Johor Bahru City Square is a shopping centre and office building close to the Johor–Singapore Causeway which borders the two countries in Wong Ah Fook Street, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.[1]
 Johor Bahru City Square Mall in 2011 | |
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| Location | Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia |
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| Coordinates | 1°27′40.3″N 103°45′51.1″E / 1.461194°N 103.764194°E |
| Address | Johor Bahru City Square Shopping Mall 106 - 108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook |
| Opening date | 1999 |
| Owner | Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) |
| No. of stores and services | 300+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | Cathay Cineplex, Popular, Uniqlo, H&M, Sakae Sushi |
| Total retail floor area | 41,800 m2 (450,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 7 (mall area), 3 basements |
| Parking | Yes |
| Website | www |
History
editThe building was opened in 1999.[2] In 2000, the Mega Pavilion Cinema has been upgraded to Cathay Cineplex with new theatres at both level 5 and level 7. In 2005, the Singapore Visitor Centre was launched at the shopping mall. In December 2008, a pedestrian bridge connecting the building to JB Sentral was opened.[3] In mid-2016, Cathey Cineplex was changed to mmCineplexes while the facilities still remain the same.[4]
Architecture
editThe building interior consists of a seven-storey mall with five levels of retail outlet space, including a thirty-six storey office block, which is divided into the lower, middle and upper zones. City Square has three floors of the basement car park. Level 6 has an outdoor garden, a pond and a green wall. The shopping mall total floors spread over an area of 41,800 m2 (450,000 sq ft) and consists of over 300 retailers.
Business
editThe shopping mall includes several anchor tenants and has various clothes, shoes, bags, electronic stores.[5]
The shopping mall receives around 1.5 million visitors monthly.[2] Due in part to its proximity to the Johor-Singapore Causeway, City Square attracts many shoppers from Singapore.
Ownership
editThe mall has a majority ownership by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, who owns more than 70% of City Square's shares. The remaining shares are divided between the Johor Bahru City Council and Iskandar Puteri City Council respectively.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Berita: Kios Pintar KWSP Kini Di Bank RHB Archived 11 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Kumpulan Wang Simpanan Pekerja, retrieved 16 February 2009
- ^ a b "JB City Square a pride of 2 nations".
- ^ "Current_News". 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
- ^ CorporateHistory: 1990 – 2006 : A Dream Come True Archived 4 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Cathay Cineplexes Malaysia, retrieved 16 February 2009
- ^ "Current_News". 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 August 2009.
- ^ Temasek to enter Malaysian property market Eddie Toh, Business Alert/Singapore Business Times, 3 November 2004
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