The Palms Shopping Centre
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| Location | Shirley Christchurch New Zealand |
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| Coordinates | 43°30′24.14″S 172°39′47.49″E / 43.5067056°S 172.6631917°E |
| Address | Cnr Marshland Road & New Brighton Road, Shirley, Christchurch |
| Opening date | 1997 |
| Owner | AMP Capital Investors |
| No. of stores and services | 110 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (Countdown, Kmart, Farmers) |
| Total retail floor area | 34,000 m² (366,000 ft²) |
| No. of floors | 2 (1 main, 1 cinema) |
| Parking | 1450 (810 lighted lot, 640 multi-storey car park) |
| Website | thepalms.co.nz |
The Palms Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the Christchurch, New Zealand suburb of Shirley, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the city's CBD.
Description
The mall consists of 110 retailers, including the first Reading Cinemas multiplex in Christchurch. In 2003, a $50 million NZD upgrade was completed, nearly doubling the size to 34,000 m.[2] The entry plaza of the mall won an NZILA Silver award for landscape design in 2004.[3]
The Palms was damaged in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake[4] and remained closed for over six months while building reinforcement and repairs were carried out. The mall reopened to the public on 6 September 2011, although several stores, including two of the three anchor tenants, remained closed, reopening later in November.[5]
Since the 1990s, AMP Capital Investors has bought 57 residential properties in the area surrounding the mall that is zoned residential. During 2015, the mall owners applied to have some of the land they owned rezoned commercial so that the mall could expand. In December 2015, the commercial rezoning was approved. At the same time, Christchurch City Council also rezoned some residential land to allow higher density around the mall. When the rezoning will be publicly notified early in 2016, interested parties have a right to appeal the decision.[6] It was also confirmed that the owners have talked to Christchurch City Council about purchasing a block of council-owned social housing located between the mall and the residential properties they purchased north of the mall.[6]
References
- ^ The Palms Shopping Centre : Store Directory
- ^ "Palms expands". New Zealand Herald. August 20, 2003. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ "NZILA Awards: Landscape Planning Section Citations". April 6, 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ^ Gibson, Anne (5 March 2011). "Christchurch earthquake: Suburban malls coming to terms with devastation". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Welcome Back - News and Events". The Palms Shopping Centre. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ a b Fulton, Tim (11 January 2016). "The Palms owner buys up houses". The Press. p. A4. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
