Willows Shopping Centre

Willows Shopping Centre
Location Kirwan, Queensland, Australia
Management Dexus Property Group[1]
Owner Dexus Property Group
No. of stores and services 130
No. of anchor tenants 6
Total retail floor area 38,000m2
No. of floors 2 (1 retail, 1 Rooftop Carpark)
Parking 1,700 Bays (approx)
Website www.willowsshoppingcentre.com.au

Willows Shopping Centre is a sub-regional shopping centre, located in Kirwan, a suburb of Townsville, Queensland. It is one of Townsville's largest shopping centers with a total of 130 retail stores. Willows Shopping Centre also hosts Northern Australia's largest Big W Department Store at 8,500 square metres as well a revamped Target department store with new feature facades and ceramic and wooden floor tiles inside the store.

History and development

The centre was originally opened in 1985 and contained Woolworths, Franklins and approximately 70 shops. In 1994, Coles and Target opened at the present sites. Soon after, Franklins closed and moved across the road and the space was converted to Crazy Clarks. In a 2009 expansion this area was used to create space for the mall heading towards Big W and Best & Less.

The centre was purchased by DB RREEF (which has since rebranded to Dexus Property Group) in 2006 for approximately A$100 million (2006).[2]

Expansion

Construction of the expansion in late 2008
Construction of the expansion in September 2009
Construction of the expansion in September 2009
Construction of the expansion in September 2009

Dexus Property Group has gained approval to expand the retail floorspace up to four times which includes a cinema and commercial space as part of a 20-year master plan with floor space of up to 82,500 square metres.

Stage 1

Construction of the expansion commenced in August 2008 and opened 30 October 2009. The expansion included an 8,500 square metres Big W store, two mini majors, about 50 new specialty stores, 600 additional car parks and upgrades to amenities including new outdoor areas.

Transport

The centre is serviced by public transportation run by Sunbus Townsville.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leasing - Willows Shoppingtown". Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Townsville appeals to Deutsche fund". Inside Retailing. 2006-10-23. p. 9.

Coordinates: 19°18′55″S 146°43′36″E / 19.31528°S 146.72667°E / -19.31528; 146.72667

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