Westfield Warringah Mall

Westfield Warringah Mall
Location Brookvale, New South Wales
Opening date 4 April 1963
Management Scentre Group
Owner AMP Capital (50%)
Scentre Group (50%)
No. of stores and services 350
No. of anchor tenants 7
Total retail floor area 125,969m²
No. of floors 3
Parking 5,663 spaces
Website westfield.com.au/warringahmall/

Westfield Warringah Mall (previously known as Warringah Mall) is a large indoor/outdoor shopping centre in the suburb of Brookvale, in Sydney, Australia.

History

Warringah Mall opened on 4 April 1963 and was developed by Hammerson Group around with around 53 stores, including H. G. Palmer (closed 1965), Nock & Kirby, Grace Brothers, Woolworths and David Jones.[1][2] Ten years later, the centre saw the opening of a new Grace Brothers store which was upgraded from a homemakers store. In 1973, a fire broke out in the original Woolworths store with 2 people died in the fire. Fifty more speciality stores have also opened, followed by the opening of the Hoyts Twin Cinema Complex in the early 1980s. Warringah Mall was featured in the movie BMX Bandits with two young BMX experts, P.J. (Angelo D'Angelo) and Goose (James Lugton), meet Judy (Nicole Kidman). 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.[3][4]

In the late 1990s, the centre was expanded, with Woolworths having been relocated. The centre opened 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 a Coles Supermarket and 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.[5] In July 2014, as part of a restructure of the Westfield Group, it came under the control of the Scentre Group.[6]

Recent development

In mid-2015, Westfield Warringah Mall underwent a $310 million redevelopment. Stage 1 of the redevelopment has been completed with the opening of the 5 level multi-storey car park and a new fresh food court opened by My Kitchen Rules 2015 winners Will and Steve.[7]

Stage 2 of the redevelopment was completed in November 2016. Myer was temporarily closed for refurbishment and was opened by Australian model Jennifer Hawkins.[8]

Stage 2 consists of:

Tenants

Westfield Warringah Mall had 324 stores, 125,696 m² of floor space on two levels and 4,463 car spaces.[9] Major retailers are located on either end of the centre. Its main tenants include David Jones, Myer, H&M, Target, Big W, Bunnings, Woolworths, Coles, Rebel Sport, JB Hi-Fi and Hoyts Cinema in addition to over 300 specialty stores.

References

  1. ↑ Hammerson proposes Aust listing Sydney Morning Herald 22 June 1982
  2. ↑ "Warringah Mall". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 March 1963. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
  3. ↑ Australian sale brings £251m for Hammerson The Independent 16 October 1994
  4. ↑ 50 years of real estate experience AMP Capital
  5. ↑ Westfield Group, Westfield Retail Trust and AMP Capital Restructure Ownership Interests in Portfolio of Seven Australian Centres Westfield Group 25 October 2012
  6. ↑ Westfield restructure a success: Lowy The Australian 20 June 2014
  7. ↑ "MKR's Will and Steve opens Warringah Mall's new fresh food court".
  8. ↑ "Jen stars at Myer store opening". 2016-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
  9. ↑ Westfield Warringah Mall Scentre Group

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