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SM North EDSA
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LocationEDSA, North Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
Opening dateNovember 1985
DeveloperSM Prime Holdings
ManagementSM Prime Holdings
OwnerHenry Sy, Sr.
ArchitectArquitectonica
No. of stores and servicesProposed to have a total of more than 1000 shops and restaurants
No. of anchor tenants25 (by 2008)
Total retail floor area351,872 m²
No. of floorsfive floors plus a basement and an upper basement
Parking10,000 cars
WebsiteSM City North EDSA

SM City North EDSA is a large shopping mall in the Philippines. It is the first and flagship SM Supermall owned and developed by Henry Sy and his company SM Prime Holdings, the largest retail & mall operator in the country. SM North is currently the 2nd largest shopping mall ever built in the Philippines in terms of Gross Floor Area (GFA). It is located at the intersection of North Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City, approximately a kilometre west of Quezon City Hall and 10 kilometres north of Makati City. Since its construction in 1983 and opening in 1985, SM North has gone several major expansions and renovations in the 1990s, and features a bowling alley (under renovation), food court, garden, entertainment center and 12-theatre cinema amongst the SM Hypermarket and its 820 specialty shops and restaurants. In 2006, Ayala created significant market competitions as they constructed a shopping mall located at the EDSA North Triangle called TriNoma. The street between Trinoma and SM City North EDSA is very short, safe and crossable. The mall is currently ongoing redevelopment for expansion of the building. The relaunch of the new SM North EDSA will open at the first quarter of 2009.

History

The mall was constructed in November 1985, the first mall ever built by SM. The mall was then composed of just the main building and outdoor parking areas. The carpark building was built soon after, with the lower ground floor of the building quickly converted into more enclosed mall space. The two-floor annex was built after, expanding the mall's floor area and providing space for a bowling alley and four more movie theaters then SM demolished the building for a major renovation of the annexes. In July 2006, Annex 3 now better known as The Block was opened featuring the Hypermarket, Toy Kingdom, additional four movie theaters and several shops and restaurants. According to studies of large malls in the world by Eastern Connecticut State University, SM City North EDSA was ranked the 6th largest mall in the world in terms of Total GLA (Ground Level Area) of 331,861 m² and was ranked second largest in the country.

Buildings

The buildings are interconnected by a footbridge. They're also planning a footbridge interconnecting its near mall, TriNoma.

Main Building

The largest building of the mall. The Main Building features more than 500 shops and restaurants to enjoy. The main building features the eight SM Cinemas, Foodcourt, Department Store and Supermarket. The main building is also undergoing renovation with new renovating shops and restaurants being designed by Arquitectonica Interiors, the interior management firm that designed The Podium, SM Mall Of Asia and the new and ongoing renovation of SM Megamall.

Annex Building

The annexes are the additional buildings built on 1990's. The building features additional 200 shops and restaurants and the bowling alley. SM Appliance Center, Hardware Workshop and World of Fun are also located on the annex building.

On the last quarter of 2006, SM Prime Holdings demolished the building, for a major facelift. The demolition of the building is the first step of SM Prime Holdings for a competition with another mall in front of SM North EDSA, TriNoma. The new annex will feature the Sky Garden and surprise anchors. SM Prime Holdings is eyeing the first or second quarter of 2009 for the opening of the new annexes. The annexes' main designer is Arquitectonica, the architectural management firm that designed The Podium, SM Mall Of Asia and the new and ongoing renovation of SM Megamall.

The Block

The Block Building features senior anchors such as the Hypermarket and the Four Digital cinemas and junior anchors such as Fitness First, Our Home, Kultura Filipino and Toy kingdom. The mall also features international brands of shoes and clothes. The Block was designed and constructed by Arquitectonica, the architectural management firm that designed The Podium, SM Mall Of Asia and the new and ongoing renovation of SM Megamall.

Anchors

SM Supermarket

Built on 1985, SM Supermarket is one of the first anchor tenants of the mall. Its stylish design attracts more than 80,000 visitors a day. The anchor is located near the '''''''''The Classic Savory Fastfood''''''' in front of Goldilocks. SM Supermarket in SM North EDSA is the main branch and flagship store of SM Supermarket, Inc.

SM Department Store

The SM Department Store is the most visited anchor in the mall. Slated from the basement to the third level of the mall, SM Department Store or sometimes called as Shoe Mart attracts more than 140,000 visitors a day and features The Quarter for Men, Women, Children and A Homeworld inside the anchor. It starts from the Upper Ground Floor up to the Third Floor.

SM Cinemas

SM Cinema-North EDSA is the first digitalized movie house in the Philippines and owned by the West Avenue Theaters Corporation built on 1987. SM Cinema is the leading movie theater operator in the country which contributed almost 60% of the ticket sales.

Recently, SM Leisure, Inc. opened the D-Cinema, the first clarity and digitalized cinema in the country. D-Cinema is quite similar to the IMAX Theater in the SM Mall of Asia. Some of the movies shown on the D-Cinema are Beowulf, I Am Legend, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (film). Recently, The IMAX Corporation signed a contract to SM to construct the second IMAX Theater in the Philippines. It is said to have a small screen than the large screen in SM Mall of Asia, replacing Cinema 4 at The Block. They will start operations by the end of 2008 and set to open by mid-2009 or 2010.

SM Bowling Alley

The bowling alley of the mall is the first X-lane bowling center in the Philippines which is located inside a major mall. The bowling center of the mall is strategically located on the annex building near the World of Fun. On the fourth quarter of the year 2006, SM demolished the building for a major renovation. On 2009, SM will open the building together with the re-launching of the SM Bowling Alley and Sky Garden.

SM Hypermarket

Located on the lower ground floor of The Block, SM Hypermarket is the additional anchor of the mall. The SM Hypermarket is similar to SM Supermarket, but offers a different kind of shopping experience.

Cyber Zone

Located at the rear, The Cyber Zone is the first shopping hub for gadget lovers. Along with almost 120 shops, The Cyber Zone is one of the destination for buying gadgets. The Cyber Zone has also a branch at the SM Megamall.

The Garden

The Garden is mainly located in front of the main building. The Garden features different varieties of plants. Coffee shops can also be found in The Garden. The Garden is also undergoing renovation and is said to be finished by the end of 2008.

Sky Garden

It is mainly located at the Annex building. The Sky Garden will feature a lagoon, an aviary, an amphitheater, cafes and several shops and restaurants.

Future plans

IMAX Theater

The IMAX Theater plan for SM North EDSA is recently confirmed by Ric Camaligan, Vice president of SM Leisures. The IMAX will be placed at the Cinema 4 of SM North EDSA The Block. SM alloted a P100 Million for IMAX Theaters in both North EDSA and Cebu. The IMAX theater in The Block, Mr. Camalighfghfghfghfghfghfghfghfghfghfghan said, would replace the current Cinema 4 which can seat 500 people. Once converted into an IMAX theater, the cinema would seat 400. The ticket price worth P350 to P500 same with the price in IMAX at SM Mall of Asia. The IMAX theater in The Block, would start its constructions by the end of 2008. The IMAX Theater is set to open by the second quarter or mid-2009. There are still some IMAX plans for the Philippines, this would include the 3rd largest mall in the country, SM Megamall.

The SM City Redevelopment Plan

The redevelopment of SM City North EDSA is currently ongoing and set to be completed in 2009. The redevelopment is set to be a big competition to its near mall, TriNoma and set to be bigger than SM Mall Of Asia. It's GFA which is 351,872 sq.m will surpass the GFA of the SM MoA which is 407,101 sq.m and soon to be 460,000 sq.m than its current GFA, making it the country's largest mall and the 3rd largest in the world. They're still planning if they will re-dub the name of the mall. There are still some lands behind the mall that could be part of the redevelopment plan like like DSWD owned lands like the Golden Acres and The Quezon City Science High School.

MRT Future Expansion

Recently, The Metro Rail Transit System confirmed they're going to be planning an "Extension" of the MRT. The MRT Station will be located at the SM Annex Building, this will make the transportation to be easy for shoppers who like to go to SM North.

See also

Bibliography

  • Pocock, Emil (2007-01-10). "World's Largest Shopping Malls". American Studies at Eastern Connecticut State University: Shopping Mall Studies. Eastern Connecticut State University. Retrieved 2007-02-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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