Chadstone Shopping Centre
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Location	East Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates	37°53′9″S 145°4′57″E / -37.88583, 145.0825Coordinates: 37°53′9″S 145°4′57″E / -37.88583, 145.0825
Opening date	October 1960
Developer	Colonial First State Property Management
Management	Colonial First State Property Management
Owner	CFS Retail Property Trust (50%); Gandel Group (50%)
No. of stores and services	398
No. of anchor tenants	398
Total retail floor area	137,076 m² (lettable)
Parking	8,556
No. of floors	2 (ground and lower)

Chadstone Shopping Centre (also known as Chaddy to local residents) is a shopping centre located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. With nearly four hundred stores and a lettable area of over 137,000 m²,^[1] Chadstone is the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, measured in terms of the amount of lettable retail floorspace located under one roof. Overall, it ranks as the 3rd largest in the southern hemisphere, behind Knox City Shopping Centre and Westfield Fountain Gate, both of which include large external buildings in their floorspace figure. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Malvern East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is a term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... southern hemisphere highlighted in yellow (Antarctica not depicted). ... Knox City Shopping Centre in Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia is one of the largest shopping malls in the southern hemisphere, and was first built in the 1970s. ... Westfield Fountain Gate is a large regional shopping centre located at Narre Warren in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

The centre occupies much of the land that was once the suburb of Chadstone although changes to postal boundaries now place it in East Malvern, with the current suburb of Chadstone located further to the east. Chadstone is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Malvern East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

History

Interior view near Myer

The site of the current shopping centre was once extensive paddocks of the Convent of the Good Shepherd on which cattle grazed until the mid 1950s. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 639 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chadstone Shopping Centre during busy all-night shopping for Christmas 2006. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 639 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Chadstone Shopping Centre during busy all-night shopping for Christmas 2006. ... Myer Emporium. ...

Opened in October 1960, Chadstone Shopping Centre was the first self-contained regional shopping centre in Melbourne, and the largest ever built in Australia. The centre was built and owned by the Myer Emporium. The original shopping centre consisted of a single mall-way with Myer at the southern end and a Coles New World supermarket at the northern end. This end was subsequently redeveloped as a Target department store with Hoyts Cinemas downstairs. Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Myer Emporium. ... Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Coles Group. ... Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian company that operates over 350 Target department stores in its chain. ...

In the early 1980s, the Myer Emporium sold the shopping centre to the Gandel Group, which has since managed and developed the complex. A major extension doubled the lettable area in the late 1980s. The Convent of the Good Shepherd was finally demolished to extend the carpark of the complex in this era.

Throughout the 1990s, the complex has undergone numerous developments. These include the development of multi-storey carparks due to the boundaries of the centre being built-up with no further room to expand. Approximately 20% of the original mall structure is left intact.

It remained Australia's largest shopping mall until November 2003, when Chadstone's biggest rival, the Knox City Shopping Centre, underwent large scale redevelopments to achieve a lettable area of 142,244 m², breaking Chadstone's record of 126,980 m² at the time. Another Melbourne shopping centre that rivals Chadstone in lettable area is Fountain Gate Shopping Centre, which has expanded in recent years to 138,163 m². ^[1] Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Knox City Shopping Centre in Wantirna South, Victoria, Australia is one of the largest shopping malls in the southern hemisphere, and was first built in the 1970s. ... Fountain Gate Shopping Centre is a large regional shopping centre in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Chadstone is currently (as of August 4, 2007) undertaking a AUD$100 million upgrade of its own, with the Gandel Group extending Chadstone's lettable area to 170,000 m², which will once again make Chadstone the largest shopping centre in Australia. The new extension, dubbed 'Chadstone Place', will feature a Safeway Supermarket, Dick Smith's Warehouse and a Big W Discount Department Store along with an airport-style waiting area bus interchange, a health club and a crèche. The development also includes redesigning the roads leading into Chadstone to allow for better traffic flow into the centre. Construction commenced early 2007. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... Safeway Australia was a group of supermarkets purchased by Woolworths Limited (an Australian company) in 1985. ... Big W is the second largest discount department store in Australia, with over 120 stores located nationwide. ... A bus terminus is a bus terminal for intercity bus lines, such as Greyhound Lines and others. ... Modern indoor gymnasium with pull-down basketball hoops Gym is a shortened form of gymnasium referring to facilities intended for indoor sports or exercise. ... Day care is the care of a child during the day by a person other than the childs parents or legal guardians, often someone outside the childs immediate family. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Transport

Exterior view of David Jones from the North-West side

Although the centre was created in the era of the motor vehicle, this fact is now severely limiting the growth of the complex. There are concerns from the City of Stonnington and City of Monash Councils and local residents about the motor vehicle congestion around it as well as competition from local street shopping strips. The nearest trains are at Hughesdale station on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line, which is roughly a 20 minute walk. Also on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line is Oakleigh station, with buses direct to Chadstone. On the Glen Waverly line is the Holmesglen railway station, which is over a kilometre away down the busy Warrigal Road. There are also many bus lines that use the shopping centre as an interchange. Download high resolution version (1280x960, 526 KB)Chadstone Shopping Center (another side), taken by myself. ... Download high resolution version (1280x960, 526 KB)Chadstone Shopping Center (another side), taken by myself. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington. ... The City of Monash is a Local Government Area of Victoria (Local Government Area) in Victoria, Australia. ... Hughesdale is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, located in the suburb of Hughesdale, on the Pakenham and Cranbourne railway lines. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Pakenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... Oakleigh railway station building. ... Holmesglen is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Malvern East, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ...

Commerce

Chadstone Shopping Centre has a total annual turnover of over AUD$800 million. It is surrounded by over 8,500 car parking spaces on three parking levels, and yet it is still notoriously difficult to park there at times. The current upgrade will increase the number of parking spaces even further. ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ...

The centre is known for its excellent award-winning architecture and prized sculpture collection, having undergone numerous renovations, extensions, and redecorations, particularly over the last decade.

It contains a diverse mix of major international brands and local stores. Major tenants include Myer, David Jones, Kmart, Target, Coles, Borders Books and Music, an AMF Bowling Center, Toys R Us, JB Hi-Fi, Pancake Parlour, Nandos, Hairhouse Warehouse and a Hoyts Cinema Complex featuring 16 theatres (of which 7 are Cinemaxx with stadium seating and 5 include the higher-priced La Premiere seating). The many clothing stores range from globally renowned names like Armani, Ralph Lauren, and Speedo, right down to lesser known labels like Saba. Myer Emporium. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kmart Corporation was a US based corporation until it merged with Sears Holdings in November 2004. ... Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian company that operates over 350 Target department stores in its chain. ... Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Coles Group. ... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc. ... Toys Я Us NYSE: TOY is a toy store chain based in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pancake Parlour is a fast-food pancake restaurant chain in various capital city locations in Australia. ... Nandos is a Portuguese-themed fast food restaurant where one orders and pays for food at the counter. ... Current Logo of Hoyts Cinemas Australia introduced in Jan 2007 Hoyts is an Australian chain of cinema multiplexes. ... Giorgio Armani S.p. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Speedo boomerang logo Speedo is a swimsuit manufacturer that began on Bondi Beach near Sydney, Australia. ...

Current Projects

Middle Road Project

Middle Road is the carriageway into the centre from Warrigal Road. Work commenced in March 2007 and the aim is to have it completed in late 2007. The road works will be staged, November. Two lanes in and out of the centre will remain open for the duration of the works. The completion of the project will see three lanes in and out of the centre with additional slip lanes into and out of Warrigal Road.

JB HiFi Project

A larger JB HiFi store is being built in the lower level opposite AMF Bowl. These works involve some excavation through to the lower level of the centre and has resulted in one internal road closure outside Borders. The project commenced in February 2007 and has a planned completion date of late 2007. Bus pick up and drop off points as well as a Taxi rank has been maintained and the works will not impact on these services. We have created additional loading zones, disabled and motor bike parking spaces on this side of the centre.

Loop Mall Project

The Loop Mall project commenced in March 2007 and will be completed by the end of 2007. This project will create a new mall for the centre featuring over 40 new retailers. The mall will extend from Kmart and continue in a loop shape re-entering the centre at Toys R Us and the lower level food court. These works will result in a portion of the lower level Kmart car park being closed due to the new mall being built in this location. The travelator entrance in this car park will remain open for the duration of the works and will become a main entry point to the new mall. A pathway will always be maintained from the travelators through to the Kmart entry for the duration of the works.

Car Parking during the works

Chadstone Shopping Centre boasts the largest shopping centre car park in Australia. Currently the centre has over 8000 spaces available. During the project in 2007 only the minimal amount of car spaces will be affected by the works. At the completion of the projects Chadstone Shopping Centres car parking spaces will increase to a total of over 9000 spaces. All disabled parking spaces that have been affected by the construction works have been relocated to adjacent areas in the same vicinity where possible.

Centre access

No external centre access into the centre has been affected by the construction works. All entries remain open. This may change during the project, so please keep checking this page for updates. The Pets Paradise entry is in the process of being re-located. It will move to Toys R Us once the project is completed.

Pedestrian access

Pedestrian access has been affected the Midlothian Street pedestrian access path. We request that pedestrian enter the centre via the Coles entry. The pathway to the ANZ entry is closed for the duration of the JB HiFi project works. This pedestrian access pathway will be reinstated once the construction works are completed in late 2007. All other pedestrian access pathways are currently open to the public. Directional signage has been installed to help guide you through the changed conditions.

Public Transportation during the work

All public transport bus routes continue for the duration of the construction works. The works will not cause disruption to the current schedules and services. Chadstone Shopping Centre is serviced by several bus routes from the surrounding metropolitan area, for further information and bus route schedules and times servicing the centre please visit: www.metlink.com.au or call: 13 1638. You can also visit the bus companies websites that service the centre by clicking on the links below:

Major Stores

Department Stores/Supermarkets

• Myer
• David Jones
• Kmart
• Target
• Coles
• Toys R Us
• JB Hi-Fi
• Borders
• Safeway Planned opening 2009
• Big W Planned opening 2009

Myer Emporium. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kmart Corporation was a US based corporation until it merged with Sears Holdings in November 2004. ... Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian company that operates over 350 Target department stores in its chain. ... Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Coles Group. ... Toys Я Us NYSE: TOY is a toy store chain based in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... Safeway Australia was a group of supermarkets purchased by Woolworths Limited (an Australian company) in 1985. ... Big W is the second largest discount department store in Australia, with over 120 stores located nationwide. ...

Entertainment

• Hoyts
• AMF Bowling Center

Current Logo of Hoyts Cinemas Australia introduced in Jan 2007 Hoyts is an Australian chain of cinema multiplexes. ... AMF Bowling Worldwide Inc. ...

References

See also

• Chadstone, Victoria
• Shopping Centre

Chadstone is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... For the traditional meaning of the word mall, see mall. ...

External links

• Chadstone Shopping Centre official website
• November 2002 newspaper article on Chadstone vs. Knox City
• http://www.cimdata.com/newsletter/2006/38/04/38.04.02.htm
• Chadstone Development Discussions - Middle Road Redevelopment: Unofficial News & Photos