Shopping malls

[Klausenburg]

I believe that that we could speak about malls in this part of Europe.About the projects, developers...and so on.What do you think?

[HenkMan]

In a few months(November or October I think), Belgrade will get it's biggest mall till now: Delta City 67
http://www.beobuild.net/news.php/56.html?go=projects
It will have 89000 square metres of commercial space


The same company has a lot of other plans after it finishes with "City" malls. All their malls are projected by Isreali MYS architects - you can see the rest of projects here - http://www.m-y-s.com/portfolio/locations (look at Serbia)

But the bigest mall of them all will probably be Usce center, with 120000 square meters or commercial space, plus 60000 square meters in the twin office towers

http://www.beobuild.net/news.php/60.html?go=projects

[nebunul]

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=392

Found this map ... 8 more malls/shopping centers in Bucharest (most U/C and some approved)



I think the biggest one will be Cotroceni Park - approx 210.000 mp

[SRB]

omg thats huge

[BG_PATRIOT]

For Sofia, this will be the biggest mall, it will be built behind the Central Train Station just like Cotroceni Park it will be around 210 000 sqm. The investor is the Spanish company Riofisa, the works should start next summer. The complex will mainly be for retail but it will include a 90m office/hotel tower.

[bgrs]

Well, dunno about Bulgarian malls, the retail sector is booming. I know there are some malls already built in Sofia and Veliko Tarnovo and many more approved or U/C in Sofia and the country.

These are the most well-known in Sofia:

Mall of Sofia, about 70k sqm, it has a cinema multiplex as well as the Balkans' second IMAX 3D cinema (the first is in Athens).




City center Sofia, about 45k sqm.




And Sky City, which is smaller, about 25k sqm




...till 2010, at least 5-6 more are going to be opened

[Turnovec]

Sky city is the best of all those when talking about prices

[mdka]

Originally Posted by Turnovec

Sky city is the best of all those when talking about prices

But for me is very ugly and looks like a metro store ,just a little bit higher,i saw it last month when i was in sofia and frankly i expected much more

[SkaNdErBeG]

Some malls i came across during my vacation in Durres, Albania:

[Jünyus Brütüs]

Originally Posted by bgrs

Mall of Sofia, about 70k sqm, it has a cinema multiplex as well as the Balkans' second IMAX 3D cinema (the first is in Athens).

well, Istanbul has two IMAX 3D. anyway nice malls you have...

btw i want to ask a question, do you qualify shopping centers and malls as same? we generally use shopping center instead of the word "mall"

[ВОДА]

Originally Posted by Kafkas

well, Istanbul has two IMAX 3D.

Istanbul has two IMAX 3D, but Sofia has the second one after Athens.

[ВОДА]

Mall Stara Zagora


- 19,500 m2 (GLA)
- The first mall in Stara Zagora
- Communicative location
- Retail Park environment
- 6-screen cinema complex KINO ARENA
- Total catchment area of 650,000 people

http://www.colliers.bg/property.php?id=13

Mall Stara Zagora is the first mall in the region of Stara Zagora – an area of rapid development in recent years. The region is very dynamic and continues to attract significant foreign investment.

Mall Stara Zagora is part of the first retail park in the city. Neighboring the mall are a 7,200 m2 Mr. Bricolage (DIY) and a 4,200 m2 Technopolis (consumer electronics hypermarket).

[Dux Uxorum]

First of all, I'd like to comment positively on the photos of these shopping malls in Bulgaria and Albania, they really look pretty and exactly "the way shopping mall should look like". What I personally don't like (this is the case with a lot of shopping malls in the ex-yu area as well) is when everything is written in English.
What do you think? I mean, I'm sure "kuglanje" is not known as "bowling" in Bulgaria, right? I guess, it would be OK to have things written both in the native language and English as well, but to have everything written in English only......

[Делян]

The future "Mall Varna Towers"
2 Office Buildings (towers), office class A
1 Heliport
1 Swimming Pool on top of the tower
Investment: 85 million Levs (43 million Euro)
Opening day: Spring, 2009.



Picture from: http://www.dnevnik.bg

[Kapedani]

Damn Bulgaria has got some nice stuff going on.

Here are some more from Albania...

Vlora


Its in the first two floors of these buildings


Korca


QTU Tirana


QTU extension


QTU Fier


This is planned to be the largest, near Tirana




Mall of Albania

[BG_PATRIOT]

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WOW This looks like something they would built in Dubai!!!

[zzibit]

Are malls really a measure of modernity in a country? too many of them and they take too much space. not to mention the stupid names they are given......

[BG_PATRIOT]

Here are some other interesting malls approved or U/C in Bulgaria

Cohen's Group Tsarigradsko Shose Mall, Sofia (approved)



Mall Varna (U/C), Varna



Pfohe Mall (U/C), Varna



Mall Ruse (construction to start September), Ruse



there are others but I am too lazy to find the pictures now....

[BG_PATRIOT]

Originally Posted by zzibit

Are malls really a measure of modernity in a country? too many of them and they take too much space. not to mention the stupid names they are given......

Malls usually mean that people have more money or will potentially have more money, that is why the malls are getting built for people to spend their money in the malls...I have to agree with you about the names...I mean they could be a little more creative...anyhow it is the design that is important not the name

[Klausenburg]

Originally Posted by nebunul

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showpo...&postcount=392

Found this map ... 8 more malls/shopping centers in Bucharest (most U/C and some approved)



I think the biggest one will be Cotroceni Park - approx 210.000 mp

As I know Cotroceni Park has all build surface of 210000 sqm. But Colloseum Centern from Chitila will have only the commercial surface (GLA) around 180000 sqm!! And the totan surface will be like 600000 sqm!!! I heard that the developer of Colloseum wants to bulit a private highaway from the Downtown Bucharest to Chitila. Do smb know more about this? And also Esplanada project of TriGranit will be smth like 700-800000 sqm! If smb has any infos about this to projects is welcome!