DAVAO CITY—The SM chain of supermalls would open its 76th shopping mall in Zamboanga City on Friday, in time for the holidays and more than a week after it opened a mall in Butuan City, all in Mindanao.
To be named SM City Mindpro, it is SM Prime Holdings’ seventh mall in Mindanao, and the first in the Zamboanga Peninsula region.
The mall is located in a 13,078 square-meter site along La Purisima Street and Campaner Street in Barangay Zone III. Its 4 levels would have a total floor space of 59,383 square meters. The mall is within a short walk to the well-known Metropolitan Cathedral, Plaza Pershing, Paseo Del Mar and nearby pier.
Striking glass walls at the main entrances and a dramatic linear overhang stretching along La Purisima Street create an impressive appearance for the mall when approached in every direction, SM said.
The SM Store and SM Supermarket are SM City Mindpro’s major anchors, along with SM mainstays like SM Appliance Center, ACE Hardware, Watsons, Surplus, Miniso, and Sports Central. It will also have fashion boutiques, jewelry stores, bookstores; as well as a Cyberzone and service and wellness outlets.
“Eating out options include specialty restaurants, and international and local food chains like Hap Chan, Pancake House, Bigby’s, Buffalo Wings N’ Things, Dunkin Donut, Cinnabon, Pretzelmaker, Chatime, and Macao Imperial Tea,” SM said in a statement.
“Dining in the mall is experiential, not only because of the exciting food choices in its four levels of restaurants, but also its new dining experiences using touch-free, cashless payment services.” Zamboanga City-based brands like Bay Tal Mal, Turkish Grille Plus, Casa Velyn, South Avenue, Kape Sur, Sophia Jewelry and Oro Italia Fine Jewelry have stores in SM City Mindpro.
It will also feature four state-of-the-art cinemas.
The SM City Mindpro would serve shoppers from this bustling city, as well as those from the rest of the Zamboanga Peninsula, in Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay and the cities of Dapitan, Dipolog, Isabela, and Pagadian.
“More than that, it would be a catalyst for employment and business opportunities in the area,” it added.
SM City Mindpro has 6 parking levels with 481 car slots, 53 motorcycle slots, 12 for persons with disabilities’ vehicles as well as tourist transport terminals.
SM City Mindpro’s project team includes DSGN Associates, Design Consultant; Jose Siao Ling and Associates, Architect on Record; Gridlines, Construction Management; and Metro Stonerich Corp. as general contractor.
SM said the mall has a sewage treatment plant and a treated water recycling tank system. An underground rainwater tank was also installed to help mitigate the cause of flooding within the mall’s neighboring areas.
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Hi, That was a good article about the new SM mall. I’m interested in learning what the average wage of a worker at the SM mall would be. I have a good friend who lives in Zamboanga City who is self employed but I try to convince her that a job working at the SM mall would offer a more stable income.
Thank you,
Robert Kent