Majestic City

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Majestic City
Majestic City
Location Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka
Coordinates 6°53′38″N79°51′17″E / 6.893888°N 79.854722°E / 6.893888; 79.854722
Address10 Station Road, Bambalapitiya
Opening date4 April 1991;33 years ago (1991-04-04)
DeveloperC T Land Development PLC
ManagementR. Selvaskandan (Chairman)
J. C. Page (Deputy Chairman/Managing Director)
OwnerC T Land Development PLC
ArchitectGemunu Fernando - Design Group Five International (Pvt) Ltd
No. of stores and services240
Total retail floor area 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft)
No. of floors5, 2 below ground
Parking135 approx.
Website http://www.majesticcity.lk/
Company
Company type Public
CSE:  CTLD.N0000
ISIN LK0175N00006
Key people
  • Louis Page (Chairman)
  • Joseph Page (Deputy chairman/Managing director)
RevenueDecrease2.svg LKR146 million (2022)
Decrease2.svg LKR4 million (2022)
Decrease2.svg LKR(16) million (2022)
Total assets Steady2.svg LKR4,978 million (2022)
Total equity Decrease2.svg LKR3,993 million (2022)
OwnerC T Holdings PLC (67.9%)
Parent C T Holdings PLC
Footnotes /references
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Majestic City, traded as C T Land Development PLC, is a seven-storey commercial and shopping complex, located in Bambalapitiya, a suburb of Colombo, near the Bambalapitiya Railway Station.

Contents

The complex is owned by C T Land Development PLC. The founding chairman of the complex was Albert A. Page. Majestic City incorporates a diverse range of shopping outlets (240), including a food court, supermarket, children's amusement centre, banks and the Majestic Cineplex.

Construction

The complex was designed by Gemmu Fernando of the Design Group Five International (Pvt) Ltd [2] and constructed by Tudawe Brothers Limited. Construction of the three-storey 13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft) shopping complex, with 88 tenancies, developed around a central atrium was completed in 1991 and formally opened on 4 April.

The second phase of development, comprising a cinema, food court, amusement centre and additional tenancies commenced in May 1993 was opened on 4 December 1994. It was designed by Design Group Five International and constructed by Sanken Construction (Pvt) Ltd at a cost of Rs 171 million. [3]

An LKR176 million renovation of the building was undertaken in 2008, which included modifications to the Galle Road entrance and the atrium, together with a refurbishment of the basement food court. [4]

In 2010 the fifth level of the complex was refurbished, and three new cinemas were added, with the cinemas opening on 4 December that year.

In 2019 the owners of the centre announced that they would be commencing a Rs 450 million refurbishment of the complex, which is expected to be completed by June 2020. [5]

Majestic Cineplex

Majestic City Platinum Cinema Majestic City Platinum Cinema.jpg
Majestic City Platinum Cinema

Majestic Cineplex includes four cinemas managed by Ceylon Theaters (Pvt) Ltd, [6]

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