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SM City Naga

Coordinates: 13°37′16″N 123°11′25″E / 13.62107°N 123.19041°E / 13.62107; 123.19041
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SM City Naga
SM City Naga logo
The facade of SM City Naga in August 2023.
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LocationNaga, Camarines Sur, Philippines
Coordinates13°37′16″N 123°11′25″E / 13.62107°N 123.19041°E / 13.62107; 123.19041
AddressNinoy and Cory Aquino Avenue, Central Business District II, Brgy. Triangulo
Opening dateMay 1, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-01)
DeveloperSM Prime Holdings
ManagementSM Prime Holdings
No. of stores and services52
Total retail floor area75,652 m2 (814,310 sq ft) [1]
No. of floors2
Parking1,000
WebsiteSM City Naga

SM City Naga is a shopping mall located at Brgy. Triangulo, Naga City. Located within within the vicinity of Central Business District II, the mall lies northeast of the Ninoy and Cory Avenue and C. Anciano Street intersection, south of the level crossing from Naga Station and Panganiban Drive, north of Central Business District II's commercial zone, such as LCC CBD II and CBD Terminal, and east of Central Business District II's office zone, such as Concentrix Naga Recruitment Site and IBM Naga.

Owned and developed by SM Prime, the largest mall chain owner and developer in the Philippines, SM City Naga has a gross floor area of 64,870 square meters (sqm) (698,254 sq ft) and occupies 46,801 sqm (503,761 sq ft) of land. It has 75,662 sqm (814,418 sq ft) of total floor area. It has a leasable area of 31,398 sqm (337,965 sq ft), 94 percent of which has already been awarded to various tenants. The major tenants are SM Department Store and SM Supermarket, which have respectively occupied 11,991 sqm (129,070 sq ft) and 6,413 sqm (69,028 sq ft) of floor space.

It is the first and only SM Supermall in Camarines Sur and the first in the Bicol Region[2] . It is also the first SM Supermall opened in the first quarter of 2009. The mall opened its doors to the public on May 1, 2009.[3]

History

Construction

SM Prime planned to open SM City Naga in Camarines Sur in the summer of 2009, originally planning to pull customers from all over Camarines Sur, as well as the contigious Bicolano provinces of Camarines Norte, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, and Masbate. Its construction was conducive to drive economic growth in Central Bicol, primarily within the vicinity of Naga.[4][5]

SM City Naga's original construction site was product of a strategic decision to stir more foot traffic as it was deliberately built across the former Naga Transport Exchange, which consisted of the now supplanted Naga Integrated Bus Terminal and the now defunct dual jeepney terminals plying the north and south inter-municipality transportation, its negotiable distance from the Philippine National Railways' Naga Station, and its strategically parallel location south of Panganiban Drive, the main road accessing Centro Naga to the west and Naga Rotunda to the east, eventually leading to the Pan-Philippine Highway (Maharlika Highway) headed both for Metro Manila to the north and Southern Bicol to the south.[6]

Opening and inauguration

Top competing national merchants incentivized to participate had an insider's glimpse of SM City Naga during the Tenants Preview at the SMX Convention Center. SM Prime Holdings president Hans Sy welcomed the tenants; he was joined by SCMC president Annie Garcia, VP for leasing Daisy Chua and SM City Lucena’s former mall manager Jayson Terrenal.[7]

On May 1, 2009, Henry Sy Sr. and members of his family accompanied by different local officials, led by Former Mayor Jesse M. Robredo, spectated a concelebrated mass led by the Former Archbishop of Caceres Leonardo Z. Legazpi at the mall’s atrium. After the Eucharistic celebrations, the stores were promptly blessed by the Archbishop.[8]

Expansion and renovation

Mall features, expansion and renovation

Features

SM City Naga was constructed entirely by an unprecedented SM Supermalls design template. The mall's design is characterized by a combination of blue and white colors for the exterior of the main building, with bilateral green branding towers displaying the SM logo. A tier-leveled central atrium jutting out the main building features a high curtain glass wall. A carpark building than can accommodate as many as 694 cars was constructed at the back portion of the mall and is directly connected to the main building.

, and 694 covered parking slots in a four-level building, 113 open parking spaces, and allotted parking for 253 motorcycles.

It will also have four cinemas with a total seating capacity of 1,400

Expansion and renovation

As of late 2024, the SM

Tenants

Mall anchors

SM City Naga is anchored by SM Store, most of which is occupied by this two-story retailer, SM Supermarket, respectively occupying 11,991 sqm (129,070 sq ft) and 6,413 sqm (69,028 sq ft) of floor space.

SM Food Court, as well as known local and international food chains, specialty restaurants, and well-loved homegrown food outlets.

It has SM Supermalls junior anchors and retail affiliates such as SM Appliance Center, SM Cinemas, Watsons, BDO, National Book Store, ACE Hardware, and Naga Bingo. It also has a mix of local, national, and international retail brands, restaurants, and service vendors, totalling up to about 52 stores and services.

It also has a mix of local, national, and international retail brands, restaurants, and service vendors, totalling up to about 52 stores and services.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sm Opens 34Th Mall - Sm Prime". Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
  2. ^ "SM City Naga set to open in May". The Philippine Star. March 7, 2009. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. ^ SM Opens 34th Mall, SM Prime, May 1, 2009
  4. ^ "SM Prime to position Megamall as biggest - SM Prime Holdings, Inc". SM Prime Holdings, Inc. - One of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia that offers innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities. May 26, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "SM Prime to position Megamall as biggest - SM Prime Holdings, Inc". SM Prime Holdings, Inc. - One of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia that offers innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities. May 26, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "SM City Naga opens today | Philstar.com". www.philstar.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "SM CITY NAGA TO OPEN IN MAY - SM Prime Holdings, Inc". SM Prime Holdings, Inc. - One of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia that offers innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities. February 12, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "First SM mall in Bicol opens in Naga - SM Prime Holdings, Inc". SM Prime Holdings, Inc. - One of the largest integrated property developers in Southeast Asia that offers innovative and sustainable lifestyle cities. May 6, 2009. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
Preceded by 34th SM Supermall
2009 		Succeeded by
SM Center Las Piñas
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