Built between 1971 and 1973, it was an unofficial Eaton Centre. The Pacific Centre was home to an Eaton's department store, succeeded by Sears Canada after 2002 and vacated in the fall of 2012. A Nordstrom store opened in its former space in 2015. The City of Vancouver approved a 578,000 sq ft. expansion of Pacific Centre, including retail premises that will extend to the street on both sides of West Georgia Street, and a direct link connecting the shopping centre with the new Vancouver City Centre SkyTrain station on Granville Street. The link opened in the summer of 2009 in conjunction with the opening of the Canada Line. In November 2012, B.C. attorney general Shirley Bond ordered an investigation into a Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association security guard, who had physically assaulted a person with a disability whom he had accused of shoplifting. During the altercation, which was recorded on security cameras and witnesses' cellphones, the guard was seen hitting the man, throwing him from his wheelchair, and yelling profanities at him. In January 2013, the Ministry of Justice ruled that the guard had used unnecessary force. He was fined $230, and had his security license suspended for two month with a condition requiring re-certification on use of force before he could receive his license. On January 20, 2017, Cadillac Fairview announced an agreement to sell a 50 percent interest in its Vancouver properties, including Pacific Centre, to the Ontario Pension Board and Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, each to hold a 25% stake. Cadillac Fairview, itself a subsidiary of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, will retain the remaining 50% interest and continue to manage the properties.
Stores
Anchor stores include Holt Renfrew, Harry Rosen, H&M, and Nordstrom. Food chains include Dairy Queen, Thai Express, and New York Fries. The rotunda glass dome at the northeast corner of the intersection of West Georgia Street and Howe Street, is in the process of being redeveloped. Cadillac Fairview will construct a new two-storey pavilion building with 14,000 sq. ft. of floor area which will include a new Apple flagship store.
Transportation
Pacific Centre is at the junction of the Expo Line and Canada Line, in addition to being near multiple bus stops. Its primary and closest Skytrain stations are Granville Station of the Expo Line and Vancouver City Centre Station of the Canada Line.
