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| Location | Marikina,Metro Manila,Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 14°37′39″N121°05′04″E / 14.6275181°N 121.0843778°E /14.6275181; 121.0843778 |
| Address | Marikina–Infanta Highway,Calumpang |
| Opening date | September 5, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-09-05) |
| Developer | SM Prime Holdings BF Construction Corporation |
| Management | SM Prime Holdings |
| No. of stores and services | 400+ |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 12 |
| Total retail floor area | 124,878 m2 (1,344,180 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 5 |
| Parking | 2,000+ slots |
| Public transit access |   Santolan 9 SM Marikina |
| Website | SM City Marikina |
SM City Marikina is a shopping mall owned and managed bySM Prime Holdings, and is located inCalumpang, Marikina,Philippines. As part of the chain ofSM Supermalls, the mall is owned byHenry Sy, Sr.
Upon completion in 2008, it is the 31st SM Supermall built in the Philippines, the 14th SM Mall built within Metro Manila, and 3rd among other SM malls to open in the eastern region of Metropolitan Manila, afterSM Megamall in Mandaluyong and SM Center Pasig in Pasig. It is also the first SM Mall alongMarikina–Infanta Highway before SM City Masinag as well as SM Center Antipolo Downtown, which was formerly known as SM Cherry Antipolo.
SM City Marikina is located nearMarikina River andRiverbanks Center. It is situated alongMarikina–Infanta Highway, Calumpang, Marikina. This mall has a total of 60,000-square-meter (650,000 sq ft) land area and a total of 124,877.85-square-meter (1,344,174.0 sq ft) square meter gross floor area, make it as the largest single building shopping mall along Marikina-Infanta Highway and considered one of the largest structures within the Marikina Valley. It is also considered one of the most resilient and sustainable mall in the Philippines, it also serves as a place of refuge during times of calamities in the area.
SM City Marikina was opened to the public on September 5, 2008,[1] with opening ceremonies headed by thenMMDA ChairmanBayani Fernando, and his wife, then Mayor of MarikinaMarides Fernando, and attended by other city officials, as well as Sy and other SM executives.
Discussions for an SM mall to be built in Marikina were held as early as 1996.[2] The mall began its plans in 2006 whenHenry Sy bought an estimated 60,000-square-meter (650,000 sq ft) lot that was owned byBayani Fernando which was supposed to become an amusement park called Fun Pamilya. Construction began on early 2006.SM Prime Holdings and BF Construction Corporation are the developers of the mall.
The mall's structures utilized 246 stilts, enabling the mall to support the upper levels (Basement 1 up to top floors) from its ground area (Basement 2). It also has new bridges (branching towardsMarikina-Infanta Highway) surrounding the establishment. The mall's main entrance is located at the 3rd level of the building (1st floor of the mall) to be at par with Marikina-Infanta Highway's high elevation, and to minimize if not prevent damage to the structure and the mall itself during flooding.
SM City Marikina is located beside theMarikina River and is situated along Marikina-Infanta Highway in Barangay Calumpang, Marikina. The location of the mall is accessible through different modes of public transport such as jeepneys, buses, AUVs, and taxis as well as train viaLRT Line 2Santolan Station. There are also specialized bridges branching out to and from Marikina-Infanta Highway bridge which all vehicles fromAntipolo going toQuezon City can directly access the mall. It also has an interchange beneath the Marikina-Infanta Highway bridge, allowing all vehicles to easily access the different points ofMetro Manila, like those en route toNAIA,Makati,Ortigas Center,Bonifacio Global City andEastwood City. SM City Marikina is located nearby many residential areas, and it is one of the easily recognizable and prominent structure in the area.
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SM City Marikina's is one of the largest building structures in Marikina. The mall features a five-level building (three upper floors function as the mall area and 2 lower floors serve as the indoor parking lots). It has a grand entrance, high ceilings and interplay of glass and steel, with modern Asian influences. Interiors have spacious areas with multicolored lighted ceilings with circle accents.
It has more than a thousand parking slots including provisions for motorcycle parking, ajeepney terminal for commuters, a 4-meter-wide (13 ft) pedestrian overpass to and from the main mall area to theSantolan LRT station and another 2.40-meter-wide (7.9 ft) overpass to the Bus Bay 2 area.
And I learned that very soon, an SM supermall in Marikina will commence construction.
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