SM City Marikina

SM City Marikina

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Location Brgy. Calumpang, Marikina City, Philippines
Opening date September 5, 2008
Developer SM Prime Holdings and BF Construction Corporation
Management SM Prime Holdings
Owner Henry Sy, Sr.
No. of stores and services 400+ shops
No. of anchor tenants 12
Total retail floor area 124,878 m2 (1,344,180 sq ft)
No. of floors 5 (3 for the Upper Levels and 2 for the Lower Levels)
Parking 2,000+ cars
Website SM City Marikina

SM City Marikina is a shopping mall owned and managed by SM Prime Holdings, and is located in Calumpang, Marikina, Philippines. SM Supermalls is owned by Henry Sy, Sr. SM City Marikina is the first shopping mall that has an internet connection. SM City Marikina was the first SM mall to open in 2008.

It is the 31st SM Supermall built in the Philippines, 14th latest SM Mall built within Metro Manila, and 3rd among other SM malls opened in the eastern region of Metropolitan Manila, after SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City and SM Center Pasig in Pasig City (excluding nearby SM City Taytay which is part of Rizal Province). and not Metro Manila.

SM City Marikina is located in the Marikina River area which is currently being rehabilitated and developed, and the Marikina Riverbanks Center. It is situated along Marikina–Infanta Highway (Radial Road-6 or R6), Barangay Calumpang, Marikina City. This mall has a total of 60,000 square meter land area and a total of 124,877.85 square meter gross floor area. Currently, SM City Marikina is one of the largest malls in Metro Manila and the 2nd largest mall in the eastern region of Metro Manila in terms of land area and also its floor areas thereby aligning it with the GFA of nearby malls Sta. Lucia East Grandmall, Robinsons Place Metro East and Riverbanks Centermall, all situated on Marcos Highway.

SM City Marikina was opened to the public on September 5, 2008, with opening ceremonies and ribbon cutting headed by then MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando, and his wife, Marikina City Mayor Marides Fernando and other city officials, as well as the owner of SM Prime Holdings Henry Sy, and SM executives.

History

The mall began its plans in 2006 when Henry Sy bought an estimated 120,000 square meter lot that was owned by Bayani Fernando which was supposed to become a carnival/amusement park called Fun Pamilya. Construction began on early 2006. SM Prime Holdings and BF Construction Corporation are the developers of the mall.

BF Corporation's role is to build some of the ground-breaking constructions, they constructed the building and applied 73-strong vertical tubes which will enable the mall to support the upper levels (Basement 1 to 3rd floor) from its ground area (Basement 2). Also, they are responsible for the construction of new bridges (branching towards Marcos Highway) surrounding the establishment. The mall's main entrance is located at the 3rd level of the building (1st floor of the mall) to be at par with Marcos Highway's high elevation, SM Marikina is also considered as the only SM mall in the Philippines to have the main entrance located on the 3rd level of the establishment.

In September 27, 2011, SM City Marikina's Basement Parking submerged in muddy water because of Typhoon Pedring. The Marikina River reaches 19.14 meters.

Location

SM City Marikina is located beside the Marikina River and Marikina Riverbanks Center and situated along Marcos Highway, Barangay Calumpang, Marikina City. The location of the mall is accessible through different modes of public transport such as jeepneys, buses, AUVs, and taxis as well as a train via the LRT-2 Santolan Station. There are also specialized bridges branching out to and from Marcos Highway bridge which all vehicles from Antipolo City going to Quezon City can directly access the Mall. It also has an interchange beneath the Marcos Highway bridge, allowing all vehicles to easily access the different points of Metro Manila, like those en route to NAIA, Makati City, Ortigas Center, and Eastwood City. SM City Marikina is near many residential areas.

Mall features

SM City Marikina's is one of the largest building structures in Marikina. The mall features a five-level building (three upper floors function as the mall area and 2 lower floors serve as the indoor parking lots). It has a grand entrance, high ceilings and interplay of glass and steel, with modern Asian touches. Interiors have spacious areas with multicolored lighted ceilings with circle accents.

It has more than a thousand parking slots including provisions for motorcycle parking, a jeepney terminal for commuters, a 4-meter wide pedestrian overpass to and from the main mall area to the Santolan LRT station and another 2.40-meter-wide overpass to the Bus Bay 2 area.

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Preceded by
SM Center Muntinlupa		 31st SM Supermall
2008 		Succeeded by
SM City Rosales

Coordinates: 14°37′39″N 121°05′04″E / 14.6275181°N 121.0843778°E