Westfield Chatswood
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| Location | Chatswood, New South Wales |
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| Opening date | 1987 |
| Developer | Scentre Group |
| Management | Scentre Group |
| Owner | Scentre Group |
| No. of stores and services | 293[1] |
| Total retail floor area | 78,745 square metres (847,600 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 7 |
| Parking | 2,827 |
| Website | westfield.com.au/chatswood |
Westfield Chatswood is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Chatswood in the North Shore area of Sydney. It is owned and managed by Scentre Group.[2] It originally opened in 1987 and was redeveloped in 1999 to incorporate a previously free standing Grace Bros store (later renamed Myer). Major stores in the centre include Myer, Coles, Aldi, Target, JB Hi-Fi and Rebel Sport. The centre also includes a 6 screen Hoyts cinema complex. The most recent development was in January 2015 and was completed in November 2015.
Transport
Westfield Chatswood has its own parking station. Westfield Chatswood is a two-minute walk from Chatswood railway station. Sydney Buses and Forest coach lines both provide bus services to different regions of Sydney.
History
Westfield Chatswood opened to the public in 1987. Becoming one of Sydney's major retail centre. The centre included Target, Coles and Food For Less. In 1999 it was redeveloped in 1999 to incorporate a previously free standing Grace Bros store (later renamed Myer) and a Toys R Us was added.
Tenants
Main Major Tenants:
- Myer Department Store (Levels 3 - 6)
- Target Discount Department Store (Level 1)
- Aldi Supermarket (Level 2)
- Coles Supermarket (Level 2)
International Fashion:
- H&M (Third Sydney Store, Levels 4 & 5)
- Uniqlo (Level 5)
- Topshop Topman (Levels 3 & 4)
- Zara (Levels 4 & 5)
Cinemas:
- Hoyts Cinema (Level 7)
Mini Majors
- JB HI-FI (Level 5)
- Rebel Sports (Level 6)
Former Tenants:
- Toys R Us (closed 2015)
- Food For Less (closed 2008)
Toys R Us at Chatswood before it closed
Redevelopment
In 2015 a $110 million upgrade to Westfield Chatswood, with the centre to increase from 77,000sqm to 80,000sqm of gross lettable area. The redevelopment included 4 new international fashion stores, as well as some local fashion stores. The two-level entrance on Victoria Ave has been reconfigured into a five-level statement. The Victoria Ave entrance has included a two-level flagship Topshop Topman store as well as Hawker Lane Asian dining restaurants. The new fashion stores are a Swedish fashion H&M a two-level store on the former Toys R Us shop. It also opened Uniqlo, Zara and Topshop Topman. The redevelopment was completed in November 2015 with H&M, Uniqlo, Mecca Maxima and a new relocated Rebel Sport all opened on 18th February 2016
References
- ↑ "Westfield Group Property Portfolio". Westfield Group. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ↑ Condon, Turi. "Westfield restructure a success: Lowy". The Australian Business Review=20 June 2014.
External links
- Westfield Chatswood is at coordinates 33°47′49″S 151°11′01″E / 33.79700833°S 151.1835889°ECoordinates: 33°47′49″S 151°11′01″E / 33.79700833°S 151.1835889°E
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