| Location | Epifanio de los Santos Avenue corner North Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines |
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| Opening date | May 16, 2007 (soft opening) October 16, 2007 (grand opening) |
| Developer | Ayala Land, Inc. |
| Management | Ayala Malls |
| Owner | Ayala Corporation |
| No. of stores and services | 550 shops |
| Total retail floor area | 195,000 m² |
| Parking | 8,000 cars (3,500 in car park) |
| No. of floors | 4 levels (8 levels for the car park area) |
| Website | Ayala Malls TriNoma |
TriNoma (Triangle North of Manila) is a large shopping mall in Quezon City, Philippines, owned by property development firm Ayala Land Inc. Opened in 2007, the mall is located on the side of Epifanio de los Santos Avenue, near the North Avenue MRT Station in Quezon City, giving significant market competition to the nearby SM City North EDSA as one of the largest malls in Metro Manila.[1]
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TriNoma is located at the EDSA corner North Avenue in Quezon City. Strategically located in "North Triangle", the mall is bound by three major thoroughfares, namely, North Avenue, EDSA and Mindanao Avenue. Located on a 20 hectare parcel of land, TriNoma has a gross leasable area of 195,000 square meters, which includes the mall's major anchor, The Landmark Supermarket and Department Store.
It is directly connected to the MRT's North Avenue station as the mall itself sits atop the MRT Depot. It will be almost connected to the Yellow Line's proposed North Avenue LRT Station. A pedestrian overpass has also been constructed to connect TriNoma with SM City North EDSA.
The actual site of TriNoma used to be the location of "Divisoria sa EDSA", a flea market built by Mayor Brigido R. Simon, Jr. as a livelihood project for the informal settlers of Quezon City. Due to unbalanced competition from SM City North EDSA, it was closed by Mayor Ismael A. Mathay, Jr. to give way for the construction of the Metro Rail Transit depot in 1995 and for Ayala Land Inc and so the informal settlers were stripped of their livelihood.
The MRT-3 consortium composed of Fil-Estate Holdings and the Ayala Land Inc. decided to make the depot underground rather than a regular depot similar to LRT-1 due to its commercial viability as a shopping mall. When the MRT-3 began operations on December 1999, the construction of the mall was not immediately undertaken due to lack of funding. The North Triangle Depot Commercial Corporation was incorporated in 2001 with Fil-Estate spearheading the development and Ayala Land as minority stockholder [2].
From 1999 to 2004, the depot was idle space and SM City North EDSA increased its profit when its mall became a destination on the north terminus of the MRT-3. An agreement was signed on December 2004 where Ayala Land bought 30.89% stake of the Fil-Estate Group in the North Triangle Depot Commercial Corporation for P600.1 million and in exchange of a land in Ayala, Makati and other shares swapped.[3][4].
Ayala Land started constructing the mall on June 2005 under the project name "North Triangle Mall".[5] The mall was named "TriNoma" inspired by the redevelopment of industrial district TriBeCa.
TriNoma was officially launched in a private ceremony on April 25, 2007. It was inaugurated by officials of Ayala Land, its developer, and authorities of Quezon City, led by Mayor Feliciano Belmonte, Jr.. Members of the media were also present.
The soft opening was originally slated for May 3, 2007, but was delayed by structural elements that were yet to be finished. It finally opened to the public on May 16, 2007. The 3.5 billion peso mall was officially launched on October 16, 2007 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Vice President Noli de Castro (now ABS-CBN broadcaster).
The mall was the first building constructed in the 54.3 hectare Quezon City Triangle Exchange. The Quezon City Central Business District is a 250.6-hectare redevelopment of the North Triangle (North Avenue, Quezon Memorial Circle, EDSA, Quezon Avenue), East Triangle (East Avenue, Quezon Memorial Circle, EDSA, Quezon Avenue) and Veterans Center (North Avenue, Mindanao Avenue)[6].
The mall is composed of four major levels with two minor ones on ground and on grade. The mall is characterized by alfresco areas punctuated with water features and landscaping. These water features flow into pools at the TriNoma Park, an oasis that sits atop the mall.
The TriNoma Park is a two-level park spanning a total of one hectare. It is home to an array of restaurants offering varied cuisines. The Park also houses a stage, surrounded by pools of water, for performances and shows. The TriNoma Park is linked to the mall's 3rd level.
The mall has two parking buildings, North Ave Parking Building and Mindanao Parking Building. The North Avenue Parking building is currently undergoing construction for purposes of expansion. Parking is also available in open areas.
The mall has two parking buildings, namely the 4-storey North Avenue Parking Building(facing North Avenue) and the 8-storey Mindanao Avenue Parking Building. It also contains 8,000 parking slots mostly hosted in the 8-storey Mindanao Avenue Parking Building.
The shopping center, dubbed as a super regional mall, plays host to more than 550 high-end shopping and retail establishments. The establishment has already enlisted about 600 tenants and is 90% leased out. It also has two department stores: Crossings Department Store and The Landmark Department Store, the latter serving as the anchor store of the mall and also having a supermarket and a hypermarket.
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