Eastgate Bondi Junction

Eastgate Bondi Junction

Looking up to the Eastgate apartments from the ground
Location	Bondi Junction, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°53′33″S151°14′54″E / 33.892569°S 151.248246°E / -33.892569; 151.248246
Address	71-91 Spring Street
Opening date	1983
Management	JLL
Owner	Charter Hall
No. of stores and services	35
No. of anchor tenants	3
Total retail floor area	15,491 m2 (166,740 sq ft)
No. of floors	4
Parking	923
Public transit access	Bondi Junction railway station
Website	eastgatebondijunction.com.au

Eastgate Bondi Junction is a shopping centre in the suburb of Bondi Junction in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. ^[1]

Transport

The Eastern Suburbs railway line offer frequent services to Bondi Junction station which is a short walk from the centre.

Eastgate Bondi Junction has bus connections operated by Transdev John Holland and Transit Systems to the Sydney CBD, Eastern Suburbs and Inner West.

Eastgate Bondi Junction has multi level car park with 923 spaces.

History

Eastgate Bondi Junction opened in 1983^{[ citation needed ]} below the Eastgate residential apartment and included Kmart, Coles New World and Harris Farm Markets in the level below Kmart in basement car park level. It was the fourth shopping centre in Bondi Junction to be built after Grace Bros, The Carousel and Bondi Junction Plaza. It is now the second shopping centre in the suburb to the much larger Westfield Bondi Junction just 350m away.

In January 1995, the centre was acquired by ISPT Super Property and is managed by JLL.^{[ citation needed ]}

Eastgate Bondi Junction underwent a redevelopment in March 2013 with the mezzanine level and amenities refurbished and an Aldi Supermarket, The Reject Shop and many new stores added. ^[2] Some existing stores including Lowes, Liquorland, Soul Origin, Specsavers, Blooms The Chemist, Australia Post, The Reject Shop and Just Cuts were refurbished with new ones like KFC. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Harris Farm Markets closed on 3 April 2018 with a large, modern Harris Farm Markets opened in Westfield Bondi Junction opposite Coles, down the road. ^[3] The space vacated by Harris Farm was replaced by Dan Murphy's which opened on 16 December 2020. ^[4]

In July 2019 Eastgate Bondi Junction underwent a facelift which included a new facade. David Wilson Chemist drugstore and Habitania furniture store closed. Work on the new awning and facade commenced on 29 July 2019 and was completed in late 2019. Several stores shuttered with COVID pandemic and remain empty lots as of 2022. ^{[5] [6]} This facelift also included a number of new stores including a KFC and Coles also underwent a facelift which was completed on 26 September 2020 and is considered the 'poshest' in Australia. ^[7]

In March 2024, the property was acquired by Charter Hall.

Tenants

Eastgate Bondi Junction has 15,491m² of floor space. The major retailers include Kmart, Aldi and Coles.

Incidents

• On 30 March 2009, a gas leak caused the evacuation of the apartment and shopping centre below. Two men were seriously burnt after the gas explosion on the top floor believed to be the 28th floor. The men who burnt were believed to be working on the air conditioning unit on the rooftop. ^[8]
• On 10 August 2018, a major gas leak caused the evacuation of the apartments and shopping centre below after workmen hit the gas main. The centre has since reopened. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Eastgate Bondi Junction".
2. "Eastgate Shopping Centre undergoes facelift | Altmedia". www.altmedia.net.au. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
3. "Eastgate Bondi Junction Is Now Closed". Harris Farm Markets . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
4. "Dan Murphy's Now Open". Eastgate Bondi Junction. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
5. "Eastgate Facade Project - Waverley Council". www.waverley.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
6. "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
7. "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
8. Ramachandran, Arjun (30 March 2009). "Bondi Junction gas explosion: two men seriously burnt". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 26 December 2020.
9. "Gas leak forces evacuation of Eastgate Shopping Centre Bondi Junction". Daily Telegraph . 10 August 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
10. "Shoppers evacuated after major gas leak". News.com.au . 10 August 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2020.

External links

• Eastgate Bondi Junction Official Website