Kennedy Centre, Belfast
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| Location | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 54°34′51″N 5°58′44″W / 54.5809°N 5.9788°WCoordinates: 54°34′51″N 5°58′44″W / 54.5809°N 5.9788°W |
| Address | 564 - 568 Falls Road, Belfast, BT11 9AE |
| Opening date |
1981 - Curleys 1991 - Kennedy Centre |
| Developer | HJS developments |
| Management | John Jones |
| Owner | Hugh Kennedy and Family |
| Architect | HPA |
| No. of stores and services | 45 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 1 |
| Total retail floor area | 300,000sq ft |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Parking | 800 |
| Website | http://www.kennedycentre.co.uk/ |
Kennedy Centre is a retail and leisure development in a largely built-up residential area in west Belfast. Having agreed upon a new anchor tenant, the Kennedy Centre was redeveloped again in 2008. At approximately 97,000 ft², its anchor tenant is Sainsburys supermarket, the largest supermarket in Northern Ireland, which replaced the previous anchor, Curleys Supermarket. There is also a Sainsburys petrol station located within the grounds of the complex.
Stores
The Kennedy Centre currently has 45 stores [1] including new tenants Iceland, Costa Coffee and 26 West Bar & Grill. Other stores include Boots UK, Peacocks, Blue Inc, O'Neills, DV8, Internacionale, Home Bargains & Poundland and many more. The Centre currently boasts a brand new 'Foodcourt' that hosts Burger King, Subway, Mannys,Herrons Country Fried Chicken and Hakka Noodles. There is a Funky Monkeys children's soft play area and cafe on the first floor. The Andersonstown Jobs and Benefits office is also located within the complex.
Omniplex Cinema
On the second floor of the Kennedy Centre, there is a state of the art, 8 screen digital cinema operated by Omniplex.
Sainsburys Supermarket
In 2008, Sainsburys became the new anchor tenant, replacing Curleys Supermarket. it is appropriately 97 000 ft², and is the largest Sainsbury's supermarket in Northern Ireland.[2] There is also a Sainsburys petrol filling station on the site at the Kennedy Centre.
History
The site was formerly a Lucozade factory, which Hugh Kennedy bought, developed and opened his supermarket, Curleys, in 1981 on the site. It was later redeveloped in 1991 by Kennedy as Kennedy Centre.