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Located near [[The Block (Philippines)|The Block]]. This building served as The Super Sale Club for wholesale of goods. SM then changed the format of wholesale and merged it into a Hypermarket format, then The club is discontinued. The name was changed to The Factory Sale Outlet Warehouse Building, still the same as what it once was since the 1990s. Now, the building holds the [[Ace Hardware|ACE Hardware]] and other outlets. The latter part of the building is converted as additional parking space and a small parcel of land at the back of it was bought for future expansion, currently a parking space. |
Located near [[The Block (Philippines)|The Block]]. This building served as The Super Sale Club for wholesale of goods. SM then changed the format of wholesale and merged it into a Hypermarket format, then The club is discontinued. The name was changed to The Factory Sale Outlet Warehouse Building, still the same as what it once was since the 1990s. Now, the building holds the [[Ace Hardware|ACE Hardware]] and other outlets, but moved again to the annex. The latter part of the building is converted as additional parking space and a small parcel of land at the back of it was bought for future expansion, currently a parking space. |
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| Location | EDSA, North Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines |
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| Opening date | November 29, 1985 |
| Developer | SM Prime Holdings |
| Management | SM Prime Holdings |
| Owner | Henry Sy, Sr. |
| Architect | Arquitectonica |
| No. of stores and services | More than 1000 shops, including 400 dining establishments |
| No. of anchor tenants | 36 (as of July 16, 2009) |
| Total retail floor area | 460,000 m² (as of July 16, 2009) |
| No. of floors | 4 floors (main mall), 5 floors (The Block), 6 floors (SM Annex) |
| Parking | more than 10,000 cars |
| Website | SM City North EDSA |
SM City North EDSA is the first SM Supermall operated by SM Prime Holdings, which is the largest retail and mall operator in the Philippines. SM City North Edsa is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the third largest shopping mall in the world, having a gross floor area of 460,000 square meters. It is located at the intersection of North Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City, approximately a kilometer west of Quezon City Hall and 10 kilometres north of Makati City. SM North EDSA's First major tenants are Manels, Jollibee, Ricky Reyes, National Bookstore, French Baker, Sportshouse, McDonald’s, Max's of Manila, Goldilocks Bakeshop, Dimensione, Magic, Ideal Vision, Fabric Warehouse, and Multi time[1].
Construction of SM City North EDSA started in 1983 and opened in 1985. Since then, the shopping mall has undergone several expansions and renovations. It features SM Department Store, The flagship SM Supermarket, a bowling alley, a food court, a Sky Garden, an entertainment stage for events, a 12-cinema complex, a Hypermarket, and 820 specialty shops and restaurants. In 2006, Ayala Malls constructed TriNoma, a shopping mall across North Avenue from SM City North EDSA, and created significant market competition. Currently, the SM mall is undergoing a redevelopment plan that will see the opening of the Sky Garden in 2009, which will increase the mall's floor area from 425,000 m² to 460,000 m², an IMAX theater and other amenities.
The mall attracts almost 4.4 million visitors on weekends, and 1,000,000 to 2,100,000 visitors on weekdays.
The mall has the maximum capacity of 6.6 million people.
History
Back then, the lot that was purchased in 1978 was no better than a vacant swamp remotely located from the center of the metropolis. SM Prime’s chairman, Henry Sy Sr., saw the potential of the place, standing at the crossroad for regional traffic coming to and from the northern provinces of Luzon. Sy took his inspiration to build SM North EDSA from the first few malls built in the U.S., which he thought Filipinos will want to have. Ironically, many thought his plan was ill-timed because the construction of the North EDSA mall happened when divisive political issues were prevalent in the country.
The mall was opened on November 29, 1985, the first mall ever built by SM with a gross floor area of 125,000 square meters. “We had a tough time getting tenants to fill up the place. It was a risky period in our country’s history. So, we opened with only the SM Department Store and another small shop as the mall’s tenants,” said Mrs. Teresita Sy-Coson, Vice Chairperson of SM Investments Corporation. But to everyone’s surprise and those of many skeptics, crowds came and filled the mall. “It was an instant success,” noted Mrs. Sy-Coson.
The mall was then composed of just the main building and outdoor parking areas. As more tenants came in and entertainment concepts were introduced to the mall such as cinemas, SM North EDSA came to be known as one that institutionalized the “one-stop shopping concept” and was the first to introduce “malling” as a pastime in the Philippines. The 5-level carpark, also known as Annex 2 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. The Main Building and The Annex was expanded with a Lower Ground Level and the first level of The Carpark Building was converted to a Cyberzone mainly for tech and gadget shops and later on, the Main Building added a 3rd level.
Businesses and real estate thrived where SM North EDSA was built, that over a period of 20 years, it has seen four expansions including The Block which opened in 2006. In July 2006, Annex 3 now better known as The Block at SM City North EDSA was opened featuring the Hypermarket, Toy Kingdom, additional four movie theaters and several shops and restaurants. In February 8, 2007, SM closed the Annex building from the public and later on, demolished for a major renovation of The Annexes. The annex was reopened in December 12, 2008. The Cinema 1 located in The Block was converted to a Digital cinema format. 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 GFA (Gross Floor Area) of 331,861 m² and was ranked second largest in the country.
Buildings
The buildings are interconnected by a footbridge. A footbridge is being constructed to connect "The Sky Garden" to the sidewalk at the back of the mall. Another 200-meter long footbridge is also planned as an exclusive bridge way to SM Developments' Residential Towers called The Grass Residences.
City Center (Main Building)
The City Center, which is the original and popular building features more than 500 shops and restaurants, 8 SM Cinemas, A Food court, A 4-level Department Store and A Supermarket with a gross floor area or 125,000 sq.m. Through many years, the main building has been undergoing major renovations and expansions which made the mall to become the top shopping destination for Filipinos. As of now, the City Center is also undergoing renovation with new claddings designed by Arquitectonica Interiors, an interior subsidiary owned by Arquitectonica, one of the world's famous architectural management firms that also designed The Podium, SM Mall of Asia and the new and ongoing renovation of SM Megamall. The City Center's interiors will be renovated by 2009 and an IMAX Theater, Now Open.
The Annex (Annex 1)
The original annex building was built in the 1990s as an expansion of the City Center. It featured some 200 shops and restaurants, additional movie theaters and a bowling alley. In February 8, 2007, the Annex was closed from the public for demolition as part of SM North EDSA's Redevelopment Plan.
The new annex officially opened in December 12, 2008 at almost double the size of the previous structure, having provisions for more than 400 shops and restaurants. The Annex now consists of a 92,830 square-meter, six-level building. The new structure was designed by Arquitectonica, the same architectural management firm that designed The Podium and SM Mall Of Asia. The tenants include Upscale shops, various restaurants, the biggest Cyberzone, Save More Market, a games arcade and a bowling center, creating a cutting-edge mix of shopping and entertainment.
It exteriors are green-colored, wavy-like claddings and glass windows. Its interiors are clean and modern, and centered around a curvilinear atrium, which stretches its length. Daylight is provided through a series of circular glass cones set into the ceiling, giving the interior a light, airy feeling.[2][3]
The Block (Annex 3)
SM Annex 3 or widely known as The Block is the high-end part of the Mall, featuring SM regulars; the Hypermarket, 4 Digital Cinemas, Cinema 1 as D-Cinema, Fitness First, Our Home, Kultura Filipino and Toy Kingdom. The mall also features international brands of shoes and clothes and other specialty shops. The site where it stands now used to be a large parking area for cars. 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.
Carpark Plaza (Annex 2)
The Carpark Plaza or Annex 2 is part of the additional buildings built in the 1990s. The carpark plaza features the first branch of the Cyberzone (will be closed down for renovation and relocation) and additional 8,000 parking spaces in which the building is connected to the main mall with a footbridge up to the 2nd floor. As part of the redevelopment plan, the building is also undergoing some major renovations.
Warehouse Building
Located near The Block. This building served as The Super Sale Club for wholesale of goods. SM then changed the format of wholesale and merged it into a Hypermarket format, then The club is discontinued. The name was changed to The Factory Sale Outlet Warehouse Building, still the same as what it once was since the 1990s. Now, the building holds the ACE Hardware and other outlets, but moved again to the annex. The latter part of the building is converted as additional parking space and a small parcel of land at the back of it was bought for future expansion, currently a parking space.
Sky Garden
Construction is now underway to create a 400-meter long “The Sky Garden Park” with a gross floor area of approximately 15,500 square meters and a "Sky-Garden" located at the top of the car park section of the New Annex Building.
In "The Sky Garden Park", shoppers can stroll along a landscaped and covered path, pleasantly lined with tropical trees, flowering plants, and shrubs. It will stretch from one end of "The Annex" to the end of "The Block". A number of entryways will be constructed that leads to different parts of the mall. It will be decorated with a lagoon, an aviary, an amphitheater, cafés, specialty restaurants, and novelty shops. A waterfall will cascade from the Skygarden at level four down to "The Sky Garden Park" at the ground level facing EDSA— producing a piece of art that promises to create a calming and colorful scene, especially at night when various lights provide an added dimension to the falls and the pond beneath. Below the Skygarden will be a transport depot for buses and added parking space for shoppers.
This is the first SM Supermall to add green elements in honor of the original SM North EDSA, being the very first in the Philippines. It will be a tenant of SM Storyland and Imax Theater.
Additional expansion of SM City North Edsa makes it the world’s second-largest shopping mall, the Philippines’ largest mall operator said. The Renovation of SM North aims to be the Architectural Landmark of Metro Manila's Progress and one of the most Beautiful Structures in the Philippines.
Mall Anchors
- Main Anchors
- SM Supermarket (Flagship Store)
- SM Department Store
- SM Hypermarket
- Save More Market
- SM Cinemas (10)
- SM Digital Theater
- IMAX Theater
- SM Bowling Center
- SM Food Court
- Cyberzone
- SM The Event Center
- Junior Anchors
- Toy Kingdom
- SM Appliance Center
- Cinderella
- Ace Builders Center
- Our Home
- National Bookstore
- Surplus Shop
- Watsons
- Kultura Filipino
- Padi's Point
Future plans
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Redevelopment Plan
The redevelopment of SM City North EDSA is currently ongoing and set to be completed in 2009. The redevelopment is envisioned to compete against TriNoma, which is located across SM City North EDSA. It is also set to be bigger than SM Mall Of Asia. Its 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 2nd largest in the world. SM already opened The Annex which increase its gross floor area to 425,000 square meters and automatically became the largest in the country and 3rd largest in the world.
Future Expansion
SM Acquired the old barracks of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at the back end of San Francisco High School that is now converted into The Grass Residences and the Camp Bago Bantay Property at the back of the mall which is soon to become NorthPointe Residences. After the current redevelopment, SM City North EDSA still have more room to expand. The Mall's property is surrounded by Philippine Government's DSWD owned lands like the Bagong Buhay lot, Golden Acres, and The Quezon City Science High School at the back, San Francisco High School and the Department of Education in between the SM Annex and The Grass Residences and The Philippine College of Surgeons in the middle of The Annex's Buildings.
LRT-1 Station
The Manila LRT Yellow Line will be extending Northward ending near North Avenue Station in Trinoma. SM confirmed there will be a station located beside the SM Annex Building in their own design. The Station will be directly connected to the mall for quick access. This will make transportation easy for shoppers coming from southern parts of Metro Manila who like to go to SM North EDSA.
Note
Technically, SM City North EDSA should rank as the 2nd largest shopping mall in the world (since South China Mall closed down in July 2008. By 2009, Golden Resources Mall, becomes the Largest Mall once again).
Gallery
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SM City North EDSA when completed on 1985
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Old Facade of The Block (Completed on 2006)
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Old Facade of The City Center or Main Mall (Completed on 1997)
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The Block -
The Block Atrium -
Entertainment Plaza -
Main Mall Atrium -
Cinema Complex -
CyberZone and Carpark Plaza
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Hypermarket -
Supermarket -
Appliance Center -
Department Store -
SM City North EDSA and its Skygarden Amphitheater Facing TriNoma
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EDSA Approaching the Annex Building
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New Facade of Main Mall
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New Facade of the Block
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The New SM City North EDSA
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.
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References
- ^ "Who were the first entrepreneurs to gamble in first SM mall". Philippine Daily Inquirer. September 13, 2008.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "SM City North Edsa's new annex makes it world's third-largest mall". GMANews.tv. December 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ ""The Annex" Makes SM City North Edsa the Largest Mall in the Philippines". SMInvestments.com. December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
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External links
- SM Department Stores. Official website.
- SM Prime Holdings. The official website of the parent company.
- SM Supermarket. The official website of SM Supermarket
- Worlds Largest Shopping Malls by Forbes Magazine