The Palms Shopping Centre

The Palms Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in the suburb of Shirley, Christchurch. Situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the city's CBD.

The Palms Shopping Centre
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LocationShirley
Christchurch
New Zealand
Coordinates43°30′24.14″S 172°39′47.49″E / 43.5067056°S 172.6631917°E / -43.5067056; 172.6631917
AddressCnr Marshland Road & New Brighton Road, Shirley, Christchurch
Opening date1997
OwnerDiMauro Group
No. of stores and services95[1]
No. of anchor tenants5 (Countdown, Farmers, Reading Cinema, Chemist Warehouse, The Oasis)
Total retail floor area35,343 m² (380,429 ft²)
No. of floors2
Parking1450 (810 lighted lot, 640 multi-storey car park)
Websitethepalms.co.nz

Description

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The Palms Shopping Centre in Shirley, arena area featuring Reading Cinemas and a range of restaurants and bars

The mall consists of 82 retailers, including Countdown, Farmers and the first Reading Cinemas multiplex in Christchurch. In 2003, a $50 million NZD upgrade was completed, nearly doubling the size to 35,343 m2 (380,429 ft2) .[2] The entry plaza of the mall won an NZILA Silver award for landscape design in 2004.[3]

Australian based AMP Capital had owned The Palms since 2007, when it bought the mall from Christchurch businessmen and Hallenstein Glassons directors Tim Glasson and Warren Bell. The mall was originally developed in the 1990s by Christchurch brothers Max and Glen Percasky, who own the Homebase shopping centre north of The Palms.

DiMauro Group, an Australian investor purchased The Palms for $88.8 million in 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ The Palms Shopping Centre : Store Directory
  2. ^ "Palms expands". New Zealand Herald. August 20, 2003. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  3. ^ "NZILA Awards: Landscape Planning Section Citations". April 6, 2004. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
  4. ^ McDonald, Liz (23 November 2021). "New owners take over Christchurch's The Palms shopping mall". Stuff. p. A4. Retrieved 23 November 2021.