Centre Place Explained

Centre Place
Coordinates:	-37.7861°N 175.2802°W
Owner:	Kiwi Property^[1]
Number Of Stores:	100
Floor Area:	26000m2
Floors:	2

Centre Place Shopping Centre is a shopping mall in Hamilton, New Zealand. It is located in the suburb of Hamilton Central. Centre Place is one of the city's three major malls along with Te Awa at The Base and Chartwell Shopping Centre.

A scheme for the former Hamilton Central station site was promoted in 1969,^[2] though the site was still an undeveloped car park in 1981.^[3] Development started in 1984 and Centreplace opened in 1985.^{[4] [5]} In October 2013, an extension of Centre Place replaced the former Downtown Plaza. With the expansion, the centre has a total retail floor space of approximately, with an anchor tenant of Farmers .^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.centreplace.co.nz/about About us
2. Web site: 24 May 1969 . Press . 2022-07-26 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
3. Web site: 3 Feb 1981 . Retrolens Survey SN5857, Run A, Photo 5 .
4. Book: New Frontiers of Space, Bodies and Gender . 2002-01-04 . Routledge . 978-1-134-73280-7 . en.
5. Web site: Centreplace Heart of the City . 2022-07-26 . Hamilton Libraries Heritage Collection Online . en.
6. http://www.centreplace.co.nz/leasing_opportunities Retail Leasing
7. Garnder, Chris (18 October 2013). Centre Place, the centre of attention, Waikato Times
8. Fox, Andrea & Christ Gardner (17 October 2013). Queues from 4am as Centre Place revamp opens, Waikato Times
9. Fox, Andrea (17 November 2011). $40m facelift for shopping plaza, Waikato Times