPA
• City of Toronto — 125 The Queensway report (January 2026) — 125 The Queensway plaza, OLT appeal, file number
• Retail Insider — Loblaws Humbertown reopens amid major redevelopment — Humbertown Loblaws, First Capital/Tridel redevelopment
• Retail Insider — Woodbine Mall CCAA signals shift to redevelopment — Woodbine Mall CCAA filing, site size, Fantasy Fair
• Retail Insider — Splitsville Bowl to open at CF Sherway Gardens — Sherway anchor closures, T&T and Splitsville for 2027
• SmartCentres — Etobicoke, 165 North Queen Street — Power centre size and tenants
• Trinity Development — Etobicoke Richview Square leasing brochure — Richview tenants, unit sizes, redevelopment phasing
• blogTO — Toronto strip mall to be torn down for multi-tower condo development (5230 Dundas St W) — Six Points Plaza approvals and 2024 tenants
• City of Toronto — Zoning By-law 569-2013, Chapter 40 Commercial Residential — CR zone rules for plaza tenants

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• The Queensway development pipeline in 2026
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• Line 6 Finch West and north Etobicoke
• Leasing discount retail space in a plaza
• Opening a place of worship in a plaza