SM City Grand Central explained

SM City Grand Central
Location:Rizal Avenue Extension, Caloocan, Philippines
Coordinates:14°39'19.05221"N, 120°59'5.35427"E
Developer:SM Prime Holdings
Manager:SM Prime Holdings
Owner:Henry Sy, Jr.
Floor Area:102790m2
Parking:700
Floors:5 upper + 1 basement
Publictransit:
Monumento

SM City Grand Central is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the Philippines' largest mall operator. It is located along Rizal Avenue Extension, Caloocan, Metro Manila. It is built on the former site of the Ever Gotesco Grand Central that caught fire in 2012, and is the mall's third acquisition from Ever Gotesco Malls, having previously acquired Ever Gotesco Ortigas (and reopened as SM City East Ortigas) and its standalone mall near the Monumento roundabout, establishing SM Hypermarket Monumento.

It is the 2nd SM Supermall in Caloocan and the 78th overall.

History

SM City Grand Central was known as Ever Gotesco Grand Central from August 1988 until the building burned down on March 17, 2012.[1] Final demolition came from 2012 to 2013. In 2015, SM bought the rights to renovate the mall and named it SM City Grand Central. The newly built mall was opened to the public on November 26, 2021.[2]

Features

The mall has a floor area of 102790sqm with six floors. It features SM Store and SM Supermarket. It also hosts Ace Hardware, Our Home, Watsons, Surplus, Sports Central, Pet Express, Miniso and others. It has four state-of-the-art cinemas and two director's clubs, as well as Cyberzone.

It offers Skylight Park indoor garden and Chapel of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, a Roman Catholic chapel. The mall has parking space for 700 cars.[3] The mall is directly linked to Monumento LRT station.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ever Gotesco Grand Central – Fire in an Abandoned Building. World Abandoned. 26 November 2018 . April 11, 2023. April 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230411101141/https://www.worldabandoned.com/ever-gotesco-grand-central#:~:text=Ever%20Gotesco%20Grand%20Central%20in,builders%2C%20the%20mall%20roof%20collapsed.. live.
  2. Web site: Gonzales . Iris . November 26, 2021 . SM opens new mall in Caloocan . May 27, 2023 . The Philippine Star.
  3. News: Everything is Grand at SM City Grand Central. Gadgets Magazine. December 6, 2021. April 11, 2023. April 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230411161232/https://gadgetsmagazine.com.ph/lifestyle/property/sm-city-grand-central#:~:text=The%20top%20floor%20of%20SM,and%20anchor%20additional%20green%20space.. live.