Place Vertu's anchors on its debut on August 28, 1975 were The Bay, Kmart and Dominion for a total of 110 stores.

[1] Although Sears was also among the original tenants that signed with Place Vertu, it opened its doors two months after the other stores on October 29.

[2][3] At its opening, Place Vertu was larger than Fairview Pointe-Claire and it also briefly surpassed Galeries d'Anjou which was being expanded at the time.

[4] The only shopping centre in the Montreal area that was larger than Place Vertu during that period was Carrefour Laval.

Place Vertu was originally the property of Cambridge Leaseholds with co-ownership by both Simpsons-Sears and the Hudson's Bay Company.