Lakeside Joondalup

Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City

Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City viewed from the multi-storey car park
Location	Joondalup, Western Australia
Coordinates	31°44′39″S115°46′02″E / 31.744112°S 115.767333°E / -31.744112; 115.767333 (Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City)
Opening date	2 November 1994 (1994-11-02)
Developer	ING Real Estate
Management	Lendlease
Owner	Lendlease (50%) Vicinity Centres (50%)
No. of stores and services	300+
No. of anchor tenants	8
Total retail floor area	96,000 m2 (1,030,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	2
Parking	4,800 parking bays, approximately 1,500 undercover
Website	Official website
Information from Lakeside Joondalup [1]

Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City is a major shopping centre in the Perth suburb of Joondalup. Located adjacent to the Joondalup railway station, it is the third largest shopping centre in Western Australia after Westfield Carousel and Karrinyup Shopping Centre.^{[ citation needed ]} The centre contains three supermarkets, Woolworths, Coles and Aldi, three discount department stores, Big W, Kmart and Target, and the department store Myer.

History and development

Construction of the centre commenced in 1991, and it opened in late November 1994. ^[2] The latest redevelopment was completed in November 2014. ^[3]

Redevelopments

The centre has undergone a number of relevant extensions and developments since opening.

Stage 1

The cinema, originally opened as a Greater Union, was constructed on top of the Joondalup railway line reserve and opened in 1998. In 2004, the cinema was sold to Grand Cinemas. ^[4] It is now run by Hoyts after Grand Cinemas' collapse. ^[5]

Stage 2

In 1999, the centre added a Target department store to the south-west corner. The area was originally left vacant and was secured until the construction phase began.^{[ citation needed ]}

Stage 3

Construction of the Mini-Major block which currently contains an Aldi and Rebel

Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City was developed extensively between 2006 and 2007, expanding to about twice of its original size. ^[6] The redevelopment was completed in late 2008. ^[7]

Valued at A$116 million in 2006, the expansion included a new major supermarket, department store and some 100 speciality stores, as well as adding a four-storey parking structure of 1,710 new car bays located on the south eastern side of the site. ^{[6] [7]} The new extensions connect with the existing centre via an enclosed area over Station Square. ^[6] As part of the extension, ING Real Estate's existing air rights lease over the railway line was converted to freehold title. ^[8] It was a condition of development approval that public access be maintained from the commencement to cessation of rail services at the adjoining Joondalup Interchange. ^[8]

The first portion of Stage 3 was opened to the public on 7 December 2007.^{[ citation needed ]} This portion included the Fashion Mall (located within the old East Mall area), the Station Square precinct, the relocated Food Court, as well as a small selection of speciality retail stores.

The second portion of Stage 3 was opened to the public in April 2008. This allowed access between the lower part of the centre to the adjoining road of Boas Avenue. The remainder of Stage 3 was opened to the public on 4 December 2008. In 2010 the centre was sold to Lendlease and the Future Fund with each owning 50%. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Stage 4

In 2012, the centre began further expansion of the centre to the south. The first stage of the expansion opened in March 2014, and included a new multi-storey carpark (800 bays) and 20 specialty stores. This was shortly followed by the opening of an expanded Coles supermarket. The second stage, consisting of a new Myer department store, a new fashion mall, second food court and alfresco dining precinct, opened in November 2014. In December 2014, a new food court opened above the existing food court adding six new food tenants to the centre.

A third stage of expansion continued throughout 2015. This stage included a number of new food establishments, bars, and specialty fashion retailers.

In August 2024, the Future Fund sold its 50% shareholding to Vicinity Centres. ^[12]

Architectural features

The most striking feature of the centre is the main area known as The Great Space. It consists of a number of white tent-like structures covering the major area, with a large inbuild centre stage and display area located in the middle. Also inside Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City are many variety stores featured within the "Great Space" which offer a variety of different products to centre customers.

Transport

Adjoining the centre is the Joondalup railway station, opened in 1993. It is on the Yanchep railway line as well as being served by numerous Transperth bus routes covering suburbs from Whitfords to Clarkson and beyond.

Facilities

South Mall

The centre has a number of restrooms facilities located at entry points and lifts throughout the two story section and carparks. The shopping centre also has taxi ranks and set downs at the north, east and west entrances. All are wheelchair accessible.

Major precincts

The centre is divided into a number of areas including:

• The Great Space
• East Mall
• Fashion Mall
• Food Court
• Fresh Food Court
• Station Square
• Fresco
• South Mall
• North Mall
• West Mall

References

1. "Lakeside Joondalup" . Retrieved 30 January 2015.
2. "About | Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City". Lakeside Joondalup. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
3. "About Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City". www.lakesidejoondalup.com.au. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
4. Design, Kinesis Interactive. "Grand Cinemas: About Us". Grand Cinemas. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
5. "Hoyts buys three cinemas from failed WA chain". The West Australian . Retrieved 3 February 2024.
6. "Redevelopment Update". Lakeside Joondalup Shopping Centre. Archived from the original on 4 May 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
7. "Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City" (PDF). Doric Construction. Retrieved 28 July 2007.^{[ dead link ‍]}
8. "ITEM 16 - PROPOSED EXTENSIONS TO LAKESIDE SHOPPING CENTRE FRONTING GRAND BOULEVARD AND BOAS AVENUE ON PART OF LOT 504 JOONDALUP DRIVE" (PDF). City of Joondalup. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
9. Wilmot, Ben (4 March 2010). "Future Fund behind purchase". Australian Financial Review . p. 54. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
10. Future Fund selling $850m in shopping centres, after property exposure increase Australian Financial Review 24 October 2018
11. Raising capital: Future Fund eyes Joondalup exit in $450m shopping centre play Real Commercial 27 October 2023
12. Vicinity Centres snares prized Perth asset paying $420m for half of Lakeside Joondalup Business News 20 August 2024

External links

• Official website

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