SM Center Angono

SM Center Angono is a shopping mall owned by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall developer in the Philippines. It is located along Manila East Road, Angono, Rizal. This mall which opened to the public on 14 November 2014[1] is the 50th SM Supermall in the Philippines, the second along Manila East Road after SM City Taytay and third in Rizal Province after SM City Taytay and SM City Masinag. It is also the first SM Center to anchor Savemore Market rather than anchoring the Hypermarket.[4] It was succeeded the following year by another SM Supermall also in Rizal, SM City San Mateo.[5]

SM Center Angono
SM Center Angono logo
LocationManila East Road, San Isidro, Angono, Rizal, Philippines
Coordinates14°31′50″N 121°09′17″E
Opening dateNovember 14, 2014 (2014-11-14)[1]
DeveloperSM Prime Holdings
ManagementSM Prime Holdings
OwnerHenry Sy, Sr.
No. of stores and services140
No. of anchor tenants17
Total retail floor area41,481 m2 (446,500 sq ft)[2]
No. of floors3
Parking332 cars, 42 motorcycles[3]
Public transit accessBus interchange  2  SM City Angono
WebsiteSM Center Angono

This three-story mall has floor area of 41,481 square meters (446,500 sq ft)[2] within a land area of 12,650 square meters (136,200 sq ft).[4]

Planning

SM in building its new mall in Angono is in line to the first class urban municipality's vision of becoming Angonopolis in the future. The mall is expected to kick start this goal of the town's potential role in employment, income and quality of life in it.[4]

Its groundbreaking was held on August 5, 2013 which was expected to hire about 2,000 employees.[4]

Mall features

It has its own rainwater holding tank in which its purpose is to help prevent floods in the community by collecting and holding 1,600 cubic meters (57,000 cu ft) of rainwater.[3][4] Another of its disaster resilient feature is the expansion joints for mitigating earthquake damage.[6]

References
  1. Thursday, 2 October 2014. Countdown to opening. SM Center Angono Facebook Page
  2. "SM opens 50th mall, remains bullish on expansion in the Philippines". SM opens 50th mall, remains bullish on expansion in the Philippines. SM Prime Holdings. Retrieved Friday, 14 November 2014.
  3. The Philippine Star. Thursday, 11 September 2014. "SM Prime signs MOA for drainage system with Angono". SM Prime
  4. Wednesday, 28 August 2013. "SM Center Angono Groundbreaking". Business Mirror Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Cliff Harvey C. Venzon. Sunday, 25 August 2013. "SM To Open Four New Malls". Business World Online
  6. 2013 SM Prime Sustainability Performance Report. p. 15. SM Prime Holdings
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