$355 Million Westfield Expansion Opens Its Doors

Scentre Group’s $355million project at Westfield Chermside has had its first reveal on 6 April with the first stage opening of the redevelopment, adding 33,000sqm of space to the centre.

H&M, Zara and also Sephora – the beauty giant’s first Brisbane store – are among the three top names in the new level 2 gallery mall, with over 54 fashion and home retailers also opening on the day.

H&M, which opened at 10am Thursday, claimed 2000 shoppers were in the queue for their new store according to The Courier-Mail. It is understood numerous shoppers also camped overnight.

The total redevelopment includes the construction of a second level gallery mall with around 95 retailers, which will connect with the upper levels of Myer and David Jones department stores, and a new entertainment and lifestyle leisure precinct. The new gallery mall is scheduled to open in the second quarter of 2017, with the leisure precinct to follow some months after.

BMW Group Australia and Scentre Group have also teamed to open 40 electric vehicle (EV) and plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHEV) public charging bays at 10 major metropolitan Westfield centres, including Chermside.

The new level 2 precinct will include a new look Country Road, Witchery and Peter Alexander and many more retailers including Nike, Adidas, Sheike, M.A.C Cosmetics, Hallenstein Brothers and Running Bare to name a few. An array of brands will be celebrating across the weekend with events, entertainment and four days of special offers in store.

Since its establishment in 2014, Scentre Group has completed $1.5 billion worth of projects and maintains a future development pipeline in excess of $3 billion.  In late 2016 a $310 million project was completed at Westfield Warringah Mall, with a $170 million project launched concurrently at Westfield North Lakes. Other projects completed during the year include Casey Central and the addition of a fresh food and dining precinct at Westfield Marion.

Source: The Courier Mail 6 April 2017

 

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