Uptown Mall

Uptown Mall

Mall facade in 2017
Address	36th Street, Uptown Bonifacio, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
Opening date	November 2015;9 years ago (2015-11)
Developer	Megaworld Corporation
Management	Megaworld Lifestyle Malls
No. of stores and services	150+
Total retail floor area	85,000 m2 (910,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	Mall: 5 Carpark: 6 (from LG/B1 - B6)
Public transit access	N05   Uptown Mall
Website	Uptown Bonifacio

Uptown Mall is a lifestyle mall at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig, Philippines. ^[1]

Features

Main mall

The Uptown Mall has five levels, including a lower ground level and six basement parking levels, starting from the Lower Ground Level (or Basement 1) to Basement 6.

The shopping mall also has a cinema with five theater auditoriums, including the VIP Cinema (Cinema 5) with fully reclining La-Z-Boy seats and the Uptown Tempur Cinema (Cinema 3) with adjustable Tempur beds). ^{[2] [3]} Uptown Cinemas has the Boozy Bar, the country's first cinema cocktail bar. ^[4]

The mall has an open-air area at the fourth level called The Deck, which hosts the St. Gabriel the Archangel Chapel, a Roman Catholic chapel, ^[5] and restaurants offering al fresco dining. ^[6] Uptown Mall also has its own VIP Lounge. ^[7]

Outside the mall is a Las Vegas-inspired dancing fountain which also features pyrotechnics. ^[8]

Links

Uptown Mall's second level is connected to Uptown Parade through the Uptown Parade Bridge. ^[9] The mall is interconnected with One Uptown Residences through the underground Uptown Mall Link. ^[10]

Uptown Parade

Uptown Parade is a two-level commercial strip across Uptown Mall. This 12,375-square-meter (133,200 sq ft) ^[11] mall is primarily has restaurants and other food outlets as its tenants. ^[8] The Palace Manila meanwhile hosts various bars and nightclubs. ^{[12] [13]}

Residences and office

The Uptown Mall serves as the podium of the Uptown Place Towers (formerly Uptown Corporate Center), a complex comprising four office buildings. The mall is also adjacent to residential condominiums such as One Uptown Residence, Uptown Ritz, Uptown Parksuites, and Uptown Arts Residence. ^{[13] [14]}

Incidents

• March 29, 2022: A fire broke out at the non-operational Cinema 3 at 11:59 a.m. PHT, destroying the cinema chairs and projection room. It was declared under control at 1:37 p.m. and extinguished at 2 p.m. ^{[15] [16]}
• May 24, 2023: A ceiling collapse at the mall led to flooding, with water cascading from the second level, leaving the mall partially submerged. ^[17]

References

1. "Megaworld Lifestyle Malls to expand in 8 key areas in 3 years". The Manila Times. August 7, 2019. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
2. Dacanay, Aimee (June 29, 2016). "This new VIP cinema is perfect for your next date night". spot.ph. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
3. Megan (November 9, 2023). "The Philippines' FIRST-EVER and MOST LUXURIOUS bed cinema is NOW OPEN!". Megaworld Lifestyle Malls. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
4. "This cinema cocktail bar serves drinks right to your theater seat". NOLISOLI. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
5. "Finding Faith in the City: There's Now a Chapel in Uptown". Megaworld at the Fort. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
6. "You've Never Really Explored Uptown Bonifacio Until You've Been to These Places". spot.ph. May 25, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
7. "Uptown Bonifacio is the perfect playground for the family this Father's Day". Inquirer Lifestyle. June 16, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
8. "Uptown Bonifacio: The hottest, hippest new place in the city". philstar.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
9. "Projects". H.S. POW. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
10. "One Uptown Residence BGC, Taguig". Luxury Escapes. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
11. "Uptown Parade: 10 Awesome Restos to Try in Fort Bonifacio! #UptownParadeBites". Our Awesome Planet. March 29, 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
12. "It's an uptown lifestyle!". Inquirer Lifestyle. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
13. Remo, Amy R. (July 13, 2019). "Uptown Bonifacio: Future-proof vertical city". business.inquirer.net. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
14. "It's an uptown lifestyle!". Inquirer Lifestyle. October 14, 2015. Archived from the original on October 23, 2019. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
15. "Fire hits cinema inside BGC mall; no casualties". GMA News Online. March 29, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
16. Gonzales, Cathrine (March 29, 2022). "Fire hits cinema in BGC mall". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
17. "BGC leaks: Ceiling collapse at Andrew Tan's Uptown Mall leads to flooding". Bilyonaryo.com. May 25, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2024.

External links

• Official website