Westfield Warringah Mall
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Dolphin Fountain before redevelopment
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| Location | Brookvale, New South Wales |
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| Opening date | 4 April 1963 |
| Developer | Hammerson |
| Management | Scentre Group |
| Owner | AMP Capital (50%) Scentre Group (50%) |
| No. of stores and services | 324 (May 2016) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 7 |
| Total retail floor area | 125,969m² (May 2016) |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Parking | 4,463 (May 2016) |
| Website | westfield.com.au/warringahmall/ |
Westfield Warringah Mall (previously known as Warringah Mall) is a large indoor/outdoor shopping centre on Sydney's Northern Beaches in the suburb of Brookvale, approximately 15 km from the CBD. Its main tenants include David Jones, Myer, Target, Big W, Bunnings, Woolworths, Coles, Rebel Sport, JB HiFi and Hoyts Cinema in addition to over 300 specialty stores. Warringah Mall is currently undergoing a $310 million redevelopment, construction started in mid-2015. First stage of redevelopment is expected to be completed by late 2016.
History
Warringah Mall opened on 4 April 1963 and was developed by Hammerson Group around with around 53 stores.[1] Ten years later, the centre saw the opening of a new Grace Brothers store which was upgraded from a homemakers store. Fifty more speciality stores have also opened, followed by the opening of the Hoyts Twin Cinema Complex in the early 1980s. In the mid-1980s, a Target store was opened along with 20 speciality stores. Warringah Mall was included in the sale of Hammerson's Australian property portfolio to AMP Capital in 1994.[2][3]
In the late 1990s, the centre was expanded, opening in December 1999, with approximately additional 90 stores. The development included an additional food court, extra cinemas, another 60 speciality stores, followed by the opening of Dick Smith Electronics Powerhouse in 2000.
In October 2012, AMP Capital and the Westfield Group swapped interests in seven centres, including Warringah Mall which became a 50/50 joint venture between the two companies. As part of the deal, centre management transferred from AMP to Westfield with the centre rebranded Westfield Warringah Mall.[4] In July 2014, as part of a restructure of the Westfield Group, it came under the control of the Scentre Group.[5] It hosts the annual Northern Beaches stumping contest held each July which raises funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Tenants
As at May 2016, Westfield Warringah Mall had 324 stores, 125,696 m² of floor space on two levels and 4,463 car spaces.[6] Major retailers are located on either end of the centre, including:
Anchor Tenants:
- Myer Department Store (temporarily closed for redevelopment; reopening late 2016)
- David Jones Department Store (Levels 1 -2)
- Big W Discount Department Store (Level 1)
- Target Discount Department Store (Ground level)
- Bunnings Warehouse (Ground level)
- Coles Supermarket (Ground level)
- Woolworths Supermarket (Ground level)
Cinemas:
- Hoyts Cinema (Level 2)
Mini Majors:
- JB Hi-Fi (Level 1)
- Rebel Sport (Level 1)
Redevelopment
In mid 2015, a $310 million redevelopment commenced that will see a two level parallel mall where a carpark used to be, reconfigured Myer, wifi spaces new centre court and a brand new multi-storey carpark outside Woolworths. The redevelopment is scheduled to be completed by late 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ Hammerson proposes Aust listing Sydney Morning Herald 22 June 1982
- ↑ Australian sale brings £251m for Hammerson The Independent 16 October 1994
- ↑ 50 years of real estate experience AMP Capital
- ↑ Westfield Group, Westfield Retail Trust and AMP Capital Restructure Ownership Interests in Portfolio of Seven Australian Centres Westfield Group 25 October 2012
- ↑ Westfield restructure a success: Lowy The Australian 20 June 2014
- ↑ Westfield Warringah Mall Scentre Group
- ↑ Redevelopment Information Westfield Warringah Mall
External links
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