Lulu Mall, Thiruvananthapuram

LuLu Mall is a shopping mall under construction in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala, India.[2] The mall is owned and managed by LuLu Group International and is developed by Sobha Limited.[3] It will be the biggest mall building in the country on completion with the complex occupying a land area of 19 acres (7.7 ha) with a total built up area of 200,400 square metres (2,157,000 sq ft) including the shopping mall, hotel and convention center.[1] The Mall is designed by the London based architectural firm, Design International.[4]

LuLu Mall
LocationThiruvananthapuram
Coordinates8°30′55″N 76°53′55″E
AddressNH 66, Aakkulam, Thiruvananthapuram
Opening dateAugust, 2020 (May be delayed due to Covid19)
OwnerLuLu Group International
ArchitectDesign International
Total retail floor area60,400 square metres (650,000 sq ft) (Total built up area including hotel, convention centre and shopping mall)[1]
No. of floors4
Websitewww.lulumall.in/thiruvananthapuram

History

The LuLu Group initially planned a smaller mall in Pattom, which is another locality in the city with an investment of ₹500 crore (US$70 million) in 2013.[5] Later they bought the property in Aakkulam and changed the project to a ₹2,000 crore (US$280 million) project.[2] The construction of the mall was started in August 2016 and is expected to finish in 2020 August.[6]

Description and Features

The shopping mall is located along the side of National Highway 66 at Aakkulam. The mall will have a parking space for up to 3,800 cars with traffic management systems like ANPR.[7] The mall will also have a food court with a capacity for 3,500 people, which will be the largest in the country, and a 12 screen multiplex.[7]

See also

References
  1. "State Environmental Impact Assessment Authority Kerala" (PDF). SEIAA Kerala. Government of Kerala. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  2. "Rs 2,000 cr Lulu Mall to come up in Thiruvananthapuram". Business Standard. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  3. "SOBHA Wins Mandate to Develop LuLu Mall in Trivandrum". Shobha Ltd. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. "LuLu Shopping Mall". Design International. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. Karun, Shenoy (19 April 2013). "EMKE Group to invest3k crore in Kerala". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. Padanna, Ashraf (20 August 2016). "LuLu starts work on mall in Thiruvananthapuram". Gulf Times. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. Lamba, Charu (18 July 2017). "Lulu Group's new 19-acre Kerala mall will use technology, data to give consumers a super-enhanced experience". India Retailing. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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