http://www.ibc-immobilier.com/

http://www.beurfm.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24294

first web site oof project
second you can see picture off project done :)

Interesting development.... but why don´t you post the pictures directly instead of just giving a link?

How big is this new mall? And where is it? The current biggest is Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Durban which is currently 150,500m2 and undergoing an expansion bringing it to 165,000m2.

Interesting development.... but why don´t you post the pictures directly instead of just giving a link?

good question but i am new forum still try to figure out how to post a pic
can you help :) :banana:
why i put link
with other with photo for some skeptic person:banana:

Ive removed to the thread about Malls. This thread should be closed, or merged with the other one.

Harkerb, can you please put those photos in the Africa´s mall thread that has been created, please?

algiers mall will host 450 stores and shop 8 floor
and tower 18 floors for busness company
you have link and some picture too
it s already finish open any time soon
let you inform for that
and have picture inside lololo

http://www.ibc-immobilier.com/
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/309/72331310gi1.jpg
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9413/72331312tt3.jpg
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/7857/72331281sh1.jpg

wow that mall is amazing!, thank icosium

if you want see the inside http://www.ibc-immobilier.com/maghreb-algerie-entreprise-alqods-immobilier.php

that macdonals is realy cool with that giant m

Mega Mall in rabat Morocco:

http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/maroc937.JPG

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http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/maroc938.JPG

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http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/morocco175.JPG

http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/morocco173.JPG

http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/morocco168.JPG

http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/morocco164.JPG

hey

when gateway first opened in 2001 it was 127 000m2. It has then expanded a number of times to reach its current 150 500m2. Once the present expansion is complete it will be 165 000m2 as Greg pointed out.

To my knowledge Canal Walk has never expanded and its initial size was 125 000m2. It had more space dedicated to retail stores than Gateway when Gateway initially opened for Gateway had alot more lifestyle areas (wavehouse, worlds highest climbing rock and the like).

However at its present size its way bigger than canal walk.

Just to clarify.... :)

last news the mall will open within two months in the spring march algerian and foreigner bought store

last picture bigest mall in africa (open soon ) as well some picture and project in algiers

http://sousou582.skyblog.com/

el quods malls centers algiers opening may 2007

http://img471.imageshack.us/img471/1962/l2401445jr1.jpg

the first quick in Algeria opened its door with the street Ben ehdi to locate me at the center of Algiers.
it and the first of a long series which OPENING their door with el quods MALLS CENTER has oran soon.

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/681/739422947ri6.jpg

The mega mall in Rabat is just hype.

mega mall coming soon this is pic off algiers fast food

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=387850&page=5

http://8f.img.v4.skyrock.com/8f6/sousou582/pics/476538388.jpg

http://8f.img.v4.skyrock.com/8f6/sousou582/pics/452010836.jpg

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1212918092.jpg

please don´t get me wrong bit none of those malls are as big as the malls you get to see on the South African thread, have a look at Century City in Cape Town.

acording to ibc it s biggest mall :)
unless they are wrong , just post what they wrote

mathias je sait que tu sait lire francais :)
regarde premiere page var sur site ibc immoblier

il ont bien ecrit plus centre commercial afrique non ?

peut que celui afrique du sud etait plus grand
maintenat il est en algerie et plus tard il sera peut etre au noigeria ainsi va vie .........qui sait

mes amities



please don´t get me wrong bit none of those malls are as big as the malls you get to see on the South African thread, have a look at Century City in Cape Town.

I dont see that mall big, I don,t know why they say that, may be they mean tall. I know that there are some malls bigger than that in S.A and may be in egypt, in Charam Echiekh.. Morocco now is building a big one too

I don't know if that's the biggest mall in Africa, but that's still huge and nice!

please don´t get me wrong bit none of those malls are as big as the malls you get to see on the South African thread, have a look at Century City in Cape Town.

Canal Walk (Century City) is currently undergoing an expansion by 16 000m2 actually. They're building 6 glass "pods" which will be connected to the mall and house high-end stores. It's one expensive upgrade because they're going for design over size. Should be completed by next year!

happy to hear that. Should be a great addition.

What is the retail space available in these malls?

It would have to be considerably large to claim the tag, but I don't doubt it for a second. Such developments are now common place throughout the world.

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1212918092.jpg

Great mall! But it looks a bit misplaced in such a residential area..

what about the mall in egypt? i thot that was the biggest in africa bar none, well then i guess africa is progressing trying to out do each other. i didnt even know that there was such a big mall in algeria.

Which mall in Egypt? We really should get a list going here! As far as I know Canal Walk was the biggest mall in Africa, then Gateway expanded...

Je comprends pas non plus car ici ils disent que le Morocco Mall sera le plus grand d'afrique du nord http://www.bladi.net/14671-morocco-mall-casablanca.html
Donc le centre d'al-quods et le Morocco Mall ne peuvent pas être plus grand que celui dont il est question d'afrique du sud !

En gros chaques pays aura la plus grande Mall lol

This is City star Mall in Cairo with more than 500 exclusive stores (due to what I have read), it is certainly among Africa´s top 5!!

7 floors of EXCLUSIVE shopping

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2239223416_00874aa3af_b.jpg

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http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/90938741_7c27843ed4_b.jpg

only partial view

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/535887839_f2dee50d81_b.jpg

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Gateway in Durban is sitting at 150 000m2 roughly at the moment with a further 13 000m2 expansion about to commence. Canal Walk in Cape Town will be also just over 150 000m2 after its expansion.

The Pavillion, also in Durban, is sitting at 123 000m2 and is also about to undergo an expansion to 136000m2 which will include an ice rink and more decor related stores.

So yeah SA malls are pretty big

Gateway in Durban is sitting at 150 000m2 roughly at the moment with a further 13 000m2 expansion about to commence. Canal Walk in Cape Town will be also just over 150 000m2 after its expansion.

The Pavillion, also in Durban, is sitting at 123 000m2 and is also about to undergo an expansion to 136000m2 which will include an ice rink and more decor related stores.

So yeah SA malls are pretty big

This is City star Mall in Cairo with more than 500 exclusive stores (due to what I have read), it is certainly among Africa´s top 5!!

7 floors of EXCLUSIVE shopping

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2239223416_00874aa3af_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1096/1367655579_74559791a4_o.jpg

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2072209770_e316b1fae6_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/90938741_7c27843ed4_b.jpg

only partial view

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/535887839_f2dee50d81_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/424054944_c364cd38f7_b.jpg

Wow wow wow!! That mall is THE PERFECT MALL.:eek::drool: I knew they've got nice things in Egypt, but I didn't know that there is such a beautiful mall there, I'm really impressed!:nuts: Amazing, that mall is just like in the USA.

Thanks for the pics Matthias! :)

I am liking it. Cool

No, it is not like in the USA, it is like Asia, Asia and Gulf Arab countries have the best malls on earth

No, it is not like in the USA, it is like Asia, Asia and Gulf Arab countries have the best malls on earth

I've never been to Asia that's why...:ohno:

So I'm talking only about what I know, what I have seen... but then you realize there is a lot to see!

Gateway in Durban is sitting at 150 000m2 roughly at the moment with a further 13 000m2 expansion about to commence. Canal Walk in Cape Town will be also just over 150 000m2 after its expansion.

The Pavillion, also in Durban, is sitting at 123 000m2 and is also about to undergo an expansion to 136000m2 which will include an ice rink and more decor related stores.

So yeah SA malls are pretty big

If I'm not mistaken, Gateway is currently sitting at 166 000m2 and has another expansion planned (apparently Ikea etc. are looking into starting up in SA and have chosen Gateway for their flagship store...could be baseless rumours though).

I didn't realise how many large malls we actually have. Canal Walk is 125 000m2 and will be 141 000m2 after the expansion. Eastgate is expanding to 122 000m2, Menlyn Park is 115 000m2 etc. Sandton City is apparently larger than Gateway if you include Nelson Mandela Square into the mix.

I've never been to Asia that's why...:ohno:

Asia has the biggest and best malls for sure. From Dubai to the Philippines, its nothing but retail heaven.

How many Super Regional malls are there in Africa?

I know the retail Space in Tinapa Calabar exceeds this so there's one in Nigeria Btw

I'm not sure about Egypt. Namibia doesn't have one, even with the expansion, the largest mall there would still fall under 74,000 m²

How many Super Regional Malls (74,000 m²+) does South Africa have?

Canal Walk, Sandton City, Gateway, Pavilion, Eastgate, Tygervalley are those at the top of my head. I have no clue as to the size of the majority of malls in Joburg so I'll need help with those. Many of these are currently undergoing upgrades too, with a few other malls undergoing expansions that will put them in the 75 000m2 category.

Of course there are other malls under construction...not sure if any fit the super-regional category but quite a few come close.

all these malls not just add a lot of cool entertianment, promote the image of a modern city, but above all help to fight poverty, many direct and indirect jobs are created!

Take a city like Bangkok it has around 50 malls (I am just taliking about the big modern ones!!). Just imagine the amount of direct and indirect jobs!!

Urban Nigerian people are generally very fond of shopping! (an urban Nigerianman likes a lot more to go shopping than an urban German man, generally speaking...not to speak of Nigerian young women...especially Igbo girls, they virtually die for shopping)

Nigeria needs more malls!!!

Can Someone give me the link to the African Malls Section??

Zonkizizwe is currently under construction in Midrand, Johannesburg. It will be Africa's biggest mall when complete at 200 000m2.

It's part of a theme park, casino, office park among other things.

Mega Mall in rabat Morocco:

http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/maroc937.JPG



http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/maroc938.JPG


http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/morocco173.JPG

http://photosmaghreb.canalblog.com/images/morocco168.JPG



http://8f.img.v4.skyrock.com/8f6/sousou582/pics/476538388.jpg



wow both of these are so nice. :cheers:
love them, and the South African ones are enormous..I have see a few personally.

AFAIK Gateway in Durban is the bigest mall in Southern hemisphere. Am I wrong?

From what I know you're correct. It won't be for long though as Sandton City will expand soon which when combined with Nelson Mandela Square will make it larger than Gateway.

u guyz got it allllll wrong, City Stars,Cairo, Egypt is the biggest mall in africa , MIddle East and probabl Europe 750 000 m2, 750 stores and restaurants, more than 21 cinema rooms, a 6000 m2 indoor theme park, 8 floors, the largest cinnbon store outside north america.... think again

Erm, no it's not...750 000m2 including all the office towers etc. yes. The actual mall is 150 000m2 which is smaller than Gateway (Gateway has 18 movie theatres, an IMAX theatre, a playhouse called the Barnyard Theatre, more than sixty restaurants, more than 300 stores, the Wave House, an arcade and theme park called Fantasy Forest, a 4000 sq. metre skate park designed by Tony Hawk, the highest indoor climbing rock in the world, a Nissan 4x4 track and a science theme park. It's 166 000m2 shopping-wise) in Durban and Sandton City in Johannesburg. A simple google search proves that.

Sandton City is currently under expansion with an 80F office tower planned. The fact that it's a part of the mall doesn't mean it's considered a physical piece of it. By that logic Century City in Cape Town would be absolutely huge due to the fact that it's surrounded by office towers.

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1219180885.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1219181018.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

http://www.monsterup.com/upload/1219181039.jpg (http://www.monsterup.com)

Opened on September 2008

u guyz got it allllll wrong, City Stars,Cairo, Egypt is the biggest mall in africa , MIddle East and probabl Europe 750 000 m2, 750 stores and restaurants, more than 21 cinema rooms, a 6000 m2 indoor theme park, 8 floors, the largest cinnbon store outside north america.... think again

:ohno:

The biggest mall in Middle East and Africa are in Dubai. Mall of the Emirates and Dubai Mall which is supposed to open this month , the latter is the biggest mall in the world!

Watch the video

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/98125/dubai_mall/

^^ i thought we're talking biggest in africa

^^ i thought we're talking biggest in africa

We are, but he is responding to the other dude saying Egypt has the largest mall in all these territories.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/2809450460_39172778c2_b.jpg

AFAIK Gateway in Durban is the bigest mall in Southern hemisphere. Am I wrong?

Aricanduva in Sao Paulo is bigger than Gateway.

I think this is a picture of a mall in Nairobi, the courtyard area.
some Kenyas on this forum can help me out here :) Looks very beautiful....

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/247/mall20courtyard20in20navy3.jpg






and if I am not mistaken this is the outside of Yaya Center Mall in Nairobi
also a great mall. I have only been there once but it is very nice :cheers:


http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5503/dscf4343iw8.jpg

How do you actually measure a mall? is it the actual retail space, the building including offices, number of shops or what?

Retail space. If it included offices Canal Walk would be very very massive.

Erm, no it's not...750 000m2 including all the office towers etc. yes. The actual mall is 150 000m2 which is smaller than Gateway (Gateway has 18 movie theatres, an IMAX theatre, a playhouse called the Barnyard Theatre, more than sixty restaurants, more than 300 stores, the Wave House, an arcade and theme park called Fantasy Forest, a 4000 sq. metre skate park designed by Tony Hawk, the highest indoor climbing rock in the world, a Nissan 4x4 track and a science theme park. It's 166 000m2 shopping-wise) in Durban and Sandton City in Johannesburg. A simple google search proves that.

Sandton City is currently under expansion with an 80F office tower planned. The fact that it's a part of the mall doesn't mean it's considered a physical piece of it. By that logic Century City in Cape Town would be absolutely huge due to the fact that it's surrounded by office towers.

im not sure about that 150,000 m2 figure, it should be more because Citystars has 3 flors underground parking, 7 floor, 750 stores and restaurants, 6000 m2 theme park, 21 cinema screens, and there is a phase 2 under construction , but the features of Gateway mall sound cool

It all depends on how big the stores are. Gateway is known to have very large stores and aisles. By comparison, Canal Walk, which is smaller, has around 450 stores.

It all depends on how big the stores are. Gateway is known to have very large stores and aisles. By comparison, Canal Walk, which is smaller, has around 450 stores.

well i have been there many time nd most of the stores are huge, as well as the restaurants, however there are some small ones, post some pics of gateway I would like to see it :)

There are quite a few pics in the Modern African Shopping Centres thread

How do you actually measure a mall? is it the actual retail space, the building including offices, number of shops or what?

The malls are measured by their Gross Leasable Area (GLA) and Total Area (The entire complex including carparks if separate from the building(s))

Of the top 20 malls in the world there is NO African country -

I think we in the forum should compile a list of the Largest malls in Africa and put it on wikipedia or some other informational websites...just a thought

^^ cool info thanks

This is City star Mall in Cairo with more than 500 exclusive stores (due to what I have read), it is certainly among Africa´s top 5!!

7 floors of EXCLUSIVE shopping

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2284/2239223416_00874aa3af_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1096/1367655579_74559791a4_o.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1222/1391949971_66e04c3cf6_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2072209770_e316b1fae6_o.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/36/90938741_7c27843ed4_b.jpg

only partial view

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/194/535887839_f2dee50d81_b.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/154/424054944_c364cd38f7_b.jpg

^^ Nice photos there

There is an expansion that has opened, which brought 250 more stores bringing it to a total of 750 :banana: and a new luxury 8 screen theatre (first of , (even though there is already a 21 screeen theatre in the first phase), and another food court. Bu luxury theatre, I mean, large leather armchairs (insted of the normal theatre seats) and feature Super Screens and Digital Surround Sound that provide the latest technology. It also included the largest H&M store in the middle east and africa 3500m2!!

I SUGGEST YOU CHECK THE COMING SHOPING CENTER IN CASABLANCA CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION DUE TO OPEN IN 2010 CALLED MOROCCO MALL OR TYPE MOROCCOMALL.COM OR .MA CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT SITE ADRESS, YOU WOULD BE AMAZED.IT IS GONA BE THE BIGGEST IN NORTHERN AFRICA DON'T MISS IT!

Can Someone give me the link to the African Malls Section??

ASK THE RAIS HOUSNI MUBARAK TO GIVE YOU ONE:lol:

^^ ANSWER FOR NEED FORUM FOR EGYPTASK THE RAIS HOUSNI MUBARAK TO GIVE YOU ONE:lol:

I SUGGEST YOU CHECK THE COMING SHOPING CENTER IN CASABLANCA CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION DUE TO OPEN IN 2010 CALLED MOROCCO MALL OR TYPE MOROCCOMALL.COM OR .MA CAN'T REMEMBER THE EXACT SITE ADRESS, YOU WOULD BE AMAZED.IT IS GONA BE THE BIGGEST IN NORTHERN AFRICA DON'T MISS IT!

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/286/megamall4beurfmla0.jpg

But not the biggest in Africa, which is the point of this thread.

ASK THE RAIS HOUSNI MUBARAK TO GIVE YOU ONE:lol:

No, not so funny that was actually pretty racist :ohno:

The new San Stefano Mall in Alexandria, Egypt is also really nice and quite big but far from the biggest.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/1377510781_89277ad7a8_o.jpg
canal walk

African Mall Top 7 :

1- Zonkizizwe Johannesburg 200.000 m²
2- Morocco'Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (source (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_Mall))
3- Geteway Cape Town 165.000 m²
4- Canal Walk Durban 150.000 m²
5- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
6- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
7- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²

Another mall in Durban is under construction which is larger than Zonkizizwe.

Oh, and Gateway is in Durban and Canal Walk in Cape Town.

Otherwise, thanks =)

Well since either the Zonk'Izizwe or the Morocco mall are yet to materialise,the Gateway in Durban is still the biggest mall in Africa?

Yes it is. Oh and I forgot, you need to add Sandton City to that list about Canal Walk.

But dude,now I'm confused.I remember reading somewhere in the SA forum that in fact,Sandton City was the biggest blah blah in the whole Southern Hemisphere.Surely Gateway didnt disappear off the face of the planet when that survey was conducted.

Sandton City is/was bigger if you included Nelson Mandela Square, which adds an extra 16 000m2 to the total retail size.

http://www.rabat-maroc.net/PHOTOS%20RABAT%20en%20600%20pix/mega%20mall%20600%20pix/mega_mall33.jpg

http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionskzn/images/gateway-

http://www.sa-venues.com/attractionskzn/images/gateway-mall.jpg

Guys, there is a very very large thread for malls already. This thread was originally a question, so I'm not sure why it's in this section. But it's best keeping the Modern African Shopping Centres thread alive in my opinion.

oops!

sorry ppl

African Mall Top 8 (Only Completed Structures)


1- Geteway Durban 180 000 m²
2- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165,000 m²
3- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m2
4- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
5- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
6- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
7- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
8- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m²

African Mall Top 8 (Only Completed Structures)

1- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165,000 m²
2- Geteway Durban 165.000 m²
3- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m2
4- Canal Walk Capetown 150.000 m²
5- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
6- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
7- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
8- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m²

So the Algerians were right, their Mall can be said to be the biggest.

Nope ;) Gateway is 180 000m2 now :D

And Canal Walk is 145 000m2, not 150 000m2.

Nope ;) Gateway is 180 000m2 now :D

And Canal Walk is 145 000m2, not 150 000m2.

thanks for the Correction.

Nope ;) Gateway is 180 000m2 now :D

And Canal Walk is 145 000m2, not 150 000m2.

Any other sizeable malls in South Africa not on that list?

City stars should be on the list its huge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Stars

Centurion Mall - Pretoria - 111 015M²
CapeGate Shopping Precinct - Cape Town - 110 029m²
Westgate Shopping Centre - Roodepoort, Johannesburg - 106 000m²
Cresta Shopping Centre - Randburg, Johannesburg - 94 000m²
North Gate Shopping Centre - Randburg, Johannesburg - 85 000m²
Tyger Valley - Cape Town - 82 844m²
Oriental Plaza - Johannesburg - 80 616m²

and an honorary mention,Greenstone Shopping Centre - Edenvale - 75 000m² (best mall in SA!)

By the end of 2010, Morocco'Mall will be the biggest! (200 000 m²)

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/3780/mm2.png

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4424/mm6.png

http://static.worldarchitecturenews.com/news_images/12702_3_image_3.jpg

Yeah, Zoni'Zizwe mall in Joburg is also 200 000m2. Not sure on the progress though.

I can imagine Gateway expanding sometime soon again. If I'm not mistaken they are busy expanding a store or two at the moment.

African Mall Top 18

X Zoni'Zizwe/Moroccan Mall 200.000 m²
1- Gateway Durban 180.000 m²
2- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165,000 m²
3- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m²
4- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m²
5- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
6- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
7- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
8- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
9- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
10- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
11- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
12- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
13- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
14- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
15- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80 616 m²
16- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m²
17- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
18- San Stefano Grand Plaza Alexandria 43.000 m²

Damn, there are more malls than other businesses.

Those malls are as big as the largest malls in the Developed World.

Only Asia....has malls that are much larger.

They are big indeed. that show ho much purchasing power they have.

We don't even have a single mall. damn shame.

But this will be the first.
http://garecentrale.net/floorplan_01.php

You need to add to the list: (Both are UC) ;)

Al Mazar - Marrakech - 100 000m² ==> http://www.almazar.com/
Socco Alto - Tangier - 40 000m² ==> http://www.soccoalto.com/
Marina Centre Commercial - Casablanca - 60 00m² ==> http://www.casablancamarina.ma/

Al Mazzar Mall - Marrakech U-C 100.000 m²

http://www.almazar.com/images/plan/a2.jpg

^^ :cheers:

1 Zoni'Zizwe Johannesbourg 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200808130717.html)
1 Morocco Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://www.guidemarrakech.com/index.php/Actualites-Maroc/Morocco-mall.html)
3- Gateway Durban 180.000 m² (Largest in Africa that is Completed) Source (http://www.kzn2010.gov.za/node/35)
4- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165.000 m² Source (http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?ShoppingID=607)
5- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m² Source (http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/multimillionrand-makeover-for-local-economic-hub-2008-11-14)
6- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m² Source (http://www.citystars.com.eg/citystars/whatsnew/highendegypt.asp)
7- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
8- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
9- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
10- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
11- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
12- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
13- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
14- Al Mazar Marrakech 100.000 m² (Not Completed)
15- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
16- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
17- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
18- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80.616 m²
19- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m² Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101458.html)
20- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
21- Hemingways Mall East London 73.000 m²
22- N1 City Cape Town 63.176 m² Source (http://www.sycom.co.za/downloads/ar_06.pdf)
23- Marina Centre Commercial Casablanca 60.000m²
25- Vaal Mall Vanderbijlpark 48.328m2 Source (http://www.sycom.co.za/downloads/ar_06.pdf)
25- San Stefano Grand Plaza Alexandria 43.000 m² Source (http://test.san-stefano.com/default.html)



It is only a Top 25 List now.

^^Morocco mall is 200.000 m² now , not 185.000 anymore

^^Morocco mall is 200.000 m² now , not 185.000 anymore

Are you sure...Source?

Are you sure...Source?

http://www.guidemarrakech.com/index.php/Actualites-Maroc/Morocco-mall.html
".....dans ce complexe totalisant 200.000 m2 de surface construite..."
sorry ,i dont have a source in english
you can do the translation :p

Hemingways Mall in East London, South Africa should be added to the list. It's 73 000m2.

Victoria Wharf in Cape Town's Waterfront is not on that list. That would be a least as big as TygerValley... Believe it must be close to 100,000m²... Lydon, help!

Hemingways Mall in East London, South Africa should be added to the list. It's 73 000m2.

I know I should have made it top 10. :cripes: :lol:

I have no idea hey. Also trying to figure out how big Cavendish is. It has 210 stores so it's quite sizeable.

^^ Actually, there is a lot not on that list... should it be a list of the top 23 as it is now! Cavendish Square should definitely make the list or Somerset Mall in Somerset West (CT south-eastern suburbs) is also at least big enough perhaps. There are probably many malls in SA larger than the smallest of 40,000m2 on that list...

Even think The Mall of the North in Polokwane is bigger than the 40,000 threshold, the Garden Route Mall, George is probably too, as well as Greenacres, Port Elizabeth? Fourways Mall in northern Sandton (Johannesburg) belongs there too most likely?

I guess there are just too many malls in S.Africa and too few people who actually have the letable area info at hand. I mean, jeez, Cape Town area alone has the following "regional shopping centres" all larger or at 30,000m2:


Canal Walk, Century City
Tyger Valley, Bellville
Bayside Centre, Table View
CapeGate, Brackenfell
Parow Centre, Parow
N1 City, Goodwood
Victoria Wharf, Waterfront (did a GoogleEarth estimate, is smaller than thought: about 90,000m2)
Cavendish Square and Cavendish Connect, Claremont (did a GoogleEarth estimate: about 70,000m2)
Blue Route Mall, Tokai
Kenilworth Centre, Kenilworth
Vangate Mall, Heideveld
Long Beach Mall, Fish Hoek
Westgate Mall, Mitchells Plain (surprisingly, just above 30,000m2)
Canal Walk, Century City
Somerset Mall, Somerset West (did a GoogleEarth estimate: about 68,000m2)
Paarl Mall, Paarl
Mountain Mill Mall, Worcester

*Gardens Centre just didn't make it.

^^Morocco mall is 200.000 m² now , not 185.000 anymore

How large is the Rabat Mega Mall?

1 Zoni'Zizwe Johannesbourg 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200808130717.html)
1 Moroccan Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://www.guidemarrakech.com/index.php/Actualites-Maroc/Morocco-mall.html)
3- Gateway Durban 180.000 m² (Largest in Africa that is Completed) Source (http://www.kzn2010.gov.za/node/35)
4- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165.000 m² Source (http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?ShoppingID=607)
5- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m² Source (http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/multimillionrand-makeover-for-local-economic-hub-2008-11-14)
6- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m² Source (http://www.citystars.com.eg/citystars/whatsnew/highendegypt.asp)
7- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
8- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
9- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
10- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
11- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
12- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
13- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
14- Al Mazar Marrakech 100.000 m² (Not Completed)
15- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
16- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
17- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
18- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80.616 m²
19- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m² Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101458.html)
20- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
21- Hemingways Mall East London 73.000 m²
22- N1 City Cape Town 63.176 m² Source (http://www.sycom.co.za/downloads/ar_06.pdf)
23- Marina Centre Commercial Casablanca 60.000m²
25- Vaal Mall Vanderbijlpark 48.328m2 Source (http://www.sycom.co.za/downloads/ar_06.pdf)
25- San Stefano Grand Plaza Alexandria 43.000 m² Source (http://test.san-stefano.com/default.html)

It is only a Top 25 List now.

It's Morocco'Mall! ;)

How large is the Rabat Mega Mall?

About 30 000m²! ;)

hehe!

Morocco Mall

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/733/casao.png

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/9707/casap.png

http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/8157/casaq.png

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4922/casam.png

The new Galleria Mall in Amanzimtoti Durban opened in December. That mall is 92,000m2

Top 25 Malls in Africa by (Retail Space/Gross Leasable in Square Metres)

1 Zoni'Zizwe Johannesbourg 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200808130717.html)
1 Morocco Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://www.guidemarrakech.com/index.php/Actualites-Maroc/Morocco-mall.html)
3- Gateway Durban 180.000 m² (Largest in Africa that is Completed) Source (http://www.kzn2010.gov.za/node/35)
4- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165.000 m² Source (http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?ShoppingID=607)
5- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m² Source (http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/multimillionrand-makeover-for-local-economic-hub-2008-11-14)
6- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m² Source (http://www.citystars.com.eg/citystars/whatsnew/highendegypt.asp)
7- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
8- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
9- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
10- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
11- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
12- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
13- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
14- Al Mazar Marrakech 100.000 m² (Not Completed)
15- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
16- The Galleria Amanzimtoti Durban 92.000m² Source (http://www.eprop.co.za/news/article.aspx?idArticle=4664)
17- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
18- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
19- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80.616 m²
20- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m² Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101458.html)
21- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
22- Hemingways Mall East London 73.000 m²
23- N1 City Cape Town 63.176 m² Source (http://www.sycom.co.za/downloads/ar_06.pdf)
24- Marina Centre Commercial Casablanca 60.000m²
25- Vaal Mall Vanderbijlpark 48.328m2 Source (http://www.sycom.co.za/downloads/ar_06.pdf)

* List is not 100% Accurate, errors are bound to occur

Top 25 Malls in Africa by (Retail Space/Gross Leasable in Square Metres)

1 Zoni'Zizwe Johannesbourg 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source
1 Morocco Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source
3- Gateway Durban 180.000 m² (Largest in Africa that is Completed) Source
4- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165.000 m² Source
5- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m² Source
6- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m² Source
7- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
8- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
9- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
10- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
11- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
12- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
13- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
14- Al Mazar Marrakech 100.000 m² (Not Completed)
15- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
16- The Galleria Amanzimtoti Durban 92.000m² Source
17- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
18- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
19- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80.616 m²
20- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m² Source
21- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
22- Hemingways Mall East London 73.000 m²
23- N1 City Cape Town 63.176 m² Source
24- Marina Centre Commercial Casablanca 60.000m²
25- Vaal Mall Vanderbijlpark 48.328m2 Source

* List is not 100% Accurate, errors are bound to occur

Thanks Tbite, very interesting!

Tbite,

The biggest mall in Luanda which is currently u/c is 145.000 square metres...it should be added to the list...several mid-sized ones are also u/c...I am not sure for Belas Shopping but I doubt it has over 50 000 square metres.

Tbite,

The biggest mall in Luanda which is currently u/c is 145.000 square metres...it should be added to the list...several mid-sized ones are also u/c...
Dman, Angola doing it big. 145,000 m2?

That's impressive.

Africa's most modern mall, for sure! :cheers:

R1ZhJ1_rs2g

I thought City Centre in Alexandria would be bigger than San Stefano especially with the new extension

and I don't know if Green Plaza Would count as mall. << Not that Massive but... still big.

I am still not sure about this, last time i heard about it was under construction Mall of Arabia 670,000 square metres

I thought City Centre in Alexandria would be bigger than San Stefano especially with the new extension

and I don't know if Green Plaza Would count as mall. << Not that Massive but... still big.

I am still not sure about this, last time i heard about it was under construction Mall of Arabia 670,000 square metres

Tbite's list is the most accurate one for Africa:

African Mall Top 18

X Zoni'Zizwe/Moroccan Mall 200.000 m²
1- Gateway Durban 180.000 m²
2- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165,000 m²
3- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m²
4- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m²
5- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
6- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
7- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
8- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
9- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
10- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
11- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
12- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
13- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
14- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
15- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80 616 m²
16- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m²
17- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
18- San Stefano Grand Plaza Alexandria 43.000 m²

Mall of Arabia Cairo will be the bigest mall in Africa with a size of over 441,000 m2

Here is the Mall's website: http://www.mallofarabiacairo.com/

Here is our thread on it: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=951058

Thats twice the size of Africa's current biggest: Moroccan Mall!!!!

Btw, looks like Gateway Mall in Durban will also have a new competitor.

The mall in Cairo Festival City will also be 180,000 m2 also, it will host over 300 stores and 100 restaurants. It is also expected to include a 17-screen movie theater and parking for more than 7,000 cars. It should be completed in 2012.
Here is our thread on it:
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=730256

Top 25 Malls in Africa by (Retail Space/Gross Leasable in Square Metres)

1- Mall of Arabia Cairo 441.000 m² (Future Largest, U/C) Source
2- Zoni'Zizwe Johannesbourg 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200808130717.html)
2- Morocco Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (Not Completed, U/C) Source (http://www.guidemarrakech.com/index.php/Actualites-Maroc/Morocco-mall.html)
4 Cairo Festival City Cairo 180.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://www.cairo-festivalcity.com/cntn.aspx?id=4)
4- Gateway Durban 180.000 m² (Current Largest in Africa) Source (http://www.kzn2010.gov.za/node/35)
6- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165.000 m² Source (http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?ShoppingID=607)
7- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m² Source (http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/multimillionrand-makeover-for-local-economic-hub-2008-11-14)
8- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m² Source (http://www.citystars.com.eg/citystars/whatsnew/highendegypt.asp)
9- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
10- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
11- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
12- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
13- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
14- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
15- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
16- Al Mazar Marrakech 100.000 m² (Not Completed, U/C)
17- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
18- The Galleria Amanzimtoti Durban 92.000m² Source (http://www.eprop.co.za/news/article.aspx?idArticle=4664)
19- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
20- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
22- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80.616 m²
23- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m² Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101458.html)
24- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
25- Hemingways Mall East London 73.000 m²


* List is not 100% Accurate, errors are bound to occur

BTW since we are including incomplete malls..it is only fair..we also include mall extensions that are ongoing.

What is the name of the Mall in Luanda?

Has Tipana been completed already? or still U-C? That swill interesting to see.

People wont be going to Europe for shopping anymore.

It is Complete...but not sold out.

They say it will be fully open this year.

but who knows.

Tbite, some sources for Mall of Arabia, Cairo:

http://www.mallofarabiacairo.com/

And our thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=951058 On the first page, we have the article which mentions the size of the mall, and on the 3rd page, we have the latest renders and latest construction update taken in December 2009.

It is Complete...but not sold out.

They say it will be fully open this year.

but who knows.

Cool thanks.

I think the international crisis had some impact on that. with Nigeria growing more than 5% in the crisis cycle. and now major economies getting out of recessions . and the country's economy keeps growing . I think its going to be successful.

^^ Just a question; if Eqypt consider themselves North African, why are they calling their flagship shopping development Mall of Arabia? Doesn't Arabia start east of the Sinai Peninsula? Just because one speaks a certain language doesn't make one geographically in that place.

^^ Just a question; if Eqypt consider themselves North African, why are they calling their flagship shopping development Mall of Arabia? Doesn't Arabia start east of the Sinai Peninsula? Just because one speaks a certain language doesn't make one geographically in that place.

That's because they consider themselves an Arab nation. Like " Arab Republic of Egypt" and they are the Arab world's largest nation(Population wise).

Plus, the Israli-Arab conflict ." Egypt is very crucial to the current existing peace" if Egypt gets pissed off, things will be ugly in that region.

^^ Just a question; if Eqypt consider themselves North African, why are they calling their flagship shopping development Mall of Arabia? Doesn't Arabia start east of the Sinai Peninsula? Just because one speaks a certain language doesn't make one geographically in that place.
The nerve of some people! Do you have anything against Arabs? :bash:

Erm, it's a very valid question...I was wondering that myself.

well it's not like another continent is it? and the word Arabia here doesn't refer to it's geographical meaning but it's a fancy way of saying Arab or Arabic, other than that it's a business name have not relation to the country plus the company are from UAE I think...

Africa's most modern mall, for sure! :cheers:

R1ZhJ1_rs2g

impressive i like the imax theater

The reason why its called Mall of Arabia Cairo is this:

The compnay building the Mall is an Emirati company, and their mall is like a "franchise", they have built a Mall of Arabia Dubai, Mall of Arabia Jeddah, they are now constructing Mall of Arabia Cairo, and they have plans to build Mall of Arabia Beirut and Mall of Arabia Damascus. Thats why Mall of Arabia Cairo is called that, because the company is building their "Mall of Arabias" in cities all across the middle east.

And besides, Egypt is geogrpahically in Africa, but it is considered to be part of the Arab World and Middle East. Thats why my passport says "Arab Republic of Egypt" on it.

So for those reasons, I think the name is suitable, and to be honest, I couldnt care less about the name, I am still amazed by its beautiful renders.

Aha, now *that* explains it ;) Thanks

The Palms Shopping Mall in Lagos will be extended to 60,000 m² by 2012

Construction will Start this Year.

Other Shopping Malls are planned in Lagos, but it will take some time before we finally break the 100,000 m² mark.

Investors never make bold leaps in Nigeria, they always do things progressively.

and even when they do make bold leaps..it ends in failure..because to be successful in Nigeria you have to really do your home work.

Aha, now *that* explains it ;) Thanks

:yes:

Dman, Angola doing it big. 145,000 m2?

That's impressive.

:yes:

Africa still needs miiiiiiilliooooooooons of squares metres of MODERN retail space...I have checked figures for Europe and Asia, I nearly cried loudly when I compare it with Africa, the road is still a very very long one to tread....

I will only be happy when Africans stop travelling to other places to go shopping, this is hilarious..all the labels can easily come to Africa ...retail emplyos millions of people elsewhere directly...not to speak of the indirect jobs (marketing, advertising, product and graphic design, consulting, architecture, up to facility management companies)

:yes:

Congolese will be going to Luanda instead of Europe and South Africa. It's even closer.:)

Africa still needs miiiiiiilliooooooooons of squares metres of MODERN retail space...I have checked figures for Europe and Asia, I nearly cried loudly when I compare it with Africa, the road is still a very very long one to tread....

I will only be happy when Africans stop travelling to other places to go shopping, this is hilarious..all the labels can easily come to Africa ...retail emplyos millions of people elsewhere directly...not to speak of the indirect jobs (marketing, advertising, product and graphic design, consulting, architecture, up to facility management companies)

Congolese will be going to Luanda instead of Europe and South Africa. It's even closer.:)

^^

^^

Asia has a shitload of more people than the whole African continent. Hell even India alone has more people than the whole African continent.

^^

But we will have this 7 storys , 200 oulets coming late next.:)

http://garecentrale.net/floorplan_01.php

Asia has a shitload of more people than the whole African continent. Hell even India alone has more people than the whole African continent.

How I love this cheap excuses...so Malaysia has more people than Nigeria?????:ohno:

Check out their infrastructure, entertainment, hotels, airports, universities and cleniness of their cities...and then come back and talk to me again.:)

How many times do I have to say it.

It is called a retail boom, facillitated by growing middle class.

Bangladesh is the only country in the world where there is a retail boom otupacing its natural development.

It is a process!

Trust me, in 5 years time there will be malls all over Africa as big as the largest in Asia.

Look at the size of Africa's middle class then compare it to Asia and then tell me who needs more malls.

This happens with growth no sooner no later.

Ghana, Angola, Nigeria, Sudan, Kenya, Ethiopia etc will experience the boom as their middle classes grow.

Malls are not a big achievement, the largest mall U/C in Egypt will be larger than the largest in Dubai, America, Britain, Australia, France, Germany etc

Dear Tbite,

and how long do we have to wait for it?

Egypt experienced a retail boom from the early 1990s onwards

how many new malls opened since the Palms in Lagos which is Nigeria´s only decent mall right now more than 2 years since it flung its door open?

Nigeria should be among the TOP 10 leading economies in the world and the concept of mall should have there decades ago ...instead stupid Kingways, and trash UTC stores enticed consumers DECADES AGO...Tbite, you are young and don´t know if you knew what it meant to "go shopping" in Nigeria in the 1980s

Nigeria should have introduced the mall concept way back in the 1970s where it had a strong middle class ..... good hospitals, no slums, universities, good schools, highways, malls, and yes, even high-buildings are essential ingredients of urban civilization. How many times do I have to say this?

Believe, although I get heavily attacked for my criticism in this forum by certain members, I only want THE BEST for Nigeria and not mediocre stuff.

Dear Tbite,

and how long do we have to wait for it?

Egypt experienced a retail boom from the early 1990s onwards

how many new malls opened since the Palms in Lagos which is Nigeria´s only decent mall right now more than 2 years since it flung its door open?

Nigeria should be among the TOP 10 leading economies in the world and the concept of mall should have there decades ago ...instead stupid Kingways, and trash UTC stores enticed consumers DECADES AGO...Tbite, you are young and don´t know if you knew what it meant to "go shopping" in Nigeria in the 1980s

Nigeria should have introduced the mall concept way back in the 1970s where it had a strong middle class ..... good hospitals, no slums, universities, good schools, highways, malls, and yes, even high-buildings are essential ingredients of urban civilization. How many times do I have to say this?

Believe, although I get heavily attacked for my criticism in this forum by certain members, I only want THE BEST for Nigeria and not mediocre stuff.

I don't just make assumptions Matt I do my research.

When the Palms opened inn Lekki, it was the first of its kind in Nigeria and perhaps even in West Africa.

but since then there has been a lot of development.

The new mall in Abuja opened two or three months ago, it is much larger than the Palms.

The Palms itself is being expanded to tripple in size in two years time, there are initiatives to build many retail and leisure combined projects in Lagos, all serious initiatives.

There is the Mall in Port Harcourt, U/C, there is the Galleria in Yenagoa also U/C, there is the mall in Uyo als being built. There is Tinapa in Calabar which is expected to be fully utilized this year, it has 4 times more retail space than the Palms.

The point I am getting at, you can name South Africa, America, Malaysia any country out there and I can bet you the first malls that came out in these coutries were not much larger than what is being built in Nigeria right now.

Who will finance these initiatives? The fact of the matter is most Nigerian politicians are not technocrats, even the private sector is under going problems and when it comes to foreign investment that is a long process also. Nigeria is one of the hardest places in the world to do business, if you don't believe me I can dig up the statistics for you.

It is much harder to build a mall in Nigeria than it is to build one in Egypt or South Africa or even Ghana, but when something is eventually tried in Nigeria it flourishes.

Take Telecoms, the growth rate is phenomenal, take the banking sector, take the stock market, even the hotel industry is now one of the fastest growing in the world now.

Trust me, talk to any investor in Nigeria and they will say what I am saying is true, that Nigeria is about to experience a retail boom. Talk to Ben Murray Bruce, talk to Starwood, talk to Broll, talk to Persianas, talk to Bentel, talk to Shoprite.


I am not making this stuff up, whether you choose to believe me is insignificant, I am not the President of Nigeria and neither are you, Nigeria will flourish without my interference or disintergrate without my intereference and the same goes for you.

I have told you my observations.

I have been to large malls in Houston, Hawaii, Manila, Brisbane, Gold Coast etc and I am not talking about Mediocre stuff for the record.

OK, Tbite. I believe in what you say ´cos you are always reasonable in your judgements.:)

Let´s wait and see...however, it still annoys me infintely that it has taken Nigeria sooooooo long to experince what is taken for granted the world over.

Top 25 Malls in Africa by (Retail Space/Gross Leasable in Square Metres)

1- Mall of Arabia Cairo 441.000 m² (Future Largest, U/C) Source
2- Zoni'Zizwe Johannesbourg 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200808130717.html)
2- Morocco Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (Not Completed, U/C) Source (http://www.guidemarrakech.com/index.php/Actualites-Maroc/Morocco-mall.html)
4 Cairo Festival City Cairo 180.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://www.cairo-festivalcity.com/cntn.aspx?id=4)
4- Gateway Durban 180.000 m² (Current Largest in Africa) Source (http://www.kzn2010.gov.za/node/35)
6- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165.000 m² Source (http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?ShoppingID=607)
7- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m² Source (http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/multimillionrand-makeover-for-local-economic-hub-2008-11-14)
8- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m² Source (http://www.citystars.com.eg/citystars/whatsnew/highendegypt.asp)
9- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
10- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
11- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
12- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
13- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
14- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
15- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
16- Al Mazar Marrakech 100.000 m² (Not Completed, U/C)
17- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
18- The Galleria Amanzimtoti Durban 92.000m² Source (http://www.eprop.co.za/news/article.aspx?idArticle=4664)
19- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
20- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
22- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80.616 m²
23- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m² Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101458.html)
24- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
25- Socco Alto | Tangier 75.000 m² (U-C)



* List is not 100% Accurate, errors are bound to occur

and this should go above Cairo Festival City

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1072739

180,000 m²

Top 25 Malls in Africa by (Retail Space/Gross Leasable in Square Metres)

1- Mall of Arabia Cairo 441.000 m² (Future Largest, U/C) Source
2- Zoni'Zizwe Johannesbourg 200.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200808130717.html)
2- Morocco Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (Not Completed, U/C) Source (http://www.guidemarrakech.com/index.php/Actualites-Maroc/Morocco-mall.html)
4 Cairo Festival City Cairo 180.000 m² (Not Completed) Source (http://www.cairo-festivalcity.com/cntn.aspx?id=4)
4- Gateway Durban 180.000 m² (Current Largest in Africa) Source (http://www.kzn2010.gov.za/node/35)
4-Soufraki Centre shopping mall (Cairo) 180,000 sqm | #U-C 2012
7- Al Qods Mall Algiers 165.000 m² Source (http://www.cityknown.com/Cities/Shopping.aspx?ShoppingID=607)
8- Sandton City Johannesbourg 158 000 m² Source (http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/multimillionrand-makeover-for-local-economic-hub-2008-11-14)
9- City Stars Cairo 150.000 m² Source (http://www.citystars.com.eg/citystars/whatsnew/highendegypt.asp)
10- Canal Walk Capetown 145.000 m²
11- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
12- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
13- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²
14- Centurion Mall Pretoria 111.015 m²
15- CapeGate Shopping Precinct Cape Town 110.029 m²
16- Westgate Shopping Centre Roodepoort Johannesburg 106.000 m²
17- Al Mazar Marrakech 100.000 m² (Not Completed, U/C)
18- Cresta Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 94.000 m²
19- The Galleria Amanzimtoti Durban 92.000m² Source (http://www.eprop.co.za/news/article.aspx?idArticle=4664)
20- North Gate Shopping Centre Randburg Johannesburg 85.000 m²
21- Tyger Valley Cape Town 82.844 m²
22- Oriental Plaza Johannesburg 80.616 m²
23- Tinapa Shopping Centre and Entertainment Complex Calabar 80.000 m² Source (http://allafrica.com/stories/200811101458.html)
24- Greenstone Shopping Centre Edenvale 75.000 m²
25- Socco Alto | Tangier 75.000 m² (U-C)




* List is not 100% Accurate, errors are bound to occur

so it is basically between South Africa with 16 of the top 25 and Egypt...

no offence, but the one with 441,000m2 seems a farce...surely that is not all retail space

so it is basically between South Africa with 16 of the top 25 and Egypt...

no offence, but the one with 441,000m2 seems a farce...surely that is not all retail space

Yes, South Africa is epic.

huh? are you joking? there already way bigger mall around the world. It's always a good chance for other international brands to enter the Egyptian Market. it's something good for the economy.

The whole project is 670,000 square metres it's only the mall area that going to be 441,000 square metres.

so it is basically between South Africa with 16 of the top 25 and Egypt...

no offence, but the one with 441,000m2 seems a farce...surely that is not all retail space

Dubai Mall exceeds 1.1 million m² :hi:

egypt mall will comprise three buildings (a shopping mall, Panda hypermarket, and Land Mark store) to be built on a total area of 441.081 sqm, with the built-up area occupying 260,000 sqm and nearly 176,004 sqm will be available for leasing.

so if we wanna talk about the total area this will be an other deal ...cause the morocco mall is 10 hectares in the total area but the buitlt up area is 200 000 m²

egypt mall will comprise three buildings (a shopping mall, Panda hypermarket, and Land Mark store) to be built on a total area of 441.081 sqm, with the built-up area occupying 260,000 sqm and nearly 176,004 sqm will be available for leasing.

so if we wanna talk about the total area this will be an other deal ...cause the morocco mall is 10 hectares in the total area but the buitlt up area is 200 000 m²

I believe you're right.

Yeah, but that still does not make Morocco Mall the largest in Africa.

Wait, so are we gonna have a new list now based up on built up area only?? Can someone make that list?

Anyway here is a Construction update on Mall of Arabia Cairo, courtesy of Forumer Hassoun:

Pics from 12-03-2010 and 16-03-2010

From the Front (left side)

http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/1296/image001vk.jpg

Front,right side

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4462/image008hoz.jpg

Left side

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/850/image002zr.jpg

Back-from left side all the way to the right side

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/9273/image004rd.jpg

it's huge and this is only phase one :D

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=53781651#post53781651

It is much harder to build a mall in Nigeria than it is to build one in Egypt or South Africa or even Ghana, but when something is eventually tried in Nigeria it flourishes.

Take Telecoms, the growth rate is phenomenal, take the banking sector, take the stock market, even the hotel industry is now one of the fastest growing in the world now.

Trust me, talk to any investor in Nigeria and they will say what I am saying is true, that Nigeria is about to experience a retail boom. Talk to Ben Murray Bruce, talk to Starwood, talk to Broll, talk to Persianas, talk to Bentel, talk to Shoprite.


I can agree with you here. There is a lot of interest in Nigerian retail sector. I had the opportunity to visit chairman of Shoprite a year ago and all he was talking about was the 100 new shops he wanted to build in Nigeria in next 5 years.

But the problem appeared to be land availability for new properties and enticing foreign property developers to follow him to Nigeria so he can lease the space (Shoprite is obviously not in the property business and leases from mall property developers).

The Palms Shopping Mall in Lagos will be extended to 60,000 m² by 2012

Construction will Start this Year.

Other Shopping Malls are planned in Lagos, but it will take some time before we finally break the 100,000 m² mark.

Investors never make bold leaps in Nigeria, they always do things progressively.

and even when they do make bold leaps..it ends in failure..because to be successful in Nigeria you have to really do your home work.

This is very true. I wouldn't invest in 100,000 sqm in Nigeria before seeing a 60,000 sqm succeeds. Besides, where are you going to get the tenants for 100,000 sqm of retail since there is not enough quality retail chains operating in Nigeria with a long enough track record of success. So you always start small and grow incrementally. You normally need at least 70% of what we often call "national retail tenants" to ensure that the mall is a success. You can only give 20-30% of space to new concepts which are more likely to fail as compared to a Shoprite, Game, Chicken Republic etc who have a long track record.

Yeah, but that still does not make Morocco Mall the largest in Africa.

Wait, so are we gonna have a new list now based up on built up area only?? Can someone make that list?

Anyway here is a Construction update on Mall of Arabia Cairo, courtesy of Forumer Hassoun:



http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=53781651#post53781651


The Egypt Mall is build on a larger area than the Morocco Mall, but they have a large open space in the middle.
The open space is not been used for shops etc and that is why the Egypt Mall is smaller than the Morocco Mall..


http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=951058

A mall's size is not determined by lettable space alone. If that was the case, Canal Walk mall in Cape Town would be "larger" than Gateway in Durban, as it has more shops/lettable space, but Gateway is a good 20 000m2 larger as it has wider corridors and more open spaces.

What is the open space used for? It's its used for something mall-related, then it would be included in the mall's total size calculation.

An earlier poster mentioned close to 180 000m2 will be available for leasing in the Egyptian mall. Do keep in mind that its food court(s), corridors, bathrooms and a load of other spaces will count towards its total size...And those are not included in the 180 000m2.

I can agree with you here. There is a lot of interest in Nigerian retail sector. I had the opportunity to visit chairman of Shoprite a year ago and all he was talking about was the 100 new shops he wanted to build in Nigeria in next 5 years.

But the problem appeared to be land availability for new properties and enticing foreign property developers to follow him to Nigeria so he can lease the space (Shoprite is obviously not in the property business and leases from mall property developers).

I never said Shoprite was in the property market.

Btw I think the retail boom has already started.

Ibom Tropicana has a shopping Component in Uyo, Southern Nigeria and is already under construction
Silverbird Port Harcourt is already being constructed
Silverbird Abuja is complete
Starwood are going to build a mall in Lagos
Palms Shopping mall might be expanded by Tayo Amusan/Bentel
Ikoyi Mall (Alausa Mall) should be built soon

and then there are other serious proposals

such as the Jabi Lake Mall and shopping components of the WIP, LFTZ, Eko Atlantic etc.

A mall's size is not determined by lettable space alone. If that was the case, Canal Walk mall in Cape Town would be "larger" than Gateway in Durban, as it has more shops/lettable space, but Gateway is a good 20 000m2 larger as it has wider corridors and more open spaces.

What is the open space used for? It's its used for something mall-related, then it would be included in the mall's total size calculation.

An earlier poster mentioned close to 180 000m2 will be available for leasing in the Egyptian mall. Do keep in mind that its food court(s), corridors, bathrooms and a load of other spaces will count towards its total size...And those are not included in the 180 000m2.

There are many ways of determining a Mall's size.

I believe the most common is retail space, that is why I used it.

A mall's size is not determined by lettable space alone. If that was the case, Canal Walk mall in Cape Town would be "larger" than Gateway in Durban, as it has more shops/lettable space, but Gateway is a good 20 000m2 larger as it has wider corridors and more open spaces.

What is the open space used for? It's its used for something mall-related, then it would be included in the mall's total size calculation.

An earlier poster mentioned close to 180 000m2 will be available for leasing in the Egyptian mall. Do keep in mind that its food court(s), corridors, bathrooms and a load of other spaces will count towards its total size...And those are not included in the 180 000m2.


A mall is shops and other buildings in one building.
Open space is not really been considerd as a mall..

If you build a mall in Africa of 10 000m2 (retail space) and 500 000m2 of open green space is it than the biggest mall of Africa??

A mall is shops and other buildings in one building.
Open space is not really been considerd as a mall..

If you build a mall in Africa of 10 000m2 (retail space) and 500 000m2 of open green space is it than the biggest mall of Africa??


Hence me asking what the space will be used for...

If it is a plaza of sorts, then it would naturally be considered part of the mall, but it doesn't sound like it is.

Is the Moroccan mall 200 000m2 in total area, or lettable area?

Hence me asking what the space will be used for...

If it is a plaza of sorts, then it would naturally be considered part of the mall, but it doesn't sound like it is.

Is the Moroccan mall 200 000m2 in total area, or lettable area?

The Moroccan Mall is more one building, the Egyptain Mall has a very large open space in the middle.

Yeah I've seen the renders, but how much lettable area does the Moroccan mall have?

Yeah I've seen the renders, but how much lettable area does the Moroccan mall have?

It has a total surface area of 10 hectares.

Is there no specific size available in m2?...

But I dont understand why you wouldnt measure a mall in over-all area? After all, it is still part of the mall. Although i do see what you mean when judging it by retail space, theres more to a mall than that.

MOROCCO | Arribat Center | #Under-Construction

You can add this one : Arribat Center (U/C), in Morocco's capital city Rabat
With a total constructed area of 220 000 m²

Source: http://youssefhajhouj.ma/spip.php?page=projets&id_rubrique=315&details

http://a.imageshack.us/img294/8317/175032cu.jpg

http://a.imageshack.us/img202/1327/arton6264754066.jpg

:drool:

Pic's of Algiers new mall

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http://observers.france24.com/files/images/bab%20ezzouar333.jpg

http://observers.france24.com/files/images/bab%20ezzouar341.jpg

Beautiful!

MOROCCO | Tangier City Mall | #Under-Construction

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Casablanca, Morocco Mall, 200 000m² will opened in 2011

^^/xcnpax ^^


^^:cheers:^^

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^^^ Not bad Not bad, if it's going to open next year can wee see the construction work?

also depend on it's opening date it might survive couple of days as Africa biggest mall, until this baby is done by 2011


October 22

http://img2.imageshack.us/img2/6462/22102010086.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/971/22102010087.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2990/22102010088u.jpg

Courtesy of me :)

~Thanks to Hassoun :)

^^^ Not bad Not bad, if it's going to open next year can wee see the construction work?

also depend on it's opening date it might survive couple of days as Africa biggest mall, until this baby is done by 2011




~Thanks to Hassoun :)

This is almost the same design of Ardis mall, currently under contruction in Algiers. :cheers:

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4245/dsc03963copy.jpg
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=693010&page=4

^^^ Not bad Not bad, if it's going to open next year can wee see the construction work?

also depend on it's opening date it might survive couple of days as Africa biggest mall, until this baby is done by 2011




~Thanks to Hassoun :)

I am sorry, but I don't find this big mall in Egypt very impressive. The building looks more like a hypermarket...
Egypt had better build a mall in modern/ancient Egypt style, that would have really impressed...

Tingis Mall in Tanger.
It is under construction and will be 100 000m²......

Source:http://www.arthurimmo.ma
http://www.arthurimmo.ma/img_offre/101RLC00465_5.jpg
http://www.arthurimmo.ma/img_offre/101RLC00465_6.jpg
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/5682/tingismall.jpg


http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5682/tingismall.jpg

I am sorry, but I don't find this big mall in Egypt very impressive. The building looks more like a hypermarket...

+ 1! but the brands are really interesting! :)

http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/5850/27092010070.jpg

1- well the brands are interesting ...but the designe is realy bad ... and the thing of ( biggest mall of africa ..come onnn guys ....if u are going to consider the not built up area ...we will do the same with morocco mall and will say it's a 10 hectars mall ... because as u can see in the vidéo ...there is a huge space between the mall and the see wich is used for artificial lacs and interntaments stuff and even the arribat centre mall in rabat will be bigger than the egyptien mall if we conidered the not built up irea ...i already wrot that in the egyptien forum ... but it's quite bigg anyway ....


2-and yes it's under construction ...almost done ...and there is a video made by prinny man: in ... 16/05/2010


;57016869']Video made by me :) (16/05/2010) :

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Casablanca Morocco Mall (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=528592&page=31) 200 000 m².

^^/xcnpax ^^

^^:cheers:^^

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Tanger Megacenter Mall.
Under construction

Source: facenorimmobilier.com
http://www.facenorimmobilier.com/images/index/img/ZnV0dXJlLzEyMjg5OTU2MDFfXzAxLmpwZw==/size/560

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http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/6929/tangercentermall.jpg

........

Under construction:
Anfa Place Mall: 30 000 m²

Casablanca
http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/9350/anfaz.jpg

^^ Now how is that remotely related to the thread title? 30 000m2 is about the size of a neighbourhood mall here :nuts:

morocco FEZ | Fez Burj Mall

http://www.borjfez.com/une-equipe-de-reference/img_boocle/concept-comm.jpg
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http://www.borjfez.com/potentiel/img_boocle/potentiel.jpg
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http://www.borjfez.com/situation/img_boocle/img_5.jpg
http://www.borjfez.com/images/img_main_banner.jpg


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http://www.l35.com/img/img_prj/02-PERSPECTIVA-EXTERIOR-2_1.jpg


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Al Mazar - Marrakech - Morocco (by Prinny Man)

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You gotta love the Moroccan Santa LOL

^^ :lol::lol:

You gotta love the Moroccan Santa LOL

Do you? :| Look @ the belly! :puke:

Do you? :| Look @ the belly! :puke:

Just kidding buddy ;)

LOL, Moroccan Santa close... http://www.smileys-gratuits.fr/Smile/Rires/troplol.gif

African Mall Top 7 :

1- Zonkizizwe Johannesburg 200.000 m²
2- Morocco'Mall Casablanca 200.000 m² (source (http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_Mall))
3- Geteway Cape Town 165.000 m²
4- Canal Walk Durban 150.000 m²
5- The Pavillion Durban 136.000 m²
6- Eastgate Johannesbourg 122.000 m²
7- Menlyn Park Pretoria 115.000 m²

Well since either the Zonk'Izizwe or the Morocco mall are yet to materialise,the Gateway in Durban is still the biggest mall in Africa?

Morocco Mall is now officially the biggest mall in Africa :cheers2:

There are two different criteria.

Morocco Mall is the biggest based on one of them...but not based on the other.

Just like Dubai mall is the biggest mall in the world based on one but not the other.

There should be two lists...one for Total Area...which Morocco Mall leads..and one by GLA which Gateway Mall in Durban leads.

^^ That's right! :yes:

We all know that Tbite! since we discussed that in the other thread.


But thanks for making it clear for those who don't.

You forgot Cairo's Mall of Arabia! :D

You forgot Cairo's Mall of Arabia! :D

LOL, I was keeping quite all this time to not ruin your moment of joy and celebration :D

^^ :D

How big is the City Stars one?

GLA: 150,000 m2, 21 cinema screens, 643 stores. Was built on 750,000 m2 (include a hotel, 2 theme parks, 20,000 m2 exbiton and more)

Also there is one u/c in sharm. It's going to have the Largest Lagoon on Earth :D

It's all bride to North Africa and Africa :P

Though Morocco Mall looks SOOOO good that I'm actually jealous :P

But why Egypt builts big malls? Don't you guys have street level shops?

If you built too much shops and malls, people would be lost! :laugh:

LOL, we have huge population you see, so it understandable. We have lots of shopping streets too. Though malls is what companies prefer to build so that they can lease store if you get what I mean.

BTW this is off-topic but I'm hoping to see Moroccan designers in Cairo Fashion Week next year cairofashionweek.com :troll: I'm only kidding :P

^^ Scheduled already?! ummm, Casablanca's not yet!

=> http://www.casablancafashionweek.com/

You gotta love the Moroccan Santa LOL

baba nowil

^^ Scheduled already?! ummm, Casablanca's not yet!

=> http://www.casablancafashionweek.com/

Yup, don't they do it like seasonal? Winter, summer, autumn and spring?
http://eg.fashionmag.com/news-210749-اسبوع-الموضة-لأول-مرة-في-القاهرة

29, 30, 31 march.