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| Westfield Chermside |
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| Facts and statistics |
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| Location |
Chermside, Brisbane Australia |
| Coordinates |
27°23′00″S 153°02′00″E / -27.383333, 153.033333Coordinates: 27°23′00″S 153°02′00″E / -27.383333, 153.033333 |
| Opening date |
1957 (Purchased by The Westfield Group in 1996) |
| Developer |
The Westfield Group |
| Management |
The Westfield Group |
| Owner |
The Westfield Group |
| No. of stores and services |
446 [1]. |
| No. of anchor tenants |
Myer, David Jones, Kmart, Target, Big W, BCC Megaplex, Coles, Woolworths, JB Hi-Fi, Rebel Sport |
| Total retail floor area |
122,000m2 |
| Parking |
Approx 6200 |
| No. of floors |
2 (Level 2 Bowling Alley, Cinemas, Replay, Gym and Rebel Sport) |
| Website |
westfield.com/chermside |
Westfield Chermside is the largest regional shopping centre in Queensland, located in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs and is operated by The Westfield Group. The centre is anchored by two department stores, Myer and David Jones, and also consists of Kmart, Target and Big W discount department stores, Coles and Woolworths supermarkets, a Borders book store, a JB HiFi electrical store and about 440 speciality stores all on the first floor. The second floor is only partial to the shopping centre and includes a Rebel Sport, a bowling alley and a 16-screen Birch Carroll & Coyle cinema complex. The centre contains the Chermside bus station, a major hub for buses north of Brisbane.
[edit] History
Chermside Drive-In Shopping Centre (Now Westfield Chermside) opened on 30 May 1957. It initially contained a department store, a supermarket and 22 speciality stores. In 1965, the centre was air-conditioned and a restaurant was constructed. A Myer store was opened in June 1977. Several renovations were completed in 1985, 1986 and 1987 adding another 29 stores and an underground car park to the centre. A business mall was constructed in February 1992.
Westfield Group purchased the property in December 1996. In 1999, work began on a major redevelopment of the centre which was to nearly double its floor space. Stage one opened on August 9, which contained a Coles and a new bus interchange. In 2000, the second stage of the redevelopment opened, containing a Kmart, Bi-Lo (which existed until March 2008), Target and a 900 seat food court. In 2005, construction began on another expansion, which officially opened on October 19, 2006 and contained 2,300 more car parks, and over 100 new specialty stores, most of which are clothing and shoe stores. In August 2007, the 2 level David Jones store was officially opened and is located in the same expansion. The center had been designed so that more shops can be built on the rooftop car parking.
By late 2008, Westfield Chermside will include the first Harris Scarfe store in Queensland, which will be built on the site of the former Bi-Lo supermarket. [2]. [2]
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