Antara Polanco

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Antara Polanco
General information
Location Nuevo Polanco (Colonia Granada), Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates 19°26′21″N99°12′09″W / 19.4393°N 99.2025°W / 19.4393; -99.2025
OpeningMay 2006
Technical details
Floor count3
Floor area550,000 sq ft (51,000 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Javier Sordo Madaleno
DeveloperGrupo Integral de Desarrollo Inmobiliario S de RL de CV (GIDI)
Other information
Number of stores140+
Public transit access Polanco and San Joaquín metro stations (both at distance)
Website
www.antara.com.mx

Antara, previously branded as Antara Polanco and Antara Fashion Hall, is an upscale open-air shopping center in the Nuevo Polanco section of the upscale district of Polanco, Mexico City. It hosts a concentration of boutiques of global luxury brands and is anchored by a Casa Palacio department store and a Cinemex multicinema.

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Background

The Antara Polanco shopping center, as it was then branded, opened its doors in 2006. Two years after the opening, phase 2 of the development project was launched with the construction of two office buildings behind the mall. [1]

In 2015, Mexico's 500th Starbucks opened in Antara Polanco. [2] In 2018, the mall's Cinemex was the first movie theater in Latin America to use Samsung's LED screen Onyx. [3] In September 2019, Mexico City's second Apple Store opened in Antara Polanco. [4] In September 2020, a customer caused a stir by bringing her pet tiger with her to the mall. [5] [6] In 2021, Dyson announced the opening of its first store in Latin America in Antara Polanco. [7]

Description

The center was designed by the Mexican architect Javier Sordo Madaleno. [8] The mall hosts concerts, fashion shows, and exhibitions throughout the year. It has three levels and is home to over 100 stores including anchor Casa Palacio (a high-end department store of the Palacio de Hierro chain limited to furniture and home furnishings), 6 gourmet restaurants, a fast-food court, a casino, and a Cinemex movie theater. It was built on the site of a demolished General Motors factory. [9]

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References

  1. (in Spanish) David Aguilar, Presentan segunda fase de proyecto Antara Polanco, Eluniversal.com, 23 June 2008
  2. (in Spanish) Fernanda Celis, Starbucks inaugura su tienda número 500 en México, Elfinanciero.com, 25 September 2015
  3. Song Su-hyun, Samsung to provide cinema LED screen for movie theaters in Mexico, Kooreaherald.com, 1 May 2018
  4. Michael Steeber, Apple’s second store opening in Polanco district on September 27, 9to5mac.com, 13 September 2019
  5. (in Spanish) Pareja pasea a tigre como mascota en Plaza Antara Polanco (+fotos), 24-horas.mx, 7 September 2020
  6. (in Spanish) Denuncian a mujer que pasea a cachorro de tigre en Polanco, Milenio.com, 6 September 2020
  7. (in Spanish) Dyson abre su primera boutique en Mexico, Elle.mx, 22 October 2021
  8. Antara - Javier Sordo Madaleno, Arquitour.com
  9. Antara antarapolanco.com [ dead link ]