Johor Bahru City Square (shopping mall)
 Johor Bahru City Square Mall in 2011 | |
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| Location | Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
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| Coordinates | 1°27′40.3″N 103°45′51.1″E / 1.461194°N 103.764194°E |
| Address | 106 - 108, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, 80888, Ibrahim International Business District (IIBD), Johor Darul Ta'zim. |
| Opening date | 1999 |
| Owner | Allgreen Properties Limited |
| Stores and services | 300+ |
| Anchor tenants | Cathay Cineplex, Popular, Uniqlo, H&M, Sakae Sushi |
| Floor area | 41,800 m2 (450,000 sq ft) |
| Floors | 7 (mall area), 3 basements |
| Parking | Yes |
| Website | www |
Johor Bahru City Square is a shopping centre and office building situated close to the Johor–Singapore Causeway which borders the two countries along Wong Ah Fook Street, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.[1]
History
[edit]The building was opened in 1999.[2] In 2000, the Mega Pavilion Cinema has been upgraded to Cathay Cineplex with new theatres at both level 5 and level 7. In 2005, the Singapore Visitor Centre was launched at the shopping mall. In December 2008, a pedestrian bridge connecting the building to the Southern Integrated Gateway (Johor Bahru Sentral railway station and the Sultan Iskandar Building) was opened.[3] In mid-2016, Cathey Cineplex was changed to mmCineplexes while the facilities still remain the same.[4]
A revamp was announced on November 2025, with the floor space expanding to to 568,927sqft. It will feature over 300 shops, themed floors for easier navigation, a 41,300sqft Health & Wellness Hub, and a 15,000sqft Kids Adventure Park. It is targeted for completion by Q4 2027, with the upgrades being done in phrases. Hotel apartments are also being added above the mall by Q2 2028.[5]
Architecture
[edit]The building interior consists of a seven-storey mall with six levels of retail outlet space, including a thirty-six storey office block, which is divided into the lower, middle and upper zones. City Square has three floors of the basement car park. Level 6 has an outdoor garden, a pond and a green wall. The shopping mall total floors spread over an area of 41,800 m2 (450,000 sq ft) and consists of over 200 retailers.[6]
Business
[edit]The shopping mall includes several anchor tenants and has various dining, lifestyle and fashion outlets with several clothing, shoes, bags, electronic stores.[7]
The shopping mall receives around 1.5 million visitors monthly.[2] Due in part to its proximity to the Johor-Singapore Causeway, City Square attracts many shoppers from Singapore.
Ownership
[edit]The mall has a majority ownership by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, who owns more than 70% of City Square's shares. The remaining shares are divided between the Johor Bahru City Council and Iskandar Puteri City Council respectively.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Berita: Kios Pintar KWSP Kini Di Bank RHB Archived 11 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja, retrieved 16 February 2009
- ^ a b "JB City Square a pride of 2 nations".
- ^ "Current_News". 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
- ^ CorporateHistory: 1990 – 2006 : A Dream Come True Archived 4 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Cathay Cineplexes Malaysia, retrieved 16 February 2009
- ^ "Johor Bahru City Square Mall Is Getting A Makeover, Complete With 300+ Shops & A Kids' Adventure Park".
- ^ "About Us". City Square JB.
- ^ "Current_News". 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
- ^ Temasek to enter Malaysian property market Eddie Toh, Business Alert/Singapore Business Times, 3 November 2004
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