Central i-City

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Central i-City
Locationi-City, Shah Alam, Selangor
Malaysia
Coordinates3°3′44.1″N 101°28′54.2″E / 3.062250°N 101.481722°E / 3.062250; 101.481722Coordinates: 3°3′44.1″N 101°28′54.2″E / 3.062250°N 101.481722°E / 3.062250; 101.481722
AddressNo. 1, i-City,
Persiaran Multimedia, Seksyen 7,
40000 Shah Alam
Opening date15 June 2019
DeveloperCentral Pattana
i-City Properties Sdn Bhd
ArchitectSAA Group Architects[1]
No. of stores and services365[2]
No. of anchor tenants3
Total retail floor area926,000 sq ft (86,000 m2)
No. of floors6[3]
Parking3,000[4]
Public transit access BK15  i-City LRT Station (under construction)
Websitecentral-icity.com.my

Central i-City is a shopping mall located in i-City, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The mall is a joint-venture project between Thailand’s largest retail property developer Central Pattana PCL (CPN), with a 60 per cent stake, and i-City Properties Sdn Bhd (ICP), an affiliate of i-Berhad that holds 40 per cent.[5] Central i-City is CPN's first international mall.[6]

As of November 2019, the mall is the largest in Shah Alam in terms of floor area and recorded footfall of about 800,000 a month.[3] The mall also houses the largest Samsung Onyx LED cinema screen in Southeast Asia.[7]

History[]

The construction of the shopping mall started in January 2016, initially named CentralPlaza@i-City. The mall spans 1.5 million sq ft of gross floor area with gross development value (GDV) of RM 850 million.[5][6] The mall was expected to be opened in August 2018.[8]

The mall had its soft opening on 23 March 2019 and was officially opened by the Sultan of Selangor, HRH Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah on 15 June 2019.[9][10]

Tenants[]

  1. ^ The first GoFit club in the world.[12]
  2. ^ The 15,000th Watsons in the world and the 500th in Malaysia.[15]

Access[]

Rail

The mall will be connected to the  BK15  i-City LRT Station once the LRT line is completed in 2020. Free bus service is available for customers travelling to and from the  KD12  Padang Jawa KTM station.[2]

Road

The mall is accessible via Jkr-ft2.svgKuala Lumpur–Port Klang highway and Jkr-ft20.png North Klang Straits Bypass.

References[]

  1. ^ "CENTRAL I-CITY". saagroup.com. SAA Group. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Central i-City Shopping Centre, Malaysia". retail-insight-network.com. Verdict Media Limited. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d Kaur, Sharen (23 November 2019). "Central i-City eyes over RM40m revenue in first year". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  4. ^ Clarence, Vicknesh Ashley (2 June 2017). "i-City to have own lifestyle retail mall". thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b Mahalingam, Eugene (2 July 2018). "I-Bhd plans RM3bil worth of projects". thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  6. ^ a b Khoo, Ethel (7 July 2019). "Thailand's CPN opens first international mall in Malaysia". theedgemarkets.com.my. The Edge Markets. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  7. ^ Hassandarvish, Milad (21 March 2019). "TGV opens cutting edge cinema in i-City, freebies up for grabs (VIDEO)". malaymail.com. Malay Mail. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Work starts on CentralPlaza@i-City shopping mall at i-City". thestar.com.my. The Star. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  9. ^ Saieed, Zunaira (28 February 2019). "I-Bhd posts RM58.7mil net profit in FY18". thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  10. ^ Chan, Dawn (15 June 2019). "Central i-City shopping centre opens in Shah Alam". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  11. ^ Pitsinee, Jitpleecheep (18 June 2019). "CPN opens Malaysian door for Thai brands". bangkokpost.com. The Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  12. ^ "GoFit Debuts a Smart New Way to Train". Business Insider. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  13. ^ "Pizza Hut Malaysia surpasses 400 stores, plans more". insideretail.asia. Inside Retail. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  14. ^ "The Sneaker Street concept store in Central i-City Shah Alam". nst.com.my. New Straits Times. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  15. ^ Mohd Zakaria, Wan Ilaika (26 March 2019). "Watsons Malaysia opens 500th store in Shah Alam". thesundaily.my. The Sun Daily. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
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