Westfield Bondi Junction

Westfield Bondi Junction
Atrium of Westfield Bondi Junction
Location Bondi Junction, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates 33°53′31″S 151°15′04″E / 33.892°S 151.251°E / -33.892; 151.251Coordinates: 33°53′31″S 151°15′04″E / 33.892°S 151.251°E / -33.892; 151.251
Opening date 1970 (Carousel Centre)
1976 (Bondi Junction Plaza)
2003 (Westfield Bondi Junction)
Developer Scentre Group
Management Scentre Group
Owner Scentre Group
No. of stores and services 499[1]
No. of anchor tenants 9
Total retail floor area 126,895 m2 (1,365,890 sq ft)[1]
No. of floors 8 (Parking and Retail)
Parking 3,304[1]
Website westfield.com.au/bondijunction/
The atrium, looking upwards
Mall interior (2005)

Westfield Bondi Junction is a large, upmarket shopping centre located in the suburb of Bondi Junction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.[2]

History

Westfield Bondi Junction is built on land that was originally occupied by three separate retail establishments. The oldest of these was a Grace Bros. store (now Myer), opened in 1933 and continued to be occupied until the redevelopment. The land was also occupied by the Carousel Centre which had opened in the 1970s and Bondi Junction Plaza in 1976. In 1994 Westfield bought a controlling stake in Bondi Junction Plaza from AMP and renamed it Westfield Bondi Junction Plaza. In 2000, Westfield purchased the Carousel Centre and the remaining stake in Bondi Junction Plaza.[3]

The redevelopment took six years for approval to be gained due to the site being located on the border of Waverley and Woollahra local government areas. In 1997 the Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning, Craig Knowles, approved the initial concept for a redeveloped shopping centre. Following the purchase of the Carousel Centre in 2000, a new expanded scheme was submitted for approval. In 2001 the New South Wales Minister for Planning, Frank Sartor approved the development despite the two councils objections. The scale of the development was the main reason for the delayed approval process. This included four levels of parking and two levels of shops underground reaching 25 metres below as well as three levels of shops and four levels of parking above ground. In addition a 70-metre tunnel and a 12 metre wide double storey pedestrian bridge above ground. The redevelopment incorporates 458 retailers and was completed in August 2004.[4] As of July 2014, this shopping centre is now under Scentre Group management.[5]

Westfield Bondi Junction has been blamed for the downturn in trade in surrounding shopping hubs. The nearby Oxford Street, in Paddington is one example. Retail trade in that location dropped 30% in the four months after the opening of the shopping centre with other locations in Double Bay and Woollahra experiencing similar downturn in trade.[6]

In August 2016, Swedish retailer H&M opened its store at the centre. The store opened on the former terrace food court.[7]

Access and transport

The centre has 3,304 parking spaces. It is served by State Transit bus services and trains from Bondi Junction railway station.

Tenants

Westfield Bondi Junction is a six-level complex and is notable for its modern structure and retail mix.[2] It has nine anchor tenants and mini-majors and one cinema including:

Anchor tenants

Mini majors

Cinemas

References

  1. 1 2 3 Westfield Bondi Junction Portfolio
  2. 1 2 "Westfield Bondi Junction | Scentre Group". www.scentregroup.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  3. ↑ "infolink.com.au". Westfield building landmark Bondi Junction. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
  4. ↑ "westfield.com". Westfield Bondi Junction - Our Stores. Archived from the original on 10 September 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2007.
  5. ↑ Somasundaram, Narayanan (20 June 2014). "Westfield Retail Shareholders Vote in Favor of Restructure". Bloomberg News.
  6. ↑ "Store wars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 April 2005. Retrieved 22 November 2006.
  7. ↑ "H&M confirms Bondi and Broadway launches - Inside Retail". Inside Retail. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2017-01-10.

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