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SM City Santa Rosa

SM City Santa Rosa is a large shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is located along Old National Highway (Manila South Road), Barangay Tagapo, Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. Opened in 2006, it is the first SM Supermall in the province of Laguna.

SM City Santa Rosa
SM City Santa Rosa logo
The facade of SM City Santa Rosa
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LocationOld National Highway, Brgy. Tagapo, Santa Rosa, Laguna
Coordinates14°18′46″N 121°5′55″E / 14.31278°N 121.09861°E / 14.31278; 121.09861
Opening dateMain Mall: February 17, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-02-17)
Expansion Wing: June 24, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-06-24)
DeveloperSM Prime Holdings
ManagementSM Prime Holdings
ArchitectExpansion Wing: ASYA Design[1]
No. of stores and services350+
Total retail floor area210,000 m2 (2,300,000 sq ft)[2]
No. of floors
  • Mall: 2
  • The Core: 8
Parking3,351[3]
Public transit accessSRIT
Future:  NSCR  Santa Rosa
WebsiteSM City Santa Rosa

Physical details

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Interior of the main mall building

Opened on February 17, 2006, SM City Santa Rosa has a land area of 17 hectares (42 acres) and a total gross floor area of an estimated 170,000 square meters (1,800,000 sq ft). It is located at Manila South Road (also known as the Old National Highway or National Highway) corner Biñan–Santa Rosa Access Road in Barangay Tagapo, Santa Rosa, Laguna. It features more than 350 shops and various dining establishments. Anchors for SM City Santa Rosa are SM Supermarket, The SM Store, Ace Hardware, SM Appliance Center and a food court. The mall also includes retail anchors such as Uniqlo and Miniso, along with four digital cinemas on the second floor and a central garden known as The Rainforest.[4]

The Cyberzone was opened in October 2012 at the former area of The Event Center.[5]

Expansion Wing

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Interior of the Expansion Wing
 
The LED staircase is the main feature of the Expansion Wing

SM City Santa Rosa's Expansion Wing is a 51,000 m2 (550,000 sq ft) expansion building that added up to the mall complex's area, totaling to 137,463 m2 (1,479,640 sq ft). It opened on June 24, 2022.[6][7] Highlighted by a prominent LED staircase, it features an ice skating rink by SM Storyland and branches of H&M and Decathlon on the ground floor,[8][9] along with an SM Game Park branch on the second floor.[10]

Built atop the expansion wing is SM Supermalls' largest solar panel system. It comprises 5,772 panels at 3.088 MWp capacity and an annual solar energy production of up to 4.292 GWh, providing 15% of the mall's power.[11]

Mall complex developments

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Currently undergoing expansion, the SM City Santa Rosa mall complex is one of integrated mixed-used developments known as SM Estates or SM Lifestyle Cities.[12]

The Core

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The Core is a three-tower BPO office building with a leasable area of approximately 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft), of which majority is allotted solely to BPO companies.[13] Each tower has four storeys. One tower is complete, while two other towers are currently under construction.[14] It also contains a four-level parking space and is interconnected to the mall via a footbridge with the Expansion Wing.

iQor, a global managed services provider, celebrated the opening of its new center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 27, 2018.[15]

SMDC Park Residences

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The Park Residences at SM City Santa Rosa has a 14-tower, mid-rise residential condominium project with a total of 1,864 residential units and is located at the back of the mall. It also features an expansive central park that is inspired by New York City's Central Park.[16][17][18]

Transportation

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Transport terminal
Further information: Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal

The mall also features a Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal located at the former south parking area of the mall. It is the second of three planned provincial intermodal terminals for the south of Manila under a public-private partnership arrangement and opened on March 26, 2019.

Additionally, the mall is served by its transport terminal, which is also plied by tricycles. Jeepneys and mini-buses plying the Manila South Road route, as well as the city's free shuttles,[19] also stop in front of the mall.

The future Santa Rosa station of the North–South Commuter Railway will be located adjacent to the mall complex, just across the Manila South Road.[20]

Incidents

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  • February 3, 2015: A shootout occurred at one of the mall's entrances when a 16-year-old male suspect, carrying a bladed weapon, attempted to enter but was denied access. The suspect seized a handgun, fatally shooting a passing policeman before being shot dead by other policemen.[21]
  • March 5, 2023: About 20 mallgoers were injured when an upward escalator inside the main mall building malfunctioned and reversed around 5:00 p.m. PHT.[22][23][24]
  • August 3, 2023: Two subcontractor workers were found dead at the mall's septic tank on its driveway. According to a police investigation, it was possible that the two suffocated while cleaning the septic tank.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SM Sta. Rosa Expansion". ASYA Design. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  2. ^ "Creating Value at All Times" (PDF). SM Prime.
  3. ^ https://smprime.com/sites/default/files/investor_relations/SEC%2017-A-2019_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ BMPlus (March 22, 2022). "Experience nature at The Rainforest of SM City Santa Rosa". BusinessMirror. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "SM Cyberzone Santa Rosa Laguna Launch". Wazzup Pilipinas.
  6. ^ "SM Prime set to launch 10 malls in 2 years". Manila Standard. May 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "SM Prime allots P80b, to launch three new malls". Manila Standard. March 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Anoc, Aimee (May 29, 2023). "'Hearts On Ice' actors, dinagsa ng fans ang mall tour sa Santa Rosa, Laguna". GMA Network (in Filipino). Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  9. ^ Manila Standard Sports (October 21, 2023). "Global sports brand Decathlon opens store at SM Sta. Rosa in Laguna". Manila Standard. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  10. ^ "SM Game Park Santa Rosa opens today!". Facebook. April 19, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "SM Supermalls unveils its largest solar panel system, scales up sustainability in Santa Rosa, Laguna". Philstar.com. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  12. ^ "SM Prime Holdings, Inc. Investor Kit 2022" (PDF). SM Prime. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "SM Prime Cashes in on Santa Rosa as the next BPO hub of the South". Tempo. 15 November 2016.
  14. ^ "The Core". SM Offices.
  15. ^ "Homepage".
  16. ^ "Nature, accessibility and convenience: Perks of living in SMDC Park Residences". Philippine Star.
  17. ^ Remo, Amy (November 16, 2018). "SMDC Park Residences presents vibrant lifestyle by the mall". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  18. ^ "Park Residences". SMDC.
  19. ^ Banzon, Sharleen (December 12, 2023). "Quick guide: Here's how to book a ride on Toyota's 'libreng sakay' shuttles". TopGear Philippines. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  20. ^ "Map". North South Commuter Railway Project (in Tagalog). Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  21. ^ Locsin, Joel (February 4, 2015). "Cop, 'troubled' teen killed in Laguna mall shooting". GMA News.
  22. ^ "Escalator sa isang mall sa Laguna nagkaaberya; 20 sugatan" (in Filipino). ABS-CBN News. March 7, 2023.
  23. ^ Gabinete, Jojo (March 6, 2023). "Escalator incident sa SM City Santa Rosa, nagdulot ng trauma sa ilang biktima" (in Filipino). PEP.ph. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
  24. ^ ABS-CBN News [@ABSCBNNews] (March 8, 2023). "UPDATE: The escalator, which malfunctioned last Sunday at a mall in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, is being repaired" (Tweet). Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "2 bangkay, natagpuan sa septic tank ng isang mall sa Laguna" (in Filipino). GMA Integrated News. August 7, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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Preceded by
SM City Molino
 23rd SM Supermall
2006 		Succeeded by
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