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{{infobox shopping mall
| shopping_mall_name = SM City Legazpi
| name = SM City Legazpi
| logo = SM City Legazpi logotype (2022).svg
| logo = Sm_legazpi_logo.png
| logo_width = 150px
| logo_width = 250px
| image = SM City Legazpi aerial.jpg
| image = SM City Legazpi (Imelda Roces Avenue, Legazpi, Albay; 04-17-2023).jpg
| image_width = 230px
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| location = [[Legazpi, Albay]], [[Philippines]]
| location = [[Legazpi, Albay]], [[Philippines]]
| coordinates = {{coord|13|8|37.32|N|123|44|39.84|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|13|8|37.32|N|123|44|39.84|E|display=inline,title}}
| address = Imelda C. Roces Avenue corner Terminal Road, [[Legazpi City]], [[Albay]]
| address = Imelda C. Roces Avenue corner Terminal Road, Barangay Bitano, [[Legazpi City]], [[Albay]]
| opening_date = September 14, 2018<ref name="SM Legazpi Mayor Rosal">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/noel.e.rosal.3/posts/1851100871664322?__tn__=H-R|title=Mayor Noel Rosal|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref>
| opening_date = {{start date and age|2018|9|14}}<ref name="SM Legazpi Mayor Rosal">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/noel.e.rosal.3/posts/1851100871664322?__tn__=H-R|title=Mayor Noel Rosal|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=August 17, 2018}}</ref>
| developer = [[SM Prime Holdings]]
| developer = [[SM Prime Holdings]]
| manager = [[SM Prime Holdings]]
| manager = [[SM Prime Holdings]]
| owner = [[Henry Sy|Henry Sy, Sr.]]
| owner = [[Henry Sy|Henry Sy, Sr.]]
| architect = DSGN Associates<ref name="SM Legazpi Pressreader">{{Cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/philippine-daily-inquirer/20180914/281651076006605|title=SM City Legazpi opens today|date=September 14, 2018|via=PressReader|access-date=September 15, 2018}}</ref>
| architect = Design Coordinates Inc.
| floor_area = {{convert|87700|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref name="SM Legazpi Rep Salceda">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157198134116756&set=a.10150293584381756&type=3|title=SM Legazpi Ribbon Cutting on Sep 13.
| floor_area = {{convert|87706|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}<ref name="SM City Legazpi opens">{{cite web |last1=Solis |first1=Emmanuel |title=SM opens Bicol's biggest shopping mall in Legazpi City |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1048070 |website=Philippine News Agency |publisher= PNA |accessdate=September 15, 2018}}</ref>
| floors = 3<ref name="SM Legazpi PDI">{{cite web|url=http://business.inquirer.net/225028/new-sm-city-mall-rise-legazpi-city|title=New SM City Mall to rise in Legazpi City|date=February 22, 2017 |publisher=Inquirer.net|accessdate=August 18, 2017}}</ref>
|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-17}}</ref>
| floors = 3<ref name="SM Legazpi PDI">{{cite web|url=http://business.inquirer.net/225028/new-sm-city-mall-rise-legazpi-city|title=New SM City Mall to rise in Legazpi City|publisher=Inquirer.net|accessdate=2017-08-18}}</ref>
| parking = 922 slots<ref name="SM Legazpi Inquirer">{{Cite news|url=https://business.inquirer.net/257078/sm-prime-open-71st-mall|title=SM Prime to open 71st mall|last=Dumlao-Abadilla|first=Doris|access-date=September 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref>
| parking = 860 slots<ref name="SM Legazpi MB">{{cite web|url=https://newsbits.mb.com.ph/2017/03/20/sm-city-legazpi-holds-groundbreaking/|title=SM City Legazpi holds groundbreaking|publisher=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=2017-08-18}}</ref>
| website = {{url|https://smsupermalls.com/mall-locator/sm-city-legazpi/information|SM City Legazpi}}
}}
}}
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'''SM City Legazpi''' is [[shopping mall|a shopping mall]] owned and operated by [[SM Prime Holdings]], the largest retail and mall operator in the Philippines. It is located along Imelda C. Roces Avenue corner Terminal Road, Barangay Bitano, [[Legazpi City]], [[Albay]]. Opened on September 14, 2018, it is the first [[SM Supermalls|SM Supermall]] in [[Albay]] and the second in the [[Bicol Region]] following [[SM City Naga]].<ref name="SM Legazpi Mayor Rosal" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1045229|title=Legazpi is PH's 'most competitive city'|access-date=August 22, 2018|language=en}}</ref> It is also the 71st SM Supermall in the Philippines after [[SM City Telabastagan]] in [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]], [[Pampanga]].<ref name="SM Legazpi Inquirer"/> SM City Legazpi is currently the largest mall in the [[Bicol Region]] based on gross floor area with {{convert|87706|m2|sqft|abbr=on}} of total floor space.<ref name="SM City Legazpi opens">{{cite web |last1=Solis |first1=Emmanuel |title=SM opens Bicol's biggest shopping mall in Legazpi City |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1048070 |website=Philippine News Agency |publisher= PNA |accessdate=September 15, 2018}}</ref>


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==History==
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'''SM City Legazpi''' is an upcoming [[shopping mall]] owned and operated by [[SM Prime Holdings]], the largest retail and mall operator in the Philippines. It is located along Imelda C. Roces Avenue corner Terminal Road, Barangay Bitâno, [[Legazpi City]], [[Albay]]. Set to open on September 14, 2018, it will be the first [[SM Supermalls|SM Supermall]] in [[Albay]] and the second in the [[Bicol Region]].<ref name="SM Legazpi Mayor Rosal" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1045229|title=Legazpi is PH's 'most competitive city'|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}}</ref> Upon completion, it will be the 71st SM Supermall in the Philippines after SM City Telabastagan in [[San Fernando, Pampanga|San Fernando]], [[Pampanga]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://business.inquirer.net/251060/sm-opens-70th-mall|title=SM opens 70th mall|last=Inquirer|first=Philippine Daily|access-date=2018-08-22|language=en}}</ref> SM City Legazpi will have a gross floor area of {{convert|87700|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref name="SM Legazpi Rep Salceda"/>
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In 2015, the city government of [[Legazpi City]] announced that [[SM Prime Holdings]] is planning to build an [[SM Supermalls]] branch in the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/22/15/sm-city-mall-rise-legazpi-next-year|title=SM City mall to rise in Legazpi next year|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=August 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Legazpi Mayor [[Noel Rosal|Noel E. Rosal]] disclosed in a news report that [[SM Prime Holdings]] had earmarked Php1 billion for the new shopping mall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://businessmirror.com.ph/sm-earmarks-p1-billion-for-legazpi-mall/|title=SM earmarks P1 billion for Legazpi mall|work=BusinessMirror|access-date=August 18, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequent news reports revealed that SM will spend Php1.5 billion for the new shopping center.<ref name="SM Prime VoxBikol">{{Cite web|url=https://smprime.com/voxbikolcomphp15-b-sm-mall-puts-legazpi-city-map-bicol%E2%80%99s-trading-hub-mayor|title=VoxBikol.com:Php1.5-B SM mall puts Legazpi City in map as Bicol's trading hub -- mayor {{!}} SM Prime Holdings|website=smprime.com|language=en|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref> In late 2016, SM presented the design of the new mall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smcitylegazpi.blogspot.com/2016/09/sm-city-legazpi-update-91616.html|title=SM City Legazpi: SM City Legazpi Update (9/16/16)|last=Legazpi|first=Sm City|date=September 16, 2016|website=SM City Legazpi|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>
[[File:SM City Legazpi Interiors 1.jpg|thumb|SM City Legazpi Interiors]]
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the mall was held on February 22, 2017, and construction began immediately after.<ref name="SM Legazpi MB">{{cite web|url=https://newsbits.mb.com.ph/2017/03/20/sm-city-legazpi-holds-groundbreaking/|title=SM City Legazpi holds groundbreaking|publisher=Manila Bulletin|accessdate=August 18, 2017}}</ref> The jeepney terminal and retail complex of the LKY Metro Transport and Lifestyle Hub, including the SM Savemore, were relocated to give way to the construction. In anticipation of possible traffic congestion, alternate roads leading to the new mall are also being planned, according to Mayor Rosal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bicol.politics.com.ph/2018/02/17/para-iwas-traffic-mayor-rosal-meets-sm-officials-discuss-alternative-routes-sm-city-legazpi/|title=Para iwas traffic! Mayor Rosal meets with SM officials to discuss alternative routes to SM City Legazpi|date=February 17, 2018|work=Politiko Bicol Region|access-date=August 23, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> The mall is expected to generate 4,000 jobs.<ref name="Luzon 2018" />


The blessing and inaugural sale was held on September 13, 2018, attended by local officials and SM Supermalls officials led by SM Chairman for Executive Committee Hans T. Sy Sr.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TheSMStore/photos/a.259277790863600/1072336879557683/?type=3&permPage=1|title=The SM Store|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref> The mall was officially opened on September 14, 2018, with 85% of its space already lease-awarded.<ref name="SM Prime">{{Cite web|url=https://smprime.com/sm-prime-opens-sm-city-legazpi-albay|title=SM Prime opens SM City Legazpi in Albay|date=September 11, 2018|website=smprime.com|access-date=September 14, 2018}}</ref><ref name="SM Legazpi Inquirer" />
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== History ==


[[File:SM City Legazpi Food Hall.jpg|thumb|SM City Legazpi Food Hall has a glass wall facing Mt. Mayon]]
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In 2015, the city government of [[Legazpi City]] announced that [[SM Prime Holdings]] is planning to build an [[SM Supermalls]] branch in the city.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/business/06/22/15/sm-city-mall-rise-legazpi-next-year|title=SM City mall to rise in Legazpi next year|last=News|first=ABS-CBN|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en-US}}</ref> Legazpi Mayor [[Noel Rosal|Noel E. Rosal]] disclosed in a news report that [[SM Prime Holdings]] had earmarked Php1 billion for the new shopping mall.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://businessmirror.com.ph/sm-earmarks-p1-billion-for-legazpi-mall/|title=SM earmarks P1 billion for Legazpi mall|work=BusinessMirror|access-date=2018-08-18|language=en-US}}</ref> Subsequent news reports revealed that SM will spend Php1.5 billion for the new shopping center.<ref name="SM Prime VoxBikol">{{Cite web|url=https://smprime.com/voxbikolcomphp15-b-sm-mall-puts-legazpi-city-map-bicol%E2%80%99s-trading-hub-mayor|title=VoxBikol.com:Php1.5-B SM mall puts Legazpi City in map as Bicol’s trading hub -- mayor {{!}} SM Prime Holdings|website=smprime.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> In late 2016, SM presented the design of the new mall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://smcitylegazpi.blogspot.com/2016/09/sm-city-legazpi-update-91616.html|title=SM City Legazpi: SM City Legazpi Update (9/16/16)|last=Legazpi|first=Sm City|date=2016-09-16|website=SM City Legazpi|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref>


==Mall features==
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The groundbreaking ceremony for the mall was held on February 22, 2017 and construction began immediately after.<ref name="SM Legazpi MB" /> The jeepney terminal and retail complex of the LKY Metro Transport and Lifestyle Hub, including the SM Savemore, were relocated to give way to the construction. In anticipation of possible traffic congestion, alternate roads leading to the new mall are also being planned, according to Mayor Rosal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bicol.politics.com.ph/2018/02/17/para-iwas-traffic-mayor-rosal-meets-sm-officials-discuss-alternative-routes-sm-city-legazpi/|title=Para iwas traffic! Mayor Rosal meets with SM officials to discuss alternative routes to SM City Legazpi|date=2018-02-17|work=Politiko Bicol Region|access-date=2018-08-23|language=en-US}}</ref>
SM City Legazpi is a three-level shopping mall with green architecture features.<ref name="SM Prime"/><ref name="SM Legazpi Inquirer" /> The floor plan follows a z-shaped layout with provisions for natural daylight.<ref name="SM Legazpi Pressreader"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2018/09/15/bicols-prime-lifestyle-destination-opens/|title=Bicol's prime lifestyle destination opens|work=Daily Tribune|access-date=September 15, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Distinct mall features include a glass-walled Food Hall with outdoor balcony and an SM Prestige Lounge, both with panoramic views of [[Mayon|Mt. Mayon]].<ref name="SM Legazpi Pressreader" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://business.inquirer.net/257673/scenic-mayon-captivates-sm-city-legazpi-shoppers|title=Scenic Mayon captivates SM City Legazpi shoppers|last=Remo|first=Amy R.|access-date=September 22, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The mall also has a 922-slot three-level parking area with roof deck parking and six digital cinemas with 109 comfort seats per theater.<ref name="SM City Legazpi FB 1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/272611293238335/posts/456737534825709/|title=SM City Legazpi on Facebook|publisher=facebook.com|accessdate=August 23, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/noel.e.rosal.3/posts/1851100871664322?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCvdPGi3yqVUV9V9LuEAInfw8wFUsDSkHfaQbDIHAfbE5UYZ8acqjSLAFxa4uIlqiB28wuO22NmV-nzftSapXoP8X2aAQBinSL-fKRw3bNiEMXswOF67oomQmOFLLaU9zEc6kE&__tn__=-R|title=Noel Ebriega Rosal|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=August 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sminvestments.com/media/news/sm-city-legazpi-groundbreaking|title=SM City Legazpi Groundbreaking|website=www.sminvestments.com|language=en|access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/sm-cinema-opens-63rd-branch-in-sm-city-legazpi/445567/|title=SM Cinema opens 63rd branch in SM City Legazpi - The Manila Times Online|date=September 26, 2018|work=The Manila Times Online|access-date=October 25, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> Additional facilities include a customer service hub, [[People with disabilities|PWD]] access ramps, and breastfeeding station.<ref name="SM Legazpi Inquirer" /><ref name="SM Prime"/> It is a typhoon-resilient structure, according to Annie Garcia, President of SM Supermalls.<ref name="SM Prime VoxBikol" />


==Tenants ==
The mall is scheduled to be completed by September 2018.<ref name="SM Prime 1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sminvestments.com/media/news/sm-city-legazpi-holds-groundbreaking|title=SM City Legazpi holds groundbreaking|website=www.sminvestments.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-18}}</ref>
SM City Legazpi is anchored by SM Store and SM Supermarket. It also has [[SM Supermalls]] junior anchors and retail affiliates such as SM Appliance Center, Our Home, [[Watsons]], Cyberzone, [[Ace Hardware|ACE Hardware]], [[Banco de Oro|BDO]], [[Uniqlo]], Surplus, [[National Book Store]], Sports Central, [[Bata Corporation|Bata Shoes]], [[The Face Shop]], [[The Body Shop]], and [[MINISO|Miniso]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2018/09/15/bicols-prime-lifestyle-destination-opens/|title=Bicol's prime lifestyle destination opens|work=Daily Tribune|access-date=September 19, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1046549|title=Japanese apparel store to open 1st branch in Legazpi City|access-date=September 3, 2018|language=en}}</ref> The mall has more than 150 stores including a mix of local, national, and international retail brands, restaurants, and service vendors.<ref name="Luzon 2018">{{Cite news|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1031211/4000-bicolanos-to-be-hired-with-opening-of-big-mall-in-legazpi-city|title=4,000 Bicolanos to be hired with opening of big mall in Legazpi City|last=Luzon|first=Inquirer Southern|access-date=September 14, 2018|language=en}}</ref>


== Mall features ==
==Location==
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SM City Legazpi is located on a five-hectare property along Imelda C. Roces Avenue (formerly Tahao Road) in the Legazpi Port District approximately 1.5 kilometers from the Legazpi City Hall and 2.3 kilometers from the [[Legazpi Airport]].<ref name="SM Prime 1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sminvestments.com/media/news/sm-city-legazpi-holds-groundbreaking|title=SM City Legazpi holds groundbreaking|website=www.sminvestments.com|language=en|access-date=August 18, 2018}}</ref> The mall is located near a former SM Savemore, and is adjacent to the [[Legazpi Grand Central Terminal]] and the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation.
SM City Legazpi is a three-level shopping mall that will be anchored by [[The SM Store]] and [[SM Supermarket]]. It will also have [[SM Supermalls]] junior anchors and retail affiliates such as SM Appliance Center, Our Home, [[Watsons Personal Care Stores|Watsons]], Cyberzone, [[Ace Hardware|ACE Hardware]], [[Banco de Oro|BDO]], [[Uniqlo]], Surplus Shop, [[National Book Store]], Sports Central, and [[Miniso]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1046549|title=Japanese apparel store to open 1st branch in Legazpi City|access-date=2018-09-03|language=en}}</ref> The mall is expected to have a mix of national and global retail brands.


==Gallery==
SM City Legazpi will also feature six digital cinemas with 109 comfort seats per theater, an 860-slot three-level parking area with roof deck parking, PWD facilities, an SM Prestige Lounge, and a Food Hall with a view deck offering scenic views of [[Mayon|Mt. Mayon]].<ref name="SM City Legazpi FB 1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/272611293238335/posts/456737534825709/|title=SM City Legazpi on Facebook|publisher=facebook.com|accessdate=2017-08-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/noel.e.rosal.3/posts/1851100871664322?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCvdPGi3yqVUV9V9LuEAInfw8wFUsDSkHfaQbDIHAfbE5UYZ8acqjSLAFxa4uIlqiB28wuO22NmV-nzftSapXoP8X2aAQBinSL-fKRw3bNiEMXswOF67oomQmOFLLaU9zEc6kE&__tn__=-R|title=Noel Ebriega Rosal|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sminvestments.com/media/news/sm-city-legazpi-groundbreaking|title=SM City Legazpi Groundbreaking|website=www.sminvestments.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-18}}</ref> It will be a typhoon-resilient structure, according to Annie Garcia, President of SM Supermalls.<ref name="SM Prime VoxBikol"/>
<gallery mode="packed">
SM City Legazpi with Mayon.jpg|Aerial view of SM City Legazpi
SM City Legazpi Prestige Lounge.jpg|Prestige Lounge
SM City Legazpi Cinema.jpg|Cinema Lobby
SM City Legazpi Cyberzone.jpg|Cyberzone
SM City Legazpi SM Store.jpg|SM Store
SM City Legazpi Supermarket.jpg|SM Supermarket
SM CIty Legazpi Interiors 2.jpg|Interiors
</gallery>


== Location ==
==See also==

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SM City Legazpi is strategically located in a five-hectare property along Imelda C. Roces Avenue (formerly Tahao Road) in the Legazpi Port District approximately 1.5 kilometers from the Legazpi City Hall and 2.3 kilometers from the [[Legazpi Airport]].<ref name="SM Prime 1" /> It is adjacent to the [[Legazpi Grand Central Terminal|Legazpi Grand Central Terminal]] and the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation.

== See Also ==
*[[Ayala Malls Legazpi]]
*[[Ayala Malls Legazpi]]
*[[Yashano Mall]]
*[[Yashano Mall]]
*[[SM City Naga]]
*[[SM City Naga]]


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
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== External links ==
==External links==
*[https://www.smsupermalls.com/ SM Supermalls - Official Website]
*[https://www.smsupermalls.com/ SM Supermalls - Official Website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/smcitylegazpi SM City Legazpi] on [[Facebook]]
*[https://www.facebook.com/smcitylegazpi SM City Legazpi] on [[Facebook]]

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Latest revision as of 03:32, 22 March 2024

SM City Legazpi
SM City Legazpi logo
Map
LocationLegazpi, Albay, Philippines
Coordinates13°8′37.32″N 123°44′39.84″E / 13.1437000°N 123.7444000°E / 13.1437000; 123.7444000
AddressImelda C. Roces Avenue corner Terminal Road, Barangay Bitano, Legazpi City, Albay
Opening dateSeptember 14, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-09-14)[1]
DeveloperSM Prime Holdings
ManagementSM Prime Holdings
OwnerHenry Sy, Sr.
ArchitectDSGN Associates[2]
Total retail floor area87,706 m2 (944,060 sq ft)[3]
No. of floors3[4]
Parking922 slots[5]
WebsiteSM City Legazpi

SM City Legazpi is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest retail and mall operator in the Philippines. It is located along Imelda C. Roces Avenue corner Terminal Road, Barangay Bitano, Legazpi City, Albay. Opened on September 14, 2018, it is the first SM Supermall in Albay and the second in the Bicol Region following SM City Naga.[1][6] It is also the 71st SM Supermall in the Philippines after SM City Telabastagan in San Fernando, Pampanga.[5] SM City Legazpi is currently the largest mall in the Bicol Region based on gross floor area with 87,706 m2 (944,060 sq ft) of total floor space.[3]

History

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In 2015, the city government of Legazpi City announced that SM Prime Holdings is planning to build an SM Supermalls branch in the city.[7] Legazpi Mayor Noel E. Rosal disclosed in a news report that SM Prime Holdings had earmarked Php1 billion for the new shopping mall.[8] Subsequent news reports revealed that SM will spend Php1.5 billion for the new shopping center.[9] In late 2016, SM presented the design of the new mall.[10]

SM City Legazpi Interiors

The groundbreaking ceremony for the mall was held on February 22, 2017, and construction began immediately after.[11] The jeepney terminal and retail complex of the LKY Metro Transport and Lifestyle Hub, including the SM Savemore, were relocated to give way to the construction. In anticipation of possible traffic congestion, alternate roads leading to the new mall are also being planned, according to Mayor Rosal.[12] The mall is expected to generate 4,000 jobs.[13]

The blessing and inaugural sale was held on September 13, 2018, attended by local officials and SM Supermalls officials led by SM Chairman for Executive Committee Hans T. Sy Sr.[14] The mall was officially opened on September 14, 2018, with 85% of its space already lease-awarded.[15][5]

SM City Legazpi Food Hall has a glass wall facing Mt. Mayon

Mall features

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SM City Legazpi is a three-level shopping mall with green architecture features.[15][5] The floor plan follows a z-shaped layout with provisions for natural daylight.[2][16] Distinct mall features include a glass-walled Food Hall with outdoor balcony and an SM Prestige Lounge, both with panoramic views of Mt. Mayon.[2][17] The mall also has a 922-slot three-level parking area with roof deck parking and six digital cinemas with 109 comfort seats per theater.[18][19][20][21] Additional facilities include a customer service hub, PWD access ramps, and breastfeeding station.[5][15] It is a typhoon-resilient structure, according to Annie Garcia, President of SM Supermalls.[9]

Tenants

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SM City Legazpi is anchored by SM Store and SM Supermarket. It also has SM Supermalls junior anchors and retail affiliates such as SM Appliance Center, Our Home, Watsons, Cyberzone, ACE Hardware, BDO, Uniqlo, Surplus, National Book Store, Sports Central, Bata Shoes, The Face Shop, The Body Shop, and Miniso.[22][23] The mall has more than 150 stores including a mix of local, national, and international retail brands, restaurants, and service vendors.[13]

Location

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SM City Legazpi is located on a five-hectare property along Imelda C. Roces Avenue (formerly Tahao Road) in the Legazpi Port District approximately 1.5 kilometers from the Legazpi City Hall and 2.3 kilometers from the Legazpi Airport.[24] The mall is located near a former SM Savemore, and is adjacent to the Legazpi Grand Central Terminal and the Ibalong Centrum for Recreation.

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  • Aerial view of SM City Legazpi
    Aerial view of SM City Legazpi
  • Prestige Lounge
    Prestige Lounge
  • Cinema Lobby
    Cinema Lobby
  • Cyberzone
    Cyberzone
  • SM Store
    SM Store
  • SM Supermarket
    SM Supermarket
  • Interiors
    Interiors

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mayor Noel Rosal". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "SM City Legazpi opens today". September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018 – via PressReader.
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Preceded by
SM City Telabastagan
 71st SM Supermall
2018 		Succeeded by
SM Center Ormoc
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