Golden Island Shopping Centre
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 The centre in 2009 prior rebranding in 2016 | |
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| Location | Athlone, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°25′11.889″N 7°55′58.561″W / 53.41996917°N 7.93293361°W |
| Address | Kilmaine, Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Opening date | October 1997 |
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| Total retail floor area | 14,306 square metres (153,990 sq ft) |
| Parking | 1,000 spaces |
| Website | goldenislandshoppingcentre |
Golden Island Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located on the outskirts of Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland.
History
The centre was developed by Owen O'Callaghan, Michael Tiernan and Tom Diskin. Aiming to attract more business to the Midlands Region of Ireland, the centre opened in October 1997,[1] and has gained a footfall of 65,000 a week. The shopping centre was sold to Tesco for €52 million in 2005, and it was registered on February 24, 2005.[2][3]
Purchase by Credit Suisse
Tesco stated in June 2015 that they were considering selling the centre, and the building was purchased by Credit Suisse on March 23, 2016 for €43.4 million.[4]
References
- ^ "Westmeath Independent - The movie man". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
- ^ "Golden Island Retail Ltd | Irish Retail Company & Director Check". www.solocheck.ie. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "Tesco seeking more than €40m for Athlone centre". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "Athlone's Golden Island shopping centre sold by Tesco to Credit Suisse for €43.5m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2017-06-06.