Starmalls

Starmalls, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	PSE: STR
Predecessor	Polar Property Holdings Corp.
Founded	1969; 55 years ago; June 22, 2012; 12 years ago (as Starmalls)
Headquarters	Las Piñas, Philippines
Number of locations	12
Area served	Philippines
Key people	Manuel B. Villar Jr. (Chairman) ; Manuel "Paolo" A. Villar III (Vice Chairman) ; Benjamarie Therese Serrano (President)
Parent	Vista Land
Website	starmalls.com.ph

Starmalls is one of the two retail arms of the Filipino real estate company Vista Land, the other being Vista Malls. Starmalls operates shopping malls and BPO chains in Mega Manila and Cebu.

History

Starmalls began as Polar Mines and Development Corporation on October 16, 1969. Polar Mines became Polar Property Holdings Corporation after shifting industries from mining to real estate. It was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in September 2004. Polar Property became Starmalls on June 22, 2012. On September 17, 2019, SEC approved the change in corporate name to Vistamalls, Inc.^[1]

Starmall Prima

Starmall Prima was initially created to cater to higher-income customers and its first mall was inaugurated in Taguig in 2014.^[2] By 2015, Starmall Prima became Vista Malls.

Outlets

Current

Name	Location	Notes
Starmall EDSA Shaw	Mandaluyong	Formerly Manuela EDSA.
Starmall San Jose del Monte	San Jose del Monte, Bulacan
Starmall Talisay	Talisay, Cebu
Starmall Annex Las Piñas	Pamplona Tres, Las Piñas
Starplaza Agro	Putatan, Muntinlupa

Former

Starmall Prima Taguig (now Vista Mall Taguig)

Name	Location	Notes
Starmall Alabang	Alabang, Muntinlupa	Formerly Manuela Metropolis Alabang and Metropolis Star. Mall demolished after the January 8, 2022 fire.^[3]^[4]^[5]
Starmall Las Piñas	Pamplona Dos, Las Piñas	Became part of Vista Malls
Starmall Prima Taguig	Taguig	Became part of Vista Malls
Starmall Prima Daang Hari	Bacoor	Became part of Vista Malls, now known as SOMO - A Vista Mall
Starmall Prima Sta. Rosa	Santa Rosa, Laguna	Became part of Vista Malls

References

^ "Company Information - Starmall, Inc". PSE Edge. Philippine Stock Exchange. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ "Starmalls opens first high- end mall in Taguig". The Manila Times. July 2, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ "Fire breaks out at Starmall Alabang". Philstar.com. January 8, 2022.
^ "Alabang mall releases statement on fire incident". Manila Bulletin. January 9, 2022.
^ "Blaze at Starmall Alabang declared 'fire out'". ABS-CBN News. January 9, 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] "Company Information - Starmall, Inc". PSE Edge. Philippine Stock Exchange. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[2] "Starmalls opens first high- end mall in Taguig". The Manila Times. July 2, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2022.

[3] "Fire breaks out at Starmall Alabang". Philstar.com. January 8, 2022.

[4] "Alabang mall releases statement on fire incident". Manila Bulletin. January 9, 2022.

[5] "Blaze at Starmall Alabang declared 'fire out'". ABS-CBN News. January 9, 2022.

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