Westfield Albany is a Scentre Group shopping centre at 219 Don McKinnon Drive in Albany, on the North Shore. It sits beside State Highway 1 and is about 15 minutes' drive north of the Auckland CBD. It has about 34 food and drink outlets, 27 clothing stores, 25 health and beauty stores, 10 shoe shops and two department stores, along with banks, childcare, phone repairs and entertainment.
The centre runs school holiday activities and events for children, and it has had free Marvel activities and Mid-Autumn Festival lantern making. The website says there are family-friendly restaurants and the latest movie releases. Taxis can be booked from the rank on Level 2 in front of Life Pharmacy. Buses 83, 126, 861, 917 and 986 stop at Civic Crescent, right outside the centre. Oteha Valley Road runs along the north side, giving an east-west link.