Menlyn Park
History
Menlyn Park Shopping Centre, named after the suburb in which it is located, was originally built in 1979. It was transformed and expanded in 1988 by Bild Architects. Menlyn Park used to be the property of Old Mutual Properties from London, England, but is currently owned by Pareto Limited, a shopping centre investment firm wholly owned by the Public Investment Corporation. Since its inception, Menlyn Park has undergone a number of renovations.
First redesign
In 1998, an American design firm, Development Design Group, designed Menlyn's unique appearance. Menlyn Park had over 300 stores and 37 restaurants as well as a rooftop Drive In Theatre and a Nu Metro cineplex.
Expansion
In 2000, the mall underwent another expansion, increasing the floor space to 118,253m² and the store number to 300.
Modernisation and refurbishment
November 2016 saw the completion of another major expansion, which increased the floor area to approximately 177,000m² with 500 shops in total. The R2,5-billion, two-year phased refurbishment has converted the site to become the regional shopping centre in Tshwane. BILD Architects and Terra Ether Architects designed the new structure while Concor Construction executed the works.
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The new building attained a 4-star Green Star Retail Design rating by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) for the efforts to develop the first building phase of the redevelopment along environmentally friendly design and construction principles
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