Johor Bahru City Square Explained

Johor Bahru City Square
Location:Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
Address:Johor Bahru City Square Shopping Mall 106 - 108 Jalan Wong Ah Fook
Opening Date:1999
Floor Area:41800sqm
Owner:Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC)
Number Of Stores:300+
Number Of Anchors:Cathay Cineplex, Popular, Uniqlo, H&M, Sakae Sushi
Parking:Yes
Floors:7 (mall area), 3 basements
Mapframe-Zoom:16

Johor Bahru City Square is a shopping centre and office building close to the Johor–Singapore Causeway which borders the two countries in Wong Ah Fook Street, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.[1]

History

The building was opened in 1999.[2] In 2000, the Mega Pavilion Cinema has been upgraded to Cathay Cineplex with new theatres at both level 5 and level 7. In 2005, the Singapore Visitor Centre was launched at the shopping mall. In December 2008, a pedestrian bridge connecting the building to JB Sentral was opened.[3] In mid-2016, Cathey Cineplex was changed to mmCineplexes while the facilities still remain the same.[4]

Architecture

The building interior consists of a seven-storey mall with five levels of retail outlet space, including a thirty-six storey office block, which is divided into the lower, middle and upper zones. City Square has three floors of the basement car park. Level 6 has an outdoor garden, a pond and a green wall. The shopping mall total floors spread over an area of 41800sqm and consists of over 300 retailers.

Business

The shopping mall includes several anchor tenants and has various clothes, shoes, bags, electronic stores.[5]

The shopping mall receives around 1.5 million visitors monthly.[2] Due in part to its proximity to the Johor-Singapore Causeway, City Square attracts many shoppers from Singapore.

Ownership

The mall has a majority ownership by the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), a Singaporean sovereign wealth fund, who owns more than 70% of City Square's shares. The remaining shares are divided between the Johor Bahru City Council and Iskandar Puteri City Council respectively.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.kwsp.gov.my/index.php?ch=p2news&pg=bm_p2news_highlights&ac=2120&tpt=32en Berita: Kios Pintar KWSP Kini Di Bank RHB
  2. Web site: JB City Square a pride of 2 nations.
  3. Web site: Current_News. https://archive.today/20090812053824/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/JohorBuzz/Friday/Stories/2424866/Article/printarticle. dead. 12 August 2009. 12 August 2009.
  4. http://www.cathayholdings.com.my/about/corporate_milestones4.html CorporateHistory: 1990 – 2006 : A Dream Come True
  5. Web site: Current_News. https://archive.today/20090812053837/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/JohorBuzz/Tuesday/Stories/2420836/Article/index_html. dead. 12 August 2009. 12 August 2009.
  6. http://www.propertynetasia.com.my/news/shownews.asp?newsid=350 Temasek to enter Malaysian property market