The mall opened in 1976 and is bordered by Viewmount Drive to the south and Merivale Road to the east.
In February 2015, Merivale Mall announced that it would be undergoing a $10 million redevelopment.
Previously, Rockwell's Restaurant was the longest-serving tenant, being open since 1986 and closing in late December 2015.
Farm Boy has been an anchor and second-oldest tenant of the mall since 1996 when it replaced the Dominion store.
The mall featured an A Buck or Two until it converted into "Merivale Mart" in 2002, went out of business in 2007.