Galleria Shopping Centre (Perth)
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| Location | Morley, Western Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31° 53' 49.452 S 115° 53' 57.3 E |
| Opening date | 1992 |
| Developer | Coles Myer |
| Management | Vicinity Centres |
| Owner | Vicinity Centres (50%); Perron Group (50%) |
| No. of stores and services | 307 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 73,365 m²[1] |
| No. of floors | 2 stories tall with underground parking and rooftop parking. |
| Parking | 6233 |
| Website | galleriashoppingcentre.com.au |
Galleria Shopping Centre (formerly known as Westfield Galleria, Centro Galleria and Galleria ) is a shopping centre located in Morley, Western Australia about 8 kilometres (5 mi) northeast of Perth CBD. It is the 5th largest shopping centre in Western Australia, with several major retailers and approximately 300 specialty retailers.
The Shopping centre consists of major retailers including Woolworths, Coles. Kmart, ALDI, Target, Big W, Rebel Sports, Myer, Event Cinemas and facilities including toilets, restrooms, info desk, lost and found, wheelchair hire, payphones, recycling stations, Coffee Corner, Uber and Taxi bays.
The present centre was constructed in stages between 1988 with Coles and Kmart Australia, and in 1994 with Event Cinemas and Myer. In 2008 a new level was constructed for Myer.
Revised plans for the $350 million Morley Galleria shopping centre expansion were approved on 11 February, 2019 — though some elements of the development are not expected to be completed until 2031. The redevelopment will expand the shopping centre floor area from 73,365sqm to 180,235sqm with the number of car bays rising from 4086 to 7200. The centre could ultimately end up with as much as 263,500sqm in floor space.[1]
History
The shopping centre was developed as a joint construction with Vicinity Centre. Construction started in 1989 after a fire had destroyed the Boans complex in June 1986.[2][3] Construction joined three separate shopping centres — Morley Shopping Centre (Coles and Kmart), Morley City Shopping Centre (Woolworths and Target) and Boans Shopping Centre, which were demolished to make way for Galleria.[4] The 1994 redevelopment was designed by the Los Angeles architects RTKL Associates Inc and local firm Oldham Boas Ednie-Brown Architects, Planners & Interior Designers (now known as The Buchan Group). The centre was officially opened on 26 September 1994.[2]
In 1996, Galleria was sold in its entirety by joint owners Coles Myer and Colonial Mutual Group to Westfield Group for $289 million. The centre was renamed as Westfield Galleria.[5]
In 2003, Galleria was acquired from Westfield by Centro Properties Group for $414 million, the centre being renamed as Centro Galleria and reowned by Vicinity Centres later that year .[6][7]
In mid 2012, Centro Galleria rebranded as Galleria 220 (to represent its 220 stores), and later simply Galleria, while still under Centro's management.[8] In 2013, Centro rebranded as Federation Centres, and in November, Galleria shopping centre was rebranded as simply Galleria, to match the other centres in the chain.[9][10] In 2015, Federation Centres rebranded as Vicinity Centres after merging with Novion Property Group.[11]
On February 3, 2015, Dick Smith was bankrupted and was removed from Galleria. Later that year Rebel Sport opened.
In March 2018, Aldi was added to The Galleria.[12]
References
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^ ab "History – Part Two: 1930 – present". City of Bayswater. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Smith, Betty. "Boans Morley shopping centre and department store damaged by fire, July 1986". ArchiveGrid. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Smith, Betty. "Morley City Shopping Centre, July 1986". ArchiveGrid. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Beyer, Mark (13 January 2004). "$414m Galleria sale marks record year for property". Business News. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Perron Group takes half stake in Galleria". Business News. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Danckert, Sarah (18 May 2012). "Billionaire Perron pays $690m for half shares in Centro shopping centres". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Centro Retail >> Centro Galleria". Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Centro Retail Australia to rebrand as Federation Centres". Inside Retailing. Octomedia. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ "Galleria Shopping Centre". Archived from the original on 26 January 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Danckert, Sarah (2 November 2015). "Federation becomes Vicinity Centres". Money Management. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
^ Shakespeare, Toyah (31 March 2016). "Aldi to Open at Morley Galleria". Eastern Reporter. Community Newspaper Group. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
External links
- Official website
Coordinates: 31°53′49″S 115°53′57″E / 31.89694°S 115.89917°E / -31.89694; 115.89917