SM City San Lazaro

[talipandas9]

SM Supermalls, the leading mall developer in the country, opens its 20th SM Supermall -- the SM City San Lazaro on July 15. Located at the site of the former San Lazaro Hippodrome (before it transferred to its present site in Carmona, Cavite), SM City San Lazaro occupies 40,000 square meters with a total floor area of 177,000 square meters spread out to three upper floors and a lower ground floor. This is the first SM supermall to be opened this year. Other malls to be opened include those in Valenzuela, Molino (Bacoor, Cavite) and the much-awaited Mall of Asia at the Reclamation Center in Baclaran.

SM City San Lazaro is located along Felix Huertas cor A.H. Lacson St. in Sta. Cruz, Manila. If you're coming from the LRT1, board off at Tayuman. Walk along Tayuman street in the direction heading EAST. You know you're heading EAST coming from the Tayuman LRT station if you'll pass by Espiritu Santo Church, Chowking, Oroquieta St., Catholic Trade and other religious articles stores, Metrobank, then Felix Huertas St. where you will see the new SM City. If you're coming from the LRT1 and you walked towards the direction of Jollibee and BPI, you're heading toward the wrong direction.

Private cars can take the Rizal Avenue route and turn right at Tayuman or Yuseco St. (formerly Tayabas St.) if you're coming from Sta. Cruz, and CM Recto. Turn left at Yuseco or S. Herrera Sts. (these are the 2 streets before you reach Tayuman) if you're coming from Blumentritt, Grace Park, and Monumento. You can't turn left at Tayuman St.

Other jeepneys going to SM City San Lazaro include those plying the Tayuman-Pritil route which starts at SM City all the way up to Pure Gold at the corner of Tayuman and Juan Luna Sts. in Tondo. There's also the Tayuman-Lardizabal jeepneys (which should be very familiar to UST students) since it passes through A.H. Lacson St. (formerly A. Mendoza and Gov. Forbes St.).

SM City San Lazaro has the usual tenant mix of SM Dept. Store, SM Supermart, Ace Hardware, National Bookstore, Bench, Pizza Hut, Jollibee, and more. There are 6 movie theaters. Too bad there's no bowling alley or skating rink here. There are over 1000 parking slots available in the covered parking building.

See you all here soon. Stopover ko 'to!

PS. I'm not working for SM but I'd like to promote this mall. Finally and I still can't believe it that an SM mall is almost a next door neighbor to my home.

[speeka]

excited na ren ako sa opening nito..heheheh. coz im from ust.ang lapit eh! at least hindi na sm manila ang pupuntahan hehe!

[pugante]

malapit lang ako dito weh

st jude manila dimasalang lang ako

EB nalang tau ** sa mall na to nyahahaha

[Cookie_Mobster]

nakakatakot.. andaming riot boys sa lugar na yan eh.. magiging tambayan yan ng mga mandu at magna

[CheekyGurl]

Cookie Monster: oo nga yan din sabi ng friend ko who lives near the area..balak daw abangan nina MANDU at MAgna ang mga shoppers

[jookeulae]

hindi pa fully operational eh. punta na lang ako dito after mga 2-3 weeks.

[talipandas9]

Whew, I've been there yesterday afternoon. Grabe - the crowd is unbelievable. Feeling ko - para bang ngayon lang nagkaroon ng SM sa Manila sa dami ng tao (3-6 pm). Almost all the food establishments had full standing room crowds waiting to be seated. Nina's concert was well attended.

I was surprised to find a Go Nuts Donuts store here - right near the main entrance. Beside it is a Starbucks store still under construction. Look at the full page ad of SM City San Lazaro in today's issue of the Philippine Star to find out the other establishments that have located here as well.

Cookie_Mobster As a long time resident of the area, I think it's quite unfair to judge the place around the vicinity of SM City San Lazaro to be full of Mandus and Magnas. My gosh - with the economic hardship we are experiencing right now under the Arroyo administration, YOU can find undesirbable elements of our society EVERYWHERE. Alin, baka hindi mo alam kahit sa Megamall or sa Greenbelt may mga muggers din diyan. I'll never forget the sad incident that happened to a good friend who was mugged while waiting for a taxi right in front of the Megastrip of Megamall. Even another friend was mugged while hailing a cab right in front of Greenbelt. Now, just because the houses near the vicinity of SM San Lazaro may not be pleasing to your discriminating tastes, I think it's unfair to judge the people of Sta. Cruz as such. That is definitely uncalled for. *peace*

[shox920]

^^^

oo nga naman, kahit sa Glorietta may snatcher.....


Anyway, parang nung nag open din yung SM City Sta Mesa (formerly centerpoint) nung 1990... grabe dami din tao and feeling ko parang hindi bagay magkaroon ng SM sa lugar na yon that time

[slasherette_19]

excited na ren ako sa opening nito..heheheh. coz im from ust.ang lapit eh! at least hindi na sm manila ang pupuntahan hehe!

hey there i'm also a thomasian..mukhang dyan na magiging bagong tambayan ng thomasians..ang lapit eh! you're right di na sa sm manila at di na din sa rob ermita..:D

anyway..balita ko nung opening daw libre manood sa sinehan..super dami nga daw tao nung opening..sana makapunta din ako since malapit lang din sa bahay namin.:)

[Krakista]

Mawawala ang mga tao sa Promenade Rizal ni Lito Aitenza. :lol:

Walang katotohanan na magpapalit ng pangalan ang BAYO at gawing KA-BAYO ang branch nila sa SM San Lazaro. :D

Matutuloy pa ba yung SM City Jail? :lol:

[mintymalone]

bukas na ba yung Booksale don?

[angel02]

I was here yesterday and had dinner at Congo Grille...Parokya ni Edgar was there! Nagpapicture pa cousin ko with Chito! :)

Anyway, sobrang bagal ng service ng Congo Grille. I hope dahil kaka-open pa lang and nde pa sanay sa dami ng tao. Hopefully they'll improve na next time.

So far, mukhang okay naman yung mall! :)

[cybermyx]

hello there!

napuntahan ko ito last Friday - July 15, 2005 (opening day!). ang daming tao! kumain ako sa Chowking, medyo mabagal ang service nila due to their opening day. nag-concert ang Freestyle (11 am) and Nina (5 pm). dito ako tumambay buong Friday maghapon! buti na lang nagamit ko ang compensatory day off ko. hehehehe!
ito na ang magiging tambayan ko for weekends! during weekdays sa SM North EDSA ako tumatambay after office hours.

lagi ko itong nadadaanan maski noong ginagawa pa ito. balita ko magiging San Lazaro Commercial Center and dating karerahan. Hati kasi sila ng Ayala Corp.

mintymalone: bukas na ang Booksale sa SM San Lazaro. located siya sa Lower Ground Floor.

ok ang tagline ng SM San Lazaro. Stopover ko 'to! talagang mapapa stopover ka sa SM hanggang sa magiging tambayan mo na.

sana meet tayo one of these days sa SM San Lazaro. :)


Fast facts on SM San Lazaro.

SM City San Lazaro

Opening Date: July 2005
Land Area: 4 hectares
Gross Floor Area: 179,000 square meters
Address: Felix Huertas Street corner A.H. Lacson Extension, Sta. Cruz, Manila


http://www.smprime.com.ph/uploads/images/san%20lazaro.jpg


Reference: http://www.smprime.com.ph/supermalls_.php?id=20

[Cookie_Mobster]

>> im sorry kung na-offend kita.. 2x na kasi nanakawan mga kaibigan ko dun.. :)

--

[caryatid_kitten]

Ah! A planner's and conservationists' nightmare(or should i say challenge?) -- AN SM MALL! I can just imagine the traffic and inconvenience that mall is gonna cause to alot of the residents of the surrounding areas :P LOL Anyway, maybe it's just me. :rotflmao:

[VISION_OF_LOVE]

Whew, I've been there yesterday afternoon. Grabe - the crowd is unbelievable. Feeling ko - para bang ngayon lang nagkaroon ng SM sa Manila sa dami ng tao (3-6 pm). Almost all the food establishments had full standing room crowds waiting to be seated. Nina's concert was well attended.

I was surprised to find a Go Nuts Donuts store here - right near the main entrance. Beside it is a Starbucks store still under construction. Look at the full page ad of SM City San Lazaro in today's issue of the Philippine Star to find out the other establishments that have located here as well.

Cookie_Mobster As a long time resident of the area, I think it's quite unfair to judge the place around the vicinity of SM City San Lazaro to be full of Mandus and Magnas. My gosh - with the economic hardship we are experiencing right now under the Arroyo administration, YOU can find undesirbable elements of our society EVERYWHERE. Alin, baka hindi mo alam kahit sa Megamall or sa Greenbelt may mga muggers din diyan. I'll never forget the sad incident that happened to a good friend who was mugged while waiting for a taxi right in front of the Megastrip of Megamall. Even another friend was mugged while hailing a cab right in front of Greenbelt. Now, just because the houses near the vicinity of SM San Lazaro may not be pleasing to your discriminating tastes, I think it's unfair to judge the people of Sta. Cruz as such. That is definitely uncalled for. *peace*


good point BUT i disagree with the Arroyo administration slant.unfair din sa admin simply because di lang naman sya ang nagsimula ng lahat but a cumulative effect of all those presidents.

anyway to all,pano magpunta jan sa sm san lazaro if coming from Mendiola.all i know kasi of manila is mendiola as i study there.thanks in advance.

[VISION_OF_LOVE]

hello there!

napuntahan ko ito last Friday - July 15, 2005 (opening day!). ang daming tao! kumain ako sa Chowking, medyo mabagal ang service nila due to their opening day. nag-concert ang Freestyle (11 am) and Nina (5 pm). dito ako tumambay buong Friday maghapon! buti na lang nagamit ko ang compensatory day off ko. hehehehe!
ito na ang magiging tambayan ko for weekends! during weekdays sa SM North EDSA ako tumatambay after office hours.

lagi ko itong nadadaanan maski noong ginagawa pa ito. balita ko magiging San Lazaro Commercial Center and dating karerahan. Hati kasi sila ng Ayala Corp.

mintymalone: bukas na ang Booksale sa SM San Lazaro. located siya sa Lower Ground Floor.

ok ang tagline ng SM San Lazaro. Stopover ko 'to! talagang mapapa stopover ka sa SM hanggang sa magiging tambayan mo na.

sana meet tayo one of these days sa SM San Lazaro. :)


Fast facts on SM San Lazaro.

SM City San Lazaro

Opening Date: July 2005
Land Area: 4 hectares
Gross Floor Area: 179,000 square meters
Address: Felix Huertas Street corner A.H. Lacson Extension, Sta. Cruz, Manila


http://www.smprime.com.ph/uploads/images/san%20lazaro.jpg


Reference: http://www.smprime.com.ph/supermalls_.php?id=20



ganda ng mall at ang laki.comparable ba sya in terms of size sa mega?how about mga shops dito,medyo high end ba or what?

[Faustina]

Whew, I've been there yesterday afternoon. Grabe - the crowd is unbelievable. Feeling ko - para bang ngayon lang nagkaroon ng SM sa Manila sa dami ng tao (3-6 pm). Almost all the food establishments had full standing room crowds waiting to be seated. Nina's concert was well attended.

I was surprised to find a Go Nuts Donuts store here - right near the main entrance. Beside it is a Starbucks store still under construction. Look at the full page ad of SM City San Lazaro in today's issue of the Philippine Star to find out the other establishments that have located here as well.

Cookie_Mobster As a long time resident of the area, I think it's quite unfair to judge the place around the vicinity of SM City San Lazaro to be full of Mandus and Magnas. My gosh - with the economic hardship we are experiencing right now under the Arroyo administration, YOU can find undesirbable elements of our society EVERYWHERE. Alin, baka hindi mo alam kahit sa Megamall or sa Greenbelt may mga muggers din diyan. I'll never forget the sad incident that happened to a good friend who was mugged while waiting for a taxi right in front of the Megastrip of Megamall. Even another friend was mugged while hailing a cab right in front of Greenbelt. Now, just because the houses near the vicinity of SM San Lazaro may not be pleasing to your discriminating tastes, I think it's unfair to judge the people of Sta. Cruz as such. That is definitely uncalled for. *peace*

I totally agree. I've spent my lifetime in this area and its unfair to say na all the Magnas and Mandus are here.

*peace*

[vogriphach]

The size is not that large. Just 3 floors of stores plus the underground floor with the fastfood area and smaller stores.

But it certainly is larger than SM Centerpoint or SM Manila in terms of floor area.

[vogriphach]

Some stores and restos in SM San Lazaro:

Marithe Francois Girbaus
National Bookstore
Filbars
Guess
Datablitz
Arrow
Watson's
Collezione
Pizza Hut
Red Ribbon
Super Bowl of China
Congo Grille
Hush Puppies
Hang Ten
Penshoppe
Oxygen
The Body Shop

[talipandas9]

^^Cookie_mobster Kindly accept my apology for my uncontrolled temper in my last post in reaction to your previous post. Admittedly, I was really hurt by the tag regarding the environment surrounding the area.

vogriphach Yeah, SM San Lazaro is not that large - not even as large as Building A OR B of Megamall but it is indeed larger than SM Manila. I read in a previous press release that SM San Lazaro is as big as SM Cebu.

Faustina Thanks for concurring. Sta. Cruz may not be an Ayala Alabang or a Valle Verde but I think there are real, honest, and peace loving people who live here as well.

VISION_OF_LOVE Oops.. sorry for the political slant. I guess my belief regarding the issues hounding every Filipino these days "suddenly" showed up without thinking that it might offend others. But, I still stand by my opinion - I'm pro-resignation (asap please!) but I respect your opinion on this issue.

caryatid_kitten Traffic is indeed a nightmare now along Felix Huertas st. The once peaceful street most of the day has been a source of gridlocks from time to time throughout the day. I won't be surprised if suddenly an overpass would spring up along Felix Huertas St. to accomodate pedestrians crossing Felix Huertas to reach SM. Who would have thought that an overpass would be necessary here someday? :confused:

Sunday was still way crowded at SM San Lazaro. While going down on the escalator from Level 3, you could see the sea of humanity in all the floors up to the lower ground level. Grabe - SM scored a big hit with this mall.

I'm just surprised though: why hasn't Super Bench opened yet in time for the mall's opening? Where in the world are Delifrance and French Baker - 2 SM mall staple tenants who are conspicuously absent in this mall? I saw in their recent ad that Max's and Yellow Cab are tenants here as well but where are they? Why is Smart not present here while Globe has a forthcoming store here?

[talipandas9]

An added thought: with the enormous crowds during the weekend, I wonder what will be the situation when SM San Lazaro holds its first 3 day mallwide sale? What more when Christmas shopping season finally comes? Geez...

Most of the restaurants get crowded easily because their stall spaces are quite small compared to restaurants in other SM malls or even non-SM malls? Chowking, Jollibee, etc. have very small spaces.

[thirdeye]

I went there on Sunday and it was really crowded. I mean, it's so crowded that I didn't bother to check out the 2nd and 3rd level. I just went home. This morning 11am, when I went there, the crowd have died down. Actually, there were barely any people walking around, just college kids eating in fastfood joints.

One good thing about this place though, they have the nearest gonuts branch around, and it's near the entrance.

[cybermyx]

matrapik na nga sa SM San Lazaro. nilalakad ko na nga lang papunta dyan from Blumentritt. buti na lang may Gonuts Donuts and other fastfood chains na pwede mong pagpahingahan while eating.

6 lang ang sinehan dito! yun nga lang may kamahalan nang konti dahil state of the art ang mga facilities ng sinehan ng SM San Lazaro.

maraming tao sa SM San Lazaro especially weekends! buong floor areas ... matao. pati sa supermarket area mahaba ang pila sa bayaran. paano na kaya kung mag 3 day sale pa sila?!

yun mga ibang shops like Max's, Kenny Rogers and others ay sa August 15 pa magbubukas while other shops ay by the end of July pa magbubukas.

pansin ko walang Delifrance, French Baker, Figaro, etc. sa SM San Lazaro. di ko lang alam kung bakit. buti na lang may Starbucks na!


off topic: SM 3 day sale sa SM North EDSA on July 29, 30 and 31.

:)

[pugante]

[B]kakatakot tlaga sa sampaloc kaya kahit malapit lang ako dun bhira lang ako ppunta

btw bat po pala and2 ang thread na yan sa fashion and lifestyle?!

[«FickleMinded»]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v358/fickleminded/Mood%20Icon/friendhipbear_1.gif--I can't imagine the traffic,when I was working at Paco,Mla.,jan madalas ang short cut ng mga jeep kapag sobrang traffic sa blumentritt,ngayon saan pa sila sho-short cut kung super traffic na rin jan.Ang dami ng SM sa Manila City.

[pugante]

buti na lang ako walking distance pero hnd pa ako nakakapunta

balita ko maganda daw andun ang isang kakilala ko

[speeka]

nakapunta nako. okay naman. kaya lang yun nga, dami pang vacants.

[talipandas9]

matrapik na nga sa SM San Lazaro. nilalakad ko na nga lang papunta dyan from Blumentritt. buti na lang may Gonuts Donuts and other fastfood chains na pwede mong pagpahingahan while eating.

6 lang ang sinehan dito! yun nga lang may kamahalan nang konti dahil state of the art ang mga facilities ng sinehan ng SM San Lazaro.

maraming tao sa SM San Lazaro especially weekends! buong floor areas ... matao. pati sa supermarket area mahaba ang pila sa bayaran. paano na kaya kung mag 3 day sale pa sila?!

yun mga ibang shops like Max's, Kenny Rogers and others ay sa August 15 pa magbubukas while other shops ay by the end of July pa magbubukas.

pansin ko walang Delifrance, French Baker, Figaro, etc. sa SM San Lazaro. di ko lang alam kung bakit. buti na lang may Starbucks na!


off topic: SM 3 day sale sa SM North EDSA on July 29, 30 and 31.

:)

I share the same question on the absence of Delifrance and French Baker in SM San Lazaro to think that almost all SMs have them as regular tenants. What gives?

Regarding your off topic, gosh, start na ng SM 3-day mallwide sale cycle. I noticed that it usuall starts with SM North EDSA (the first and original SM supermall opened in 1985) and ends at Megamall on the weekend before All Saints Day. Favorite ko pa naman ang North EDSA kahit na I have to take an LRT ride to Monumento and then a bus ride to North EDSA but I think I have to pass up on this one kasi kapitbahay na nga yung San Lazaro. Sayang nga lang - walang Esprit, Marks and Spencer, Nokia store, and others doon sa San Lazaro.

I wonder when will SM San Lazaro have its 3 day mallwide sale? For sure, super chaotic ang traffic but at least this time, I don't have to worry about finding a ride home.

[[-c-h-a-]]

I graduated from UST and all I can say is, I'm so thankful ntapos to after I graduated!

You wouldn't believe the traffic!! Ang dami daming tao! Kahit malapit siguro ako dito, di pa rin ako ppunta xe sobrang dami ng tao... di ko kinaya... :(

[speeka]

twice nako nakapunta pero hindi naman sobrang dami ng tao..tsaka hindi ren ganun katraffic.siguro kasi weekdays lang.

[Cookie_Mobster]

hmm.. nagpunta ko nung isang araw.. maluwag naman at walang tao.. talipandas9 >> haha.. resident rin kaya ako ng sta. cruz area.. :lol:

[talipandas9]

hmm.. nagpunta ko nung isang araw.. maluwag naman at walang tao.. talipandas9 >> haha.. resident rin kaya ako ng sta. cruz area.. :lol:


Hahahahaha ka rin :rotflmao: Obviously, the opening day excitement and curiosity has died down already but it doesn't mean that SM doesn't have any customers on lean days (weekdays). Weekends are still crowded and I could imagine already the crowd that will go during its first ever 3-day mallwide sale.

[jiggybabymiggz]

I am just a few blocks away from this place. Parang nakakasawa na sya though marami pa stores na hindi nagbubukas. Though one cool thing that I like here is that there is a videoke place wherein you'll just rent the rooms. Not as so-si as red box but at least you can bring food and drinks inside.

[b♥♥m]

one sunday afternoon, a week after it was officially opened, my family and i got the chance to pass by along tayuman...


we were wondering where all these people are going... as in HORDEs of people...as in para may prusisyon...


my family quirked, "andaming tao!"....

so i guess hindi na kami dadaan ulit sa tayuman.... nevertheless hindi rin namin mapupuntahan ang super crowded mall....

[cyberpunk]

stopover ko rin ito...me sakayan na kasi papunta samin...hay december na, ang dami pa ring saradong stalls dito...kainip...

sana nga lumaki pa ito...gawin na talagang commercial...ang saya-saya kasi me watson's saka booksale hehe...

as for the traffic at dami ng tao...nung first few days lang, ngayon oks na...maganda nga eh, kasi hindi na nakakatakot sa area na yun, maliwanag na kasi at maraming bantay...

[thirdeye]

What I don't like about this mall is when you get in, the stairs are in front of you but they put the escalators all the way to the end of the mall.

I don't think this mall will ever grow, hangang dito nalang ata to. The people who go there are students and people with no money, even so, mas konting tao pa dito kesa SM Manila.

[ofngol]

It won't grow (horizontally) as they've already occupied their four hectares of land within the 16-ha. San Lazaro Town Center. The rest will be for parks and an Ayala Land condominium complex (Avida Towers) and Townhouse Complex (Celadon Residences).
...and don't expect another mall in that complex since, AFAIK, it's stated in the contract bet. MJC and SM that no other malls will be built in the area. Yun yata ang requirement ng SM para bilhin yung land sa MJC.

[AbulugAdventure]

Kung lalaki man ang SM San Lazaro, siguro additional floor, pero hindi yun talagang expansion, kasi limited ang area na hawak nila. Parang syung sa Centerpoint...

Buti nga may SM na...nakakatakot ang lugar na ito dati. Medyo madilim ito dati...

in general: Highly successful ba?

[AbulugAdventure]

^ One time, I'll pay this mall a visit...

[gold_inhinhiero]

Umuuga ang SM San Lazaro. Everytime na magpupunta ko dun, especially nung opening nun, umuuga. Pero sabi may malaking gulong daw yun sa ilalim, para pag lumindol, sway sway lang yun,.

[eww14]

sabi ng iba poor construction daw kaya umuuga.. pero sa lower ground hindi umuuga... sa upper floors lang

[cyberpunk]

well dati nga me balita na isasara daw sya temporarily dahil nga umuuga, pero di naman natuloy...oks na rin, ngayon naman di ko na nafi-feel yung pag-uga (sanayan lang siguro)...

hmm, akala ko magkakaroon ng robinson's daw nearby...tsismis lang ba yun? sayang naman...

oks lang naman tong SM mall na to...ang liit nga lang kaya once nakapunta ka, parang alam mo na, wala nang "exploration mode" kasi wala rin gaanong changes sa layout and merchandise...kaya punta lang ako dun pag me specific akong bibilin...