It was originally opened in 1959 by Woodward's Stores which anchored the centre until it was sold to Hudson's Bay in 1993.

[3] Oakridge Park is the over 5,000,000 sq ft (460,000 m2) centre point for the Oakridge Municipal Town Centre Project, a Vancouver urban densification program that aims to create a new transit-oriented, high density hub.

It would be surrounded by tall apartment towers (condos, market rental, affordable rental and social housing) much like Vancouver's West End, replacing a neighbourhood of single-family residences, centered around the Canada Line's Oakridge-41st station.

However, in November 2024, they announced they were pulling out of the deal and won't be opening a store.

[6] The Oakridge–41st Avenue station on the Canada Line is under the plaza at the southwest corner of 41st and Cambie.