Westfield Queensgate

"Queensgate Mall" redirects here. For other malls, see Queensgate (disambiguation).
Westfield Queensgate
Location Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Opening date 1986
Owner Scentre Group (former)
Stride Property (current) [1]
No. of stores and services 182 [2]
No. of anchor tenants 3
Total retail floor area 22,000 sqm
Website http://www.westfield.co.nz/queensgate/

Westfield Queensgate (also known by its former name Queensgate Mall) is a large shopping centre in central Lower Hutt, New Zealand. The centre first opened in 1986, and underwent a large scale redevelopment that was completed in August 2006.

Stores

The centre features:150 speciality stores, plus

Financial institutions

Bank of New Zealand
ANZ
Kiwibank
The Co-operative Bank

Transport

The centre is located on the corner of Queens Drive and Bunny Street in the centre of Lower Hutt. It is also the location of a major bus interchange (known as Lower Hutt Queensgate) with buses going to Upper Hutt, Waterloo Interchange (Hutt Central) Railway Station, Petone and Wellington City. The centre is also a short walking distance from Melling railway station. The centre has over 1,855 car park spaces.

History and Development

The area was formerly a residential area. The houses were demolished in the mid 60's-70s to make way for a transport centre. The centre opened in 1986. The centre refurbished in 1991 and was expanded. It was purchased by Westfield in 1999. Between 2004 and 2006 the mall had a big expansion doubling the size of the centre with a bigger carpark, more shops and a new Event Cinemas multiplex. The Foodtown supermarket that is overtaken by the carpark now has now moved south-east of the mall. The centre has a catchment area of 375,030+ people annually. The centre has a footfall of over 8 million people per annum. The centre's floor space is 45,467 m² (489,406 ft²) and the centre has an annual turnover of NZ$202.5 million.

Resources

References

  1. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/74513286/westfield-malls-in-lower-hutt-and-hamilton-to-be-rebranded-after-sale
  2. ↑ Westfield

External links

Coordinates: 41°12′37″S 174°54′24″E / 41.210228°S 174.906775°E / -41.210228; 174.906775

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