Yashano Mall is a 4-storey shopping mall in Legazpi, Albay. It houses at least 30 stalls, with 8,000 m2 (86,000 sq ft),[1] and was the first commercial mall in the city to have a LED wall used for commercial advertising.[2]
 Facade of Yashano Mall | |
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| Location | Bitano, Legazpi, Albay Philippines |
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| Coordinates | 13°08′45″N 123°44′46″E / 13.1459531°N 123.7460629°E |
| Opening date | November 27, 2015 |
| Developer | HONG Enterprises |
| Total retail floor area | 32,000 m2 (340,000 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 4 |
| Website | www |
History
editYashano Mall was opened on November 27, 2015 with Gerald Anderson as the mall's first celebrity guest.[3] It is one of HONG Enterprises' biggest investment along with Gregorian Mall which follows to open a year after.[4] Its one of two mall openings in Legazpi along with Ayala Mall Legazpi - Liberty City Center (a business venture of LCC Malls and Ayala Land)[5][6][7]
HONG Enterprises is a Taiwanese family business which is based in Legazpi, Albay. They are also the operators of HONG Enterprises Stores and the 101 Mall which has several branches across Albay. Their stores offers cheap Taiwanese and Filipino products. Currently, the enterprise is owned by Jucan Hong.[1][8]
However, at the middle of its construction in February 2015, Yashano Mall came to a controversy when the shopping mall was allegedly constructed without appropriate building permit. It was first noted when required billboard that should indicate the building permit number and Environmental Clearance Certificate (ECC) which is granted through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the City Engineering Office was conspicuously absent at the construction site.
The allegations was exposed by Legazpi Councilor Rolly Rosal who lambasted the city engineering office for allowing its construction for almost a half a year now in violation and total disregard of certain provisions of the Building Code of the Philippines. Rosal who is the City Council's Committee on Public Works and Utilities noted that construction workers in the site are seen to be not wearing the required protective gears such as helmet.[1]
Despite controversies, the mall continues to finalize the structure up until it opened in November.
The mall opened some Legazpi's first. One of which was the Figaro Coffee, a Filipino chain of coffee shop that started in Metro Manila. Then the Bacolod's Chicken Deli opened in June 2016.[9]
On its first anniversary, Yashano Mall's Facebook page revealed to open its hotel business "Lotus Blu Hotel" which is located inside the mall complex.[10][11]
Milestones and developments
edit- November 2015 marks the grand opening with Gerald Anderson as their celebrity guest. It also unveiled their LED Wall which is Legazpi City's first.
- In July 2016, Yashano Mall offered a free jeepney ride within downtown to their mall premises.
- In November 2016 marked their first anniversary with the unveiling of "Lotus Blu Hotel" and the development at its second floor to have its own food court of food retail stores.
- Yashano Malls Lapit
References
edit- ^ a b c "Legazpi mall has no building permit? | Bicol Mail". www.bicolmail.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Noel Addison Agnote - Photo of Yashano Mall's LED Wall". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Hi guys ito po si gerald anderson at sa nov 27 by Yashano Mall". metavideos.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Robinsons eyes establishment of giant mall in Legazpi | LEGAZPI CITY". legazpi.gov.ph. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Young trader sees entry of Ayala Group in Legazpi mall business as both boon, bane". Philippines Today. 2015-07-29. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "3,000 JOBS AVAILABLE: Ayala Mall opens in Legazpi in Dec. | Bicol Mail". www.bicolmail.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ Arguelles, Mar S. "P1.6-B mall venture to spur competition in Legazpi City". newsinfo.inquirer.net. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "SM, Robinsons mall rivalry moves to Albay • The Market Monitor". marketmonitor.com.ph. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Branches - chickendelibacolod.com". chickendelibacolod.com. Retrieved 2016-11-16.
- ^ "Yashano Mall - Unveiling of Lotus Blu Hotel". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Lotus Blu Hotel website".