The Centaurus

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The Centaurus
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The Centaurus
The Centaurus
General information
StatusCompleted
Type
AddressOne Jinnah Avenue, Sector F-8, Islamabad-44220, Pakistan
Coordinates 33°42′28″N73°03′00″E / 33.7077°N 73.0499°E / 33.7077; 73.0499
Current tenants Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
Construction started2006
Completed2015
Opening17 February 2013
CostPKR 15 billion
Owner Sardar Tanveer Ilyas and Sardar Yasir Ilyas
Technical details
Floor count26 [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s) Atkins
Developer Pak Gulf Construction, Al Mahad Group of Companies (Saudi Arabia) and Sardar Builders
Other information
Number of rooms500
Public transit access PIMS Metrobus Station
Website
thecentaurusmall.com/index.php

The Centaurus is a mixed use real estate development in the city of Islamabad, Pakistan. The project includes a 36-floor hotel, three 23-floor residential and office towers, and a four-floor shopping mall. [2]

Contents

Construction

Designed by British architectural firm WS Atkins, it consists of a four-story shopping mall, a five-star hotel, two residential towers, a corporate tower, three skyscrapers containing corporate offices, residential apartments, and a hotel.[ clarification needed ] [3] [4] Centaurus Mövenpick Hotel is under construction[ needs update ] and was expected to open in the first quarter of 2018.[ needs update ] [5]

The estimated cost for building the complex was US$850 million. [6] The Centaurus Mall has four levels and comprises more than 250 shops. [7] [8]

Entertainment

The Centaurus Mall entertains in the form of a play area for children, known as "Fun City", [9] and a cineplex, [10] which shows recently-released Lollywood and Hollywood movies.

Food court

The food court offers several local as well as international fast food chains. [11]

Entry fee controversy

In what it called a move to avoid ‘over-crowding’, Centaurus Mall in a public notice said visitors will have to buy a coupon to enter the mall, which is adjustable against shopping at the mall on the same day. The public notice listed 23 types of people who will not have to purchase the entry coupons. Those exempted include all women and children under 12, senior citizens, lawmakers and executives, diplomats and foreigners, journalists, and lawyers, members of country clubs, registered engineers, doctors, and teachers. Further, the notice said, “famous players of hockey, cricket, football and golf” and “celebrities” do not have to purchase the entry coupon. [12]

October 2022 fire

The shopping center at the Centaurus Mall caught fire on October 9, 2022. The Capital Development Authority claimed the fire to be under control after two hours of response. The shopping center and nearby residential structures were closed for an audit to be made on their structural integrity. [13] [14] [15]

The fire broke out in the Monal restaurant and was reported around 4 pm. [16] The efforts of firefighters extinguished the fire preventing extensive damage to the interior. Navy and Air Force personnel also took part in cooling the building. [17] [18] [19] [20]

See also

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