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SM City North EDSA
"We've got it all for you."
"We've got it all for you. "
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Location EDSA, North Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines
Opening date November 1985
Developer SM Prime Holdings
Management SM Prime Holdings
Owner Henry Sy, Sr.
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No.  of anchor tenants 25 (by 2008)
Total retail floor area 351,872 m²
Parking 10,000 cars
No. In Retail an anchor store, draw tenant, anchor tenant, or key tenant, is one of the larger stores in a Shopping mall, usually Gross leasable area ( GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to Shopping malls lifestyle centers, Outlet malls and other retail  of floors five floors plus a basement and an upper basement
Website SM City North EDSA

SM City North EDSA is one of the biggest and first shopping malls in the Philippines and the sixth largest shopping mall in the world, the first major shopping complex established by Henry Sy and his company SM Prime Holdings, the largest retail corporation in the country. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Henry Sy Sr ( born December 25, 1924) is the founder and chairman of SM Prime Holdings, the largest retailer in the Philippines. SM Prime Holdings Inc ( is the parent company of the SM Group's shopping malls It is located at the intersection of North Avenue and Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) in Quezon City, approximately a kilometre west of Quezon City Hall and 10 kilometres north of Makati City. Epifanio de los Santos Avenue ( EDSA) is the main circumferential road and Highway of Metro Manila in the Philippines. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous The City of Makati, or simply Since its establishment in 1983, it has gone several major expansions and renovations, and features a bowling alley, food court, garden, entertainment center and 12-theatre cinema amongst the SM Hypermarket and its 820 specialty shops and restaurants. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In Commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore which combines a Supermarket and a Department store. In 2006, Ayala created significant market competition the complex by constructing the TriNoMa shopping mall across North Avenue. TriNoma, or Tri angle No rth of Ma nila is a large Shopping mall in Quezon City in the Philippines owned by property development firm The street between Trinoma and SM City North EDSA is very short, safe and crossable. It is similar to the street between Poveda and Robinsons Galleria. The mall is currently in development for expansion of the building. It is said that SM North's grand reopening will be at the first quarter of 2009.

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History

The mall was inaugurated in November 1985, the first mall to be opened by SM. SM Prime Holdings Inc ( is the parent company of the SM Group's shopping malls The mall was then composed of just the main building and outdoor parking areas. The carpark building was built soon after, with the lower floor of the building quickly converted into more enclosed mall space. The two-floor annex was built after, expanding the mall's floor area and providing space for a bowling alley and four more movie theaters. Bowling is a Game / Sport in which players attempt to score points by rolling a Bowling ball along a flat surface either into objects called pins Cinemaaustraliajpg|thumb|A movie theater in Australia ]]A movie theater, movie theatre, picture theatre or cinema is a venue In July 2006, Annex 3 or better known as The Block was opened featuring the Hypermarket and an additional four movie theaters. According to Forbes Magazine, SM City North EDSA was ranked the 9th largest mall in the world in terms of GLA (Gross leasable Area).

Buildings

Main Building

The largest building of the mall. The Main Building features more than 500 shops and restaurants to enjoy. The main building features the eight SM Cinemas, Foodcourt, Department Store and Supermarket.

Annex Building

The annexes are the additional buildings built on 1990's. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The building features additional 200 shops and restaurants and the bowling alley. SM Appliance Center, Hardware Workshop and World of Fun are also located on the annex building.

On the last quarter of 2006, SM Prime Holdings demolished the building, for a major facelift. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The demolition of the building is the first step of SM Prime Holdings for a competition with another mall in front of SM North EDSA, TriNoma. TriNoma, or Tri angle No rth of Ma nila is a large Shopping mall in Quezon City in the Philippines owned by property development firm The new annex will feature the Sky Garden and surprise anchors. SM Prime Holdings is eyeing the first or second quarter of 2009 for the opening of the new annexes. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.

The Block

The Block Building features senior anchors such as the Hypermarket and the Four Digital cinemas and junior anchors such as Fitness First, Our Home, Kultura Filipino and Toy kingdom. Fitness First is one of the largest health and fitness provider in the world second in number of clubs only to Gold's Gym and third in memberships only to 24 hour The mall also features international brands of shoes and clothes.

Anchors

SM Supermarket

Built on 1985, SM Supermarket is one of the first anchor tenants of the mall. Its stylish design attracts more than 80,000 visitors a day. The anchor is located near the [[''''The Classic Savory Fastfood'']] in front of Goldilocks. The Three Bears or Goldilocks and the Three Bears is a notable children's bedtime story SM Supermarket in SM North EDSA is the main branch and flagship store of SM Supermarket, Inc.

SM Department Store

The SM Department Store is the most visited anchor in the mall. Slated from the basement to the third level of the mall, SM Department Store or sometimes called as Shoe Mart attracts more than 140,000 visitors a day and features The Quarter for Men, Women, Children and A Homeworld inside the anchor. It starts from the Upper Ground Floor up to the Third Floor.

SM Cinemas

SM Cinema-North EDSA is the first digitalized movie house in the Philippines and owned by the West Avenue Theaters Corporation built on 1987. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP SM Cinema is the leading movie theater operator in the country which contributed almost 60% of the ticket sales.

Recently, SM Leisure, Inc. opened the D-Cinema, the first clarity and digitalized cinema in the country. D-Cinema is quite similar to the IMAX Theater in the SM Mall of Asia. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and The ' SM Mall of Asia' (also known as MOA or MoA is currently the largest Shopping mall in Southeast Asia and the Philippines and is the Some of the movies shown on the D-Cinema are Beowulf, I Am Legend, The Spiderwick Chronicles and Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (film). Beowulf is an Old English Heroic epic poem of anonymous authorship dating as recorded in the Nowell Codex manuscript from between I Am Legend is a 1954 Science fiction Novel by Richard Matheson about the last man alive in a future Los Angeles California Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (released as Hannah Montana 3D in the UK is a 2008 Concert film from

SM Bowling Alley

The bowling alley of the mall is the first X-lane bowling center in the Philippines which is located inside a major mall. The bowling center of the mall is strategically located on the annex building near the World of Fun. On the fourth quarter of the year 2006, SM demolished the building for a major renovation. On 2009, SM will open the building together with the re-launching of the SM Bowling Alley and Sky Garden.

SM Hypermarket

Located on the lower ground floor of The Block, SM Hypermarket is the additional anchor of the mall. The SM Hypermarket is similar to SM Supermarket, but offers a different kind of shopping experience.

Cyber Zone

Located at the rear, The Cyber Zone is the first shopping hub for gadget lovers. Along with almost 120 shops, The Cyber Zone is one of the destination for buying gadgets. The Cyber Zone has also a branch at the SM Megamall. SM Megamall is a large shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines.

The Garden

The Garden is mainly located in front of the main building. The Garden features different varieties of plants. Coffee shops can also be found in The Garden. The Garden is also undergoing renovation and is said to be finished by the end of 2008.

Sky Garden

It is mainly located at the Annex building. The Sky Garden will feature a lagoon, an aviary, an amphitheater, cafes and several shops and restaurants.

Future plans

IMAX Theater

The IMAX Theater plan for SM North EDSA is recently confirmed by Ric Camaligan, Vice president of SM Leisures. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and The IMAX will be placed at the Cinema 4 of SM North EDSA The Block. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and SM alloted a P100 Million for IMAX Theaters in both North EDSA and Cebu. IMAX (short for Image MAXimum is a Film format created by Canada 's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and The IMAX theater in The Block, Mr. Camaligan said, would replace the current Cinema 4 which can seat 500 people. Once converted into an IMAX theater, the cinema would seat 400. The ticket price worth P350 to P500 same with the price in IMAX at SM Mall of Asia. The ' SM Mall of Asia' (also known as MOA or MoA is currently the largest Shopping mall in Southeast Asia and the Philippines and is the

Redevelopment plan

As of December 2007, The redevelopment plan for SM North EDSA is on the halfway to complete the mall. SM announced that the new SM City North EDSA will opening soon on 2009. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. They're still planning if they will change the name of the mall. The redevelopment of SM North EDSA will be a big competition with TriNoma along SM North EDSA. TriNoma, or Tri angle No rth of Ma nila is a large Shopping mall in Quezon City in the Philippines owned by property development firm SM Prime also confirms that SM North will surpass the GFA of the SM Mall of Asia Complex, making it the country's largest mall. The ' SM Mall of Asia' (also known as MOA or MoA is currently the largest Shopping mall in Southeast Asia and the Philippines and is the They have bought the DSWD government owned-lands such as the Golden Acres which homes abandoned elderly citizens of the country and Quezon City Science High School for their expansion.

Gallery

The Block

SM City Classic Main Mall

The Block

The Block Atrium

Entertainment Plaza

Main Mall Atrium

Cinema Complex

CyberZone and Carpark Plaza

Hypermarket

Supermarket

Appliance Center

Department Store

See also

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