Grand Central Shopping Centre Explained

Grand Central
Location:Toowoomba, Queensland Australia
Coordinates:-27.5608°N 151.9486°W
Manager:Queensland Investment Corporation
Owner:Queensland Investment Corporation
Number Of Stores:136 (approx)
Number Of Anchors:8
Floor Area:90000m2 (approx)
Parking:4,000 (approx)

Grand Central Shopping Centre is a retail shopping centre in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Investment Corporation, it is the largest shopping centre in the Darling Downs, with the first stage opening in September 1996. A second stage opened in June 1999, and a third in 2017.[1] [2] [3]

It features a Target, Coles, Birch, Carroll & Coyle five-screen cinema, a Kmart, Woolworths, Big W, Myer, Best & Less, and H&M and over 180 specialty stores over two levels. In November 2014, a $500 million redevelopment commenced that doubled the floor area to 90,000 m2 and the number of parking spaces to 4,000.[4] [5] It was completed in early 2017.[6] New anchor tenants include Country Road, Esprit and H&M among others, taking its size to over .

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.grandcentralshopping.com.au/centre-information/about-us History
  2. http://www.qic.com.au/investment-capabilities/global-real-estate/australian-retail-assets/grand-central Grand Central
  3. http://www.e-architect.co.uk/brisbane/grand-central-shopping-centre-in-toowoomba Grand Central Shopping Centre in Toowoomba
  4. http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/toowoombas-500m-shopping-centre-development-starts/2450604/ Toowoomba's $500m retail development starts
  5. http://www.probuild.com.au/news/news/construction-starts-at-grand-central Construction starts at Grand Central
  6. http://www.probuild.com.au/projects/projects/grand-central-shopping-centre Grand Central Shopping Centre