Stockland Green Hills

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Stockland Green Hills
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LocationEast Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates32°45′46″S 151°35′29″E / 32.76270°S 151.59134°E / -32.76270; 151.59134Coordinates: 32°45′46″S 151°35′29″E / 32.76270°S 151.59134°E / -32.76270; 151.59134
Address1 Molly Morgan Dr, East Maitland NSW 2323
Opening date14 November 1977; 44 years ago (14 November 1977)
DeveloperStockland
ManagementStockland
OwnerStockland
No. of stores and services250
No. of anchor tenants6
Total retail floor area75,796 m2 (815,861 sq ft)
No. of floors2
Parking3,125 spaces
Websitewww.stockland.com.au/shopping-centres/centres/stockland-green-hills

Stockland Green Hills (previously known as Green Hills Shopping Centre) is a large indoor/outdoor shopping centre located in East Maitland, an eastern suburb of Maitland.[1]

It is located on Molly Morgan Drive, East Maitland near the New England Highway, on a 15.7-hectare (38.8-acre) parcel of land, and primarily serves the Maitland, Lower Hunter and the Upper Hunter regions to the west of Newcastle.

Transport[]

Victoria Street Station is a 20 minute walk from Stockland Green Hills and is located on the Hunter Line.

Stockland Green Hills has bus connections to Maitland, Morpeth, Newcastle Airport, Rutherford, Tenambit, Thornton and Woodberry, as well as local surrounding suburbs. It is served by Hunter Valley Buses. The majority of its bus services are located on Molly Morgan Drive and Mitchell Drive.

Stockland Green Hills has multi level car parks with 3,125 spaces.[1]

History[]

Green Hills Shopping Centre opened on 14 November 1977 as a single level shopping centre with car parks. It featured Big W, Coles New World, Woolworths and 80 speciality stores.[2] In December 2000 Stockland acquired the centre and it was renamed to Stockland Green Hills.

In October 2011 the $350 million expansion plans were approved with construction to start in 2012. The redevelopment plans were to expand the centre onto existing car parks and add a second level of retail. Myer, a discount department store, additional 130 specialty stores and 1500 extra car parking spaces were planned to open in this new development.[3] The two level Myer store was planned to open between July 2013 and June 2014.

However in August 2012 Myer has delayed its planned opening of the store and the redevelopment was delayed.[4] The redevelopment was again announced in December 2013 that it would start in the second half of 2014. However no work has started.[5]

On 12 March 2015 Myer announced that it would no longer be included in the planned expansion of the centre after receiving the half yearly financial update. Myer had previously stated that it would open a store at Green Hills in the 2017-18 financial year.[6]

On 9 July 2015 David Jones announced it would open a single level store as part of the centre's planned development. Where Myer was originally planning to open was proposed to be over two levels. David Jones announced that a single level store on the new upper level would be more appropriate. As a result of this decision two mini majors and one additional specialty store would be located in the lower space that had previously been earmarked for Myer.[7]

The $377 million redevelopment was announced on 4 November 2015 and construction work started in January 2016.[8] This development was completed on 17 May 2018 and cost $414 million.[9] The redevelopment doubled the size of the centre and added a second level.[10]

The ground level was expanded and featured the same Big W, Coles and Woolworths, as well as new stores including Harris Scarfe, JB Hi-Fi HOME, a new relocated Best & Less, The Reject Shop, a new fresh food precinct and additional 80 stores. The two level H&M store opened on both ground level and level one.[11]

New stores on level one included David Jones, Target and 100 speciality store. Level one also featured a new relocated food court, an outdoor restaurant precinct known as "The Courtyard" with seating for 1000 diners and has unique LED light trees and a Timezone which features a bowling alley, laser tag and arcade games.[12][13] Level one also has escalator access to P6 car park and Hoyts Cinema. The seven screen Hoyts cinema opened on 9 June 2018 and features two 40-seat Lux theatres and two Xtremescreens and three regular screens.[14]

The new centre outdoor restaurant precinct connects the centre with level access to Mitchell Drive.[15]

On 21 January 2020 the Harris Scarfe store closed down after the department store was placed into receivership on 11 December 2019.[16] The former space of Harris Scarfe was reconfigured and replaced by Cotton On which opened on 5 September and TK Maxx which opened in October 2020.[17]

On 16 September 2020 Target closed its store as part of its store network in converting existing stores into Kmart stores.[18] Kmart opened at Stockland Green Hills on 1 October 2020.[19]

Tenants[]

Stockland Green Hills has 75,796m² of floor space.[1] The major retailers include David Jones, Big W, Kmart, Coles, Woolworths, Cotton On, H&M, TK Maxx, JB Hi-Fi, Timezone and Hoyts Cinema.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Stockland Green Hills Portfolio".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ SHARPE, DONNA (2 November 2017). "Reunion marks Big W's 40th | Photos". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Green light for expanded Maitland mall". www.abc.net.au. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ Norris, Sam (24 August 2012). "Myer opening setback at Green Hills". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ^ Maitland, MATT CARR (16 December 2013). "Green Hills $350m redevelopment". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ^ BIELBY, NICK (18 March 2015). "Myer says no to Green Hills store | POLL". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. ^ BIELBY, NICK (9 July 2015). "Retail giant David Jones on plan for Stockland Green Hills revamp". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. ^ Object, object (4 November 2015). "Stockland Announces $377M Redevelopment Of Green Hills Shopping Centre". The Urban Developer. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Stockland celebrates official opening of $414 million Green Hills redevelopment". Stockland Australia. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Stockland Green Hills redevelopment Grand Opening – Shopping Centre News". Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ^ Swinton, Sage (15 May 2018). "It's here! H&M opens at Green Hills on Thursday". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  12. ^ Rockman, Lisa (21 March 2018). "New kids on the block at Stockland Green Hills". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  13. ^ Swinton, Sage (19 March 2018). "Every shop at Stockland Green Hills? Here is your full list | PHOTOS". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  14. ^ Swinton, Sage (7 June 2018). "Advanced screening: Hoyts Green Hills opens early". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Stockland Green Hills centre in $337m upgrade". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  16. ^ Francis, Meg (7 January 2020). "Green Hills' Harris Scarfe will close its doors in coming weeks". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  17. ^ "Cotton On Mega opening at Stockland Green Hills this week". www.stockland.com.au. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  18. ^ SHARPE, DONNA (23 July 2020). "Kmart to open second Maitland outlet in Target store". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. ^ Mexon, Michelle (28 September 2020). "TK Maxx coming soon to Green Hills". The Maitland Mercury. Retrieved 28 March 2021.

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