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alexthelion

Dec 12, 2008, 05:14 AM

SM City North Edsa is now the largest mall in the Philippines and third largest mall in the WORLD!
MANILA, Philippines - Additional expansion of SM City North Edsa makes it the world’s third-largest shopping mall, the Philippines’ largest mall operator said.

The soft opening of The Annex—which adds 90,000 square meters of gross floor area (GFA) to the flagship mall—expands SM City North Edsa’s GFA to 425,000 square meters, SM Prime Holdings Inc. said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE).

Besides providing direct and indirect employment to 3,000 workers, The Annex also consists of six floors and a basement, 70 percent of which has already been awarded to various tenants.

“Its major tenants include Savemore Supermarket, Ace Hardware and an SM Cyberzone. Other mall tenants include fashion retailer Charles & Keith, watch and jewelry shop Chronos, infant store Baby & Company, and electronic shops Power Mac Center, Sony VAIO, HTC, and Belkin, among many others," the company said.

SM North Edsa is the only mall of SM Prime where the three food retail formats, Savemore Supermarket in The Annex, SM Supermarket in the Main Building and the SM Hypermarket in The Block, are all located in one complex.

In 2009, SM North EDSA also looks forward to opening the Skygarden, which offers another exciting and environmental element to the Mall complex, the company said.

SM Mall of Asia, SM Megamall, and SM City Cebu rank as the fourth, seventh, and eleventh-largest malls in the world, the company said.

Including SM City North Edsa, all these malls have occupancy rates of over 95 percent.

function_recall

Dec 12, 2008, 07:22 PM

so what? SM is so yesterday!

morfeen

Dec 12, 2008, 07:40 PM

^ elitista naman ng sagot!

clawed_out

Dec 12, 2008, 07:43 PM

I don't find anything interesting in SM malls as well.

They are just malls with mediocre stores and polite yet inefficient service.

brianpex

Dec 12, 2008, 07:56 PM

they usually have adequate parking :)

Poli

Dec 12, 2008, 10:19 PM

I love the chaos in SM malls!

Syempre kung mayaman ka, you'd find the stores in SM mediocre. But for the lower-middle, and the middle classes, I think their range of shops is more than enough.

donutzzzz

Dec 13, 2008, 10:17 AM

yah nung nagpunta kami nirerenovate na siya at sobrang laki hindi siya applicable if you`re going to shop sa sobrang laki pero ok siya pag window shopping lang kasi madaming store. sa moa pa nga lang naiinis na ko sa sobrang layo ng mga sotres na gusto kong puntahan as in magkakalayo talaga.

iamtom

Dec 13, 2008, 10:47 AM

Hate it or Love it....SM got the Imax:lol:

Pickheart

Dec 13, 2008, 07:07 PM

Yung Annex pumapalag na rin kaya. Ok ang mga stores dun & maganda na rin ang itsura sa loob.

The elevator boy at SM Annex told me that the 6th floor would be occupied by a call center. Di lang daw nya alam kung ano.

business_guy

Dec 13, 2008, 11:20 PM

I went to SM North Edsa yesterday, other parts are still under construction, pero, yeah, SM North looks too big....

angmasasabiko

Dec 14, 2008, 10:56 AM

panu na yung MOA?

SM north - largest

SM pamp - longest

business_guy

Dec 14, 2008, 12:14 PM

panu na yung MOA?

SM north - largest

SM pamp - longest

MOA is now second largest mall in the country. SM North is now the country's largest mall....

sigh_hwatalyf

Dec 14, 2008, 10:46 PM

pero ang sm north hindi maganda yung hati.. yung isang wing lang yung bago at maganda, yung isa luma at maraming tao..

at least thats how i felt when i went there several months ago..

At least *** MOA was built and conceptualized as one single unit.. Just one huge COMPLEX unlike SM north na expansion lang.. dinagdagan at kinabitan para lumaki..

AbulugAdventure

Dec 15, 2008, 12:10 AM

^ Limitado kasi ang lupa ng SM North kaya ganun, unlike sa MOA e malawak ang expansion area nila.

ground_break

Dec 16, 2008, 02:24 PM

WOW... Katuwa naman...

eveRything

Dec 17, 2008, 07:35 AM

been there last week, ang liit niya talaga. pano kaya naging mas malaki sa moa yun... kahit floor area ang basis.

green_archer

Dec 17, 2008, 08:42 AM

SM North is larger than SM MOA? Really??

Have you guys seen SM Marikina? It's wonderfully made! Seriously.

ricky_rubio

Dec 17, 2008, 11:35 AM

SM North is larger than SM MOA? Really??

Have you guys seen SM Marikina? It's wonderfully made! Seriously.

nakapunta na po ako dun...,medyo maliit lang siya...

AbulugAdventure

Dec 17, 2008, 07:03 PM

Pickheart

Dec 18, 2008, 12:30 AM

Never impressed with SM Marikina kahit malapit sa min yun.

Ang nagpalaki sa Sm North ay ang The Block. Hindi lang halata na mas malaki ang Sm North dahil sa odd structure ng mga pasilyo nito, lalo na sa main kaya nagmumukhang maliit. I do believe na na-overtake-an ng SM North ang MOA.

I believe na SM Annex ang nagpalaki sa SM North Edsa, not The Block.

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Nakakatawa pala sa SM Annex. Yung Philippine College of Surgeons (tama ba?) building ay na-sandwich pa. Parang pag titignan mo yung buong kahabaan ng SM Annex, wow! Tapos out of the blue, may maliit & lumang building na umeksena.:lol:

jaderoswell

Dec 18, 2008, 12:50 AM

dapat magexpand na rin ang MOA, MOA pa rin dapat ang largest in the Philippines!

Pickheart

Dec 18, 2008, 10:56 AM

dapat magexpand na rin ang MOA, MOA pa rin dapat ang largest in the Philippines!

Maawa ka naman sa mga may rayuma.:lol:

Anakariz

Dec 18, 2008, 12:36 PM

^^:lol:

oo nga naman!

green_archer

Dec 18, 2008, 03:59 PM

robi_07

Dec 22, 2008, 07:58 PM

Para walang away, go to SM Molino
haha

AbulugAdventure

Dec 22, 2008, 11:03 PM

green_archer: Ang nagpaganda lang dun ay yung view ng highway and nothing else. Gaya ng MOA, Sm Marikina are not those who suffer from RA like me...pero buti wala akong atake ngayon.

AvidaTowers

Jan 1, 2009, 07:25 PM

been there last week, ang liit niya talaga. pano kaya naging mas malaki sa moa yun... kahit floor area ang basis.

accept it. peborit kong mall - SM North ever since nagkamalay ako hehe..

by the way, ikoclose na ang SM Main building, and babaguhin na lahat starting from the facade to interiors to walls and to lightings. magugulat kayo sa december 2009. ako na ang nagsasabi.

mukhang nanginginig na ang Trinoma ngayon!

get_stoned

Jan 2, 2009, 12:33 AM

I hate SM malls!!!they are are killing the small scale businesses...especially sa mga provinces.

genyLopez

Jan 2, 2009, 01:29 AM

hindi ko ma gets ang SM. pagka baduy baduy ng design!!!
pati decoration kakasuka.
ang naturingan na high-end na podium ganun din!!!

wala bang taste ang mga tao behind SM?

Pickheart

Jan 2, 2009, 01:17 PM

hindi ko ma gets ang SM. pagka baduy baduy ng design!!!
pati decoration kakasuka.
ang naturingan na high-end na podium ganun din!!!

wala bang taste ang mga tao behind SM?

Meron naman. Iba lang sa taste mo. Beauty is subjective, diba?

markfroilan

Jan 2, 2009, 02:05 PM

manilas poor landscaping and unupdated, dilapidated, ugly infrastructute worked for henry sy's advantage. if our roads, sewage system, sidewalks, bridges were like that of sentosia of singapore, malamang alang immense sm malls. henry knew that filipinos just wanna get away fr seeing eyesore urban shanties, bronx and believe it or not wanna get pampered.un ***

BlueArcher92

Jan 24, 2009, 05:55 AM

:)Guys check nyo www.smprime.com Mall of Asia pa rin ang biggest sa Pilipinas and among SM Malls. 2nd North Edsa and 3rd Megamall after all the improvements,constructions and renovations.:)

:)Kahit maganda interior ng Ayala malls, mas madalas pa rin ako sa SM malls kasi they have everything that will fit your budget. They are still true to their tagline "We've got it all for you!".

:)SM is a retail institution na sa Pilipinas. For the books na ang success ni Mr. Henry Sy Sr. sa retail industry. It's a must na siguro for business students taking up retailing to look into the SM story, National Bookstore, Jollibee etc...

BlueArcher92

Jan 24, 2009, 06:00 AM

:)SM North Edsa is the mother of all SM supermalls.

:)Top earner among all SM malls daw including the SM department store located inside.

AvidaTowers

Jan 24, 2009, 06:01 AM

SM North na ang largest!!!

boy_turista

Jan 24, 2009, 07:28 AM

kelan ba gagawin yung waterfalls na may sound and lighting show at saan ilalagay? sa main building ba or sa annex?

AvidaTowers

Jan 24, 2009, 08:57 AM

kelan ba gagawin yung waterfalls na may sound and lighting show at saan ilalagay? sa main building ba or sa annex?

Tol, sa may harap ng SM Main building. Kasi doon ang location ng sky garden. I think before the end of this year, magoopen na.

boy_turista

Jan 24, 2009, 09:08 AM

Tol, sa may harap ng SM Main building. Kasi doon ang location ng sky garden. I think before the end of this year, magoopen na.

Thanks. Akala ko kasi dun sa gilid ng sm annex e. para kseng may malaking pahaba na board dun na sa tingin ko nung pumunta ako doon na baka nga doon ilagay.

AvidaTowers

Jan 24, 2009, 09:14 AM

Thanks. Akala ko kasi dun sa gilid ng sm annex e. para kseng may malaking pahaba na board dun na sa tingin ko nung pumunta ako doon na baka nga doon ilagay.

Alam ko magtatayo rin ng LRT doon. Ang alam ko nga sinisimulan na ngayon.

sugarcup

Jan 24, 2009, 09:39 AM

hindi ko type yung bagong sm annex ng sm north. naguluhan ako sa escalator nila. ang weird nung iikutan mo bago ka makaakyat sa susunod. anu ba yun?! hindi maganda ang dating. ganun din ang sabi ng hubby ko nung pumunta kami dun so i don't think it's just my different taste. atsaka ano ba *** globe na nilagay nila sa harapan? kinopya *** sa MOA? balak ba nila gumawa ng solar system? :rotflmao: eh ginaya lang naman nila *** idea na yun sa universal studios. walang originality naman ang nag-isip nyan! mas okay pa din ang trinoma so far. classy! *okay*

techjunkie88

Jan 24, 2009, 09:41 AM

THE NEW SM NORTH EDSA ANNEX

Thanks to MYX, CQ40 and CHARLESPH of SKYSCRAPERCITY.COM FOR THE PHOTOS

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techjunkie88

Jan 24, 2009, 09:45 AM

THANKS TO MYX AND CQ40 OF SKYSCRAPERCITY FOR THE PHOTOS

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beatlebum

Jan 24, 2009, 09:46 AM

Alam ko magtatayo rin ng LRT doon. Ang alam ko nga sinisimulan na ngayon.

Yup. They started it already. Kaya sobrang traffic papasok sa village namin ngayon.

techjunkie88

Jan 24, 2009, 09:47 AM

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techjunkie88

Jan 24, 2009, 09:48 AM

SM NORTH EDSA - MAIN BUILDING (INTERIOR)
SM North Edsa Main Building, EDSA, Quezon City, Philippines

Interior renovation of a shopping mall, to include:

• lightings
• flooring
• walls
• fixtures

BCI estimated costs: (US$3.49 mn).

Construction is expected to start in the first quarter 2009. Construction is expected to end in the fourth quarter 2009.

Developer SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SPHI)
Contact Arch. Fides Sagrario Garcia (Vice President - Planning Division) Click this to generate / export label Click this to generate letter
63 2 831 1000 ƒ 63 2 834 9522
Email: info@smprime.com Website: www.smprime.com
SM Corporate Offices Building A, J.W. Diokno Boulevard, MOA Complex, Pasay City 1300, Philippines
Architect WV Coscolluela & Associates
Contact Arch. Gary L. Coscolluela Click this to generate / export label Click this to generate letter
63 2 894 5803 to 05 ƒ 63 894 0635
Email: wvca@info.com.ph
8th Floor Palisade Condominium, 107 Gallardo Street, Legaspi Village, Makati City 1200, Philippines

Contact Arch. Allen Palicpic (Project Architect) Click this to generate / export label Click this to generate letter

techjunkie88

Jan 24, 2009, 10:06 AM

P6.4-B MRT-LRT loop project along EDSA to be completed in May 2010

By C. Lloyd T. Caliwan
MANILA, Jan. 22 (PNA) -- The P6.4 billion project that would connect the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) loop is expected to be completed and operational by May 2010 and would cover at least five stations and span 5.71 kilometers.

The rail link project would connect the LRT Line 1’s Monumento station in Caloocan City with the MRT North Avenue station in Quezon City in a bid to ease Metro Manila’s traffic problem, according to Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro Mendoza.

Mendoza said that there is no problem in funding these projects because the national government has several private partners to finance the administration's infrastructure priority projects.

He also said that the completion of the 5.4-kilometer route linking LRT 1 and MRT 3 will definitely help ease the traffic congestion, particularly along EDSA from Monumento in Caloocan up to Taft Avenue in Pasay City.

“The closed loop train system will run entirely on electricity, making it fast, efficient, safe, and environment friendly," Mendoza added.

The project aims to put up new stations in Balintawak, Roosevelt/Muñoz while the North Avenue Station of the MRT and the Monumento Grand Central station of the LRT 1 would be improved.

The Metro Rail Transit system, popularly known as the MRT, is part of Metro Manila’s metropolitan rail system. It has a single line, MRT-3 or the Blue Line.

Although it has characteristics of a light rail, such as the type of rolling stock used, it is more akin to a rapid transit system. It is not related to the Manila Light Rail Transit System, a separate but linked system.

One of its original purposes was to decongest Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA), one of Metro Manila’s main thoroughfares and home to the MRT.

The MRT is operated by the Metro Rail Transit Corp. (MRTC), a private company operating in partnership with the DOTC under a build-operate-transfer agreement.

The Light Rail Transit system, popularly known as the LRT, has two lines: LRT-1, called the Yellow Line, and MRT-2, called the Purple Line.

The LRT, operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), a government-owned and controlled corporation, is the first metro system in Southeast Asia, built earlier than Singapore’s MRT by three years. (PNA)

http://positivenewsmedia.net/am2/publish/Main_News_1/P6_4-B_MRT-LRT_loop_project_along_EDSA_to_be_completed_in_May_2010.shtml

techjunkie88

Jan 24, 2009, 10:17 AM

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boy_turista

Jan 24, 2009, 02:11 PM

@techjunkie88

WOW! Thanks for sharing! Sana malinis ang pagkakagawa nito. Yung tipong world-class ang appeal. Angatin nating ang imahe ng Pilipinas!!! Salamat dito

alexthelion

Jan 24, 2009, 05:03 PM

beatlebum

Jan 24, 2009, 06:06 PM

this means more traffic in our area, i guess. :)

Pickheart

Jan 24, 2009, 07:04 PM

techjunkie88, it would be better if you create a separate thread about the LRT-MRT project (probably in Buhay Pinoy or LAFI). Para po mas mapag-usapan natin doon yung tungkol jan & also para dito naman ay about SM North po.;)

techjunkie88

Jan 25, 2009, 12:24 PM

Thanks for the suggestion Pickheart. I just made a new thread about the MRT-LRT Grand Central Station and posted it at the Travel/Leisure forum

RougePercer

Jan 25, 2009, 03:18 PM

Matindi ang kompetisyon ng SM North Edsa at Trinoma, teka sa 2010 ba kamo ang completion ng project na ito? E ang expansion nga ng SM dapat last year pa natapos pero up to now under construction pa rin.

Pickheart

Jan 25, 2009, 07:04 PM

Thanks for the suggestion Pickheart. I just made a new thread about the MRT-LRT Grand Central Station and posted it at the Travel/Leisure forum

Ay oo nga no. Travel And Leisure nga dapat. :glee: Anyway, thanks.;)

onassimus

Jan 28, 2009, 05:31 PM

I'm also a member of Skyscrapercity, napansin niyo doon alexcerado - the king of sm north edsa. hehe :lol::lol:

the best talaga ang sm north edsa. kaso madidismaya ako kung hindi matutuloy ang imax. mas nauna pa sa sm cebu, kakabwiset.

I believe they will prioritize the IMAX in SM North Edsa dahil top grossing cineplex ito at it will just be in time for the Grand Relaunch of the Mall

alexthelion

Jan 28, 2009, 07:35 PM

I believe they will prioritize the IMAX in SM North Edsa dahil top grossing cineplex ito at it will just be in time for the Grand Relaunch of the Mall

Note: Top Grossing cineplex NOON. Trinoma na ngayon. For 2009 movies, starting from Bedtime Stories and Underworld 3, Trinoma ang top grossing theater.

Sana talaga lagyan ng IMAX. :angry: nakakainis na ang SM. Don't wait until the time that people will see the closing of the first supermall born here in the Philippines, SM North Edsa. Millions will be sad, for sure if that will happen.

migoyanimo

Jan 28, 2009, 10:05 PM

Grr.. Ayoko talaga sa SMs! Walang consistency! Super magkakalayo ang level. Unlike the Ayala Malls. Tsk!
Nothing beats Greenbelt!

onassimus

Feb 1, 2009, 09:27 AM

Note: Top Grossing cineplex NOON. Trinoma na ngayon. For 2009 movies, starting from Bedtime Stories and Underworld 3, Trinoma ang top grossing theater.

Sana talaga lagyan ng IMAX. :angry: nakakainis na ang SM. Don't wait until the time that people will see the closing of the first supermall born here in the Philippines, SM North Edsa. Millions will be sad, for sure if that will happen.

OA naman kung isasara ang SM North...Believe me, SM North Edsa would probably be the last mall Henry Sy would like to close. Kaya nga ginawang largest mall ito sa Pilipinas dahil malaki ang importansya at potensyal nito. Kahit nga walang IMAX pwedeng mag-TOP Grosser ang SM North. Last year, Top Grosser sa MMFF ang SM North. kung irerenovate nila lahat ng 12 cinemas nila madali ulit para sa kanilang maging No.1.

beachyone

Feb 1, 2009, 12:30 PM

The “Battle” of the cinemas begins
by AUC. February 01, 2009

Philippine movies became more productive when SM Cinemas (West Avenue Theaters Corporation), the largest movie exhibitor in the Philippines, opened their first branch on 1987 at SM North Edsa shopping mall, the first and true “supermall” in the Philippines, with eight wide screens, state-of-the-art sound and a new taste for movie lovers.

It’s in the middle of the crisis, after the historical Edsa Revolution, and the reformation of the government, but West Avenue Theaters didn’t mind it, continued their dreams of becoming the largest movie operator in the Philippines. After four to five years operation in SM North Edsa, SM decided to add 4 additional theaters at the mall’s annex.

From that time, SM Cinemas at SM North Edsa became the avenue for the premiere nights and advance screenings events of both local and foreign films, and became the den of the producers and distributors who wanted their movies to gross high as much as possible, a box office hit and much better if a blockbuster hit. After a few years, SM Cinemas opened more branches around the metro and around the country.

Although SM Cinemas opened their doors for new branches in Megamall, Sta. Mesa, Manila and Cebu, and other movie operators such as Robinsons Movieworlds at Ermita and Galleria, SM North Edsa cinemas continued of becoming the template of the producers wanting a big income and impact from the people. A single showing of a box office movie in 12 movie houses at SM North Edsa can gross an amazing P10 million, prior to its 300, 000 visitors a day, proving that nothing beats the “first and original” cinemas inside a mall. Some of the movies gave SM North Edsa the title as the top grossing theater in the country are Spider-Man film series and Harry Potter installments.

The auditorium styles of Sy’s cinemas were applied in all their branches nationwide. SM Cinemas reigned, with almost 150 theaters operating nationwide, as the competition also rises between the cinema operators nationwide.

Other cinema operators in our country didn’t follow Sy’s plan, else, made their own piece, by stadium-style cinemas that can be found in Araneta Center’s Gateway Mall, Powerplant Rockwell and Shangri-La Cineplexes. Robinsons Movieworld followed them, converted their Robinsons Galleria and Robinsons Ermita theaters from auditorium styles to stadium styles. And it works!

The fireball of hot tensions rise in 2007 as Ayala Malls introduced TriNoma, the new kid on the block in front of SM North Edsa, the most populous and most profitable mall of SM, with their very exciting anchors, including 8 state-of-the-art cinemas, that beat the longtime leader SM North Edsa in terms of exhibiting foreign movies.

Trinoma topped the list of the best performing theaters in 2008 movies such as “National Treasure”, “Jumper”, “10, 000 BC”, “Prince Caspian”, “Hancock”, “The Dark Knight”, “High School Musical”, “Quantum of Solace” and 2009 movies realeased this January namely “Bedtime Stories” and “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans”. Meanwhile, SM North Edsa also joined the Top 10 list of all the said movies, but never got its original title as the “Top Grossing movie house” in the Philippines. The guys from TriNoma are surely packed with sunny faces, after the results that their new LaZ seats theaters are number 1.

Ric Camaligan, vice president of SM Leisures, acknowledges that Trinoma has overtaken SM City North Edsa in movie ticket sales. “The mall is new and as we know, we like to try what’s new,” he says.

“We’re retooling some,” Camaligan says. “We’ve converted one of the theaters in The Block [on SM North] into a digital 3D screen, a downsized version of the IMAX at the SM Mall of Asia. We also added digital projection in some of our theaters to accommodate digital films.”

Now on, TriNoma is the country’s top money maker, becoming the benchmark for a movie to be a big hit.

A spokesman of one movie distributor cited Trinoma’s good location (it has a direct access to the commuter train that runs the length of North Edsa to Edsa/Taft and it’s the loading/unloading stop for buses plying the Baclaran-Monumento-Meycauayan route) and the multiplex’s well-designed theaters and state-of-the-art projection and sound (all theaters are digital with one THX certified) as the biggest come on for audience that wants value for money.

But the people behind SM North Edsa are planning for a new trick, to grab their original title from the new kid on the block. They’re planning to renovate the whole mall including the mall’s cinemas, starting from the opening of the Annex to their Sky Garden, said to be more beautiful that TriNoma’s garden site and to the new face of the whole mall, the new face of SM North Edsa.

A new LRT station will also open soon at SM North Edsa, with 1, 000, 000 customers a day, connecting LRT from Monumento to the mall. The people of Trinoma are maybe struggling right now, thinking of their future plans to keep the former people of SM North and their current people, and how can they retain their title.

Additional headache for TriNoma is the upcoming IMAX Theater on SM North Edsa. The plan is all set, renovating the Cinema 4 of The Block to a 800 seat-IMAX Theater for P500 admission, hoping that this would bring people to the original cineplex in the Philippines.

CREDITS: Isah V. Red, Manila Standard Today

alexthelion

Feb 1, 2009, 03:57 PM

To all who are asking about the opening of SM North's Sky Garden

Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 03:49:00 02/01/2009
Filed Under: Lifestyle & Leisure

(Thumbs up) TAKING shape above the clutter of Edsa is a one-of-a-kind wonder in the metropolis. It’s a Sky Garden that snakes around SM North Edsa, from The Block to the Annex.

It’s a good sign that even mall developers are trying to create a natural landscape—a vast expanse of greenery that should give weary urbanites a chance to breathe. Metro Manila is a megapolis gasping for air.

At last, here is a design that should give mallrats their much needed oxygen supply.

Spanning almost 16,000 sq m, it will be lined and dotted with trees and foliage—perfect for absorbing the smog around. A waterfall (man-made, of course) is at the end of this winding promenade.

Retail stores and restos in sleek glass-and-steel pavilions will rise in the Sky Garden.

The centerpiece of this development is an ampitheater with a skylight atrium. Designed to be the prime events venue of the north, it will have panoramic lights, which should make it quite a sight at night.

The Sky Garden, which is due to open in April, should give mall-goers a fresh view of the cityscape, no matter the congestion.

Source: http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/...a-choking-city

onassimus

Feb 1, 2009, 04:36 PM

^^Nakaka-thrill naman description nila sa SkyGarden...I can't wait for April!

AvidaTowers

Feb 1, 2009, 04:43 PM

^^Nakaka-thrill naman description nila sa SkyGarden...I can't wait for April!

Hehe. sabi ng isang forumer sa Skyscrpaercity, magbabalikan ang mga tao sa SM North pag magbukas na ang Sky Garden.

Future plans for SM North Edsa

** IMAX Theater and Cinema renovation
** Cyberzone and Carpark Renovation

Little Wolf

Feb 1, 2009, 11:48 PM

All great news for us living right behind SM North. :)

techjunkie88

Feb 2, 2009, 12:13 AM

wrong post

onassimus

Feb 2, 2009, 07:52 AM

All great news for us living right behind SM North. :)

swerte nyo...pero pag nagpunta na siguro kayo sa ibang medium sized mall maliliitan na talaga kayo kasi 3rd Largest Mall in the World katabi nyo

onassimus

Feb 5, 2009, 02:55 PM

A glimpse of SM City North Edsa, South East Asia's Biggest Mall

by inquirer.net VDO (http://www.inquirer.net/vdo/player.php?vid=2248) :bashful:

AvidaTowers

Feb 5, 2009, 04:17 PM

^^ ganda nga eh. thanks. nakita ko rin sa ssc

jaderoswell

Feb 5, 2009, 04:30 PM

wow biggest mall pala sa Southeast Asia!

quents

Feb 6, 2009, 12:00 PM

Spanning almost 16,000 sq m, it will be lined and dotted with trees and foliage—perfect for absorbing the smog around.[/B]

who will absorb it? :lol:

ginawa na nila yan sa garden garden sa baba... di naman ata pumatok.:rolleyes:

i hope the execution is better this time around.

gorgeousaileen

Feb 7, 2009, 09:18 AM

nice one:)

blue_da_loo

Feb 7, 2009, 09:48 AM

onassimus

Feb 7, 2009, 02:02 PM

who will absorb it? :lol:

ginawa na nila yan sa garden garden sa baba... di naman ata pumatok.:rolleyes:

i hope the execution is better this time around.

The old SM Garden & Old Facade of SM North looks like a joke compared to how Grand the New SM North looks now. SM North is also installing color changing lights on the wavy facade of the Main Mall building plus the landscapping of its Garden is even more elaborate than the one in Greenbelt so I think when SM North Edsa is relaunched, it will have the Grandest Facade of any RP Mall & will be comparable to the best of the world.

onassimus

Feb 7, 2009, 02:06 PM

maganda nga!! pero pag galing ako alin man sa annex building papunta sa main building parang... anu ba?! ang tanda na itsura ng main building.

gusto ko sana ng modern main building. pero siyempre hindi naman nila gagawin yon. sayang ang kita. lol!

Gagawin na ang renovation ng SM North interiors starting 2nd Quarter hanggang 4th Quarter 2009. May nakalaan na silang budget para dito.

AvidaTowers

Feb 7, 2009, 02:15 PM

The old SM Garden & Old Facade of SM North looks like a joke compared to how Grand the New SM North looks now. SM North is also installing color changing lights on the wavy facade of the Main Mall building plus the landscapping of its Garden is even more elaborate than the one in Greenbelt so I think when SM North Edsa is relaunched, it will have the Grandest Facade of any RP Mall & will be comparable to the best of the world.

confirmed na ba ang interior renovation ng SM North? I mean floorings, lightings, interior designs?? Paano ang mga shops sa main building?

quents

Feb 7, 2009, 07:58 PM

quents

Feb 7, 2009, 08:01 PM

parang ang sarap pagshootingan ng annex ng isang zombie movie- with all that space just begging for running and chase scenes... *okay*

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

AvidaTowers

Feb 7, 2009, 08:02 PM

may open na bang SSI (store specialist) sa sm north annex?

unickolang

Feb 7, 2009, 09:01 PM

magkano ba ang imax???

AvidaTowers

Feb 7, 2009, 09:03 PM

magkano ba ang imax???

P400-P500

Depende sa movie. Transformers and Harry Potter 6, P500 yan for sure

unickolang

Feb 7, 2009, 09:12 PM

angmahal naman... yung my bloody valentine ba pinalabas sa imax dito???

AvidaTowers

Feb 7, 2009, 09:32 PM

angmahal naman... yung my bloody valentine ba pinalabas sa imax dito???

diba showing na ang Bloody Valentine? alam ko hindi available sa imax sa RP, sa US lang yata

onassimus

Feb 8, 2009, 09:18 AM

the garden theyre doing now is better than the old garden... but its not that jawdropping... not yet.

also the mrt/lrt connecting station may steal some of its thunder by just being plain old big and ugly.

Visit the "SkyGarden" when it opens in April to see kung kaano talaga kalaki ang disparity nito sa Old Garden. The SkyGarden will have a stunning backdrop as well as the whole Wavy Facade of the Main Building will be illuminated by color changing neon lights. Sm will actually light up all the front walls of SM North Edsa. The LRT terminal will actually enhance the view of the Mall complex as commuters riding the LRT will have a better overview of the entire complex.

onassimus

Feb 8, 2009, 09:22 AM

may open na bang SSI (store specialist) sa sm north annex?

wala pa...looks like sa 2nd floor magbubukas ang SSI ng shops kasi nandoon ang Giordano at iba pang int'l brands. Sa 3rd floor naman mostly local shops

quents

Feb 9, 2009, 10:23 AM

the changing lights were copied from neighbor trinoma and the wavy material aint that original: it was borrowed from mega. stop talking like a pr person and as if the entire project is thoroughly original.

the lrt/mrt station will block some of the view... actually.

:hmm:

onassimus

Feb 10, 2009, 01:46 AM

^^gosh SM Megamall's facade is lame compared to SM North Edsa. SM Megamall's material is the only thing that's the same & SM Mega's treatment is just in patches. SM North Edsa's front facade is FULLY covered and definitely more elaborate.

Try taking pictures of SM North Edsa when fully relaunched by Quarter 4 of 2009 & compare it to SM Megamall & even SM MoA. Let the pictures speak for themselves, SM North would be far Grander than the other 2 malls.

knightinarmor

Feb 10, 2009, 03:44 PM

onassimus

Feb 10, 2009, 04:25 PM

^^I think SM North Edsa is still the top selling mall in the country though TriNoma is probably not far behind. SM North is expected to launch the Grandest elevated garden in the Phil's by April 2009 and soon start the interior renovation of the "City Center"

Another glimpse of South East Asia's Largest Mall:

http://images.icarusrising.multiply.com/image/2/photos/166/1200x1200/44/IMGP5369.JPG?et=xk90JUkkgJl8DXUoKESZIg&nmid=166567111

jaderoswell

Feb 11, 2009, 12:03 AM

sana alisin yang billboard.

AvidaTowers

Feb 11, 2009, 03:06 AM

last week, binuksan ang waterfalls ng skygarden...

all i can say is that my jaw-dropped! :bop:

lupit, mukhang tatalunin talaga ang trinoma.

btw, sm north edsa pa rin ba ang top-selling mall sa bansa? o natalo na ng trinoma?

pics pls! pics!

pag ticket sales sa foreign movies, trinoma ang top money maker. PAg tagalog, like MMFF entries, sm north edsa. SM North Edsa won every year as the top grosser of MMFF. visitors, mas marami pa rin ang sa sm north edsa.

eudemon

Feb 11, 2009, 10:59 AM

Ang yaman naman ni Henry Sy

quents

Feb 11, 2009, 03:15 PM

joymarie

Feb 11, 2009, 04:53 PM

onassimus

Feb 12, 2009, 12:09 AM

really you should try not to speak in praise release mode as if sm north edsa is the most beautiful thing in the world. your superlatives do not match the design.

Did I mention the world? Please check where you are posting, it happens you are in a thread talking about the achievements of SM North Edsa being the newest, largest in RP...if you don't want reading praises about the mall then your in the wrong thread

onassimus

Feb 12, 2009, 12:13 AM

wow ang laki na pala ng sm north edsa. noong 2006 dyan kami naggo-grocery. the last time na nakita ko yan nag start pa lang gawin yung annex. ngayon kasi sa sm fairview na kami pumupunta. pansin ko lang lahat ng sm pinapalaki kasi ang sm fairview may annex na din pero konti pa lang ang stores. continuous pa rin yung improvement pati yung 2nd floor

Yung SM kasi mas iniimprove nila yung pinaka-profitable malls nila...yung SM North nga dati 120,000 sq, meters lang tapos sa 2009 projected na 440,000 sq.meters na ito dahil sa SkyGarden...further solidifying its title as the Phil's Largest Mall:)

Viktorian

Feb 12, 2009, 01:44 AM

i was there a few days ago. the sky garden isn't as narrow as i thought it would be. mejo nakukulangan pa ko sa plants and all pero syempre di pa kasi tapos. so far ok naman.

pag maliwanag pa, the waves are nice but nothing's special about it. what does it look like pag gabi? i'm sure maganda lighting nyan.

sana lang tanggalin na yung mga ads na nakadikit. hindi sya bagay. panira lang.

by the way, what are they going to do with the cyberzone?

onassimus

Feb 12, 2009, 07:42 AM

The old Cyberzone & ace builders+bingo center will be renovated as the need arises...may rumor na gagawing warehouse daw yung 1st floor ng parking building pero that's doubtful because of it's prime location at the back of the main mall. as it is SM was said to have bought more properties adjacent to the mall due to the anticipated influx of people from the upcoming Grand Central Terminal

AvidaTowers

Feb 12, 2009, 09:04 AM

basta excited tayo lahat sa SM north's improvements!

onassimus

Feb 12, 2009, 09:44 AM

^^Tama All Eyes on SM NoE this 2009

Little Wolf

Feb 14, 2009, 10:38 AM

A glimpse of SM City North Edsa, South East Asia's Biggest Mall

by inquirer.net VDO (http://www.inquirer.net/vdo/player.php?vid=2248) :bashful:
So ganun pala itsura nung loob ng dome.. parang nadisappoint ako kasi mukhang hindi ganun kalaki. Pag tingnan mo kasi sa labas parang ang laki ng interior eh.

knightinarmor

Feb 16, 2009, 12:12 AM

Sa totoo lang, ang laki na talaga ng pinagbago ng SM NoE, ang ganda na nya talaga.

Bago na pala slogan nya?

"Close to 1000 ways to shop and dine"

Anyway, di ko maimagine kung ano balak gawin nila sa old cyberzone at sa dating supersale club. sayang ang space kung wala silang gagawin dun.

onassimus

Feb 16, 2009, 10:46 AM

^^napaka - prime ng lots sa former Supersale club kasi along the road lang kaya gagamitin yan ng SM NoE for further expansion once the demand arises in a few years

onassimus

Feb 18, 2009, 10:08 PM

sa 3rd floor daw ng SM City North Annex ikakabit ang LRT 1 North Station katabi ng Powerbooks