Protea Glen Mall

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Protea Glen Mall
Protea Glen Mall
Location Protea Glen, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Coordinates 26°16′31″S27°48′42″E / 26.2752°S 27.8116°E / -26.2752; 27.8116 Coordinates: 26°16′31″S27°48′42″E / 26.2752°S 27.8116°E / -26.2752; 27.8116
Opening dateSeptember 27, 2012
Developer48 developers
OwnerMasingita Group
No. of stores and services96
No. of anchor tenants 2
Total retail floor area 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft)
No. of floors1
Parking1055
Website proteaglenmall.co.za

The Protea Glen Mall is a shopping mall in Protea Glen, in Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa, which opened in September 2012 [1] [2]

Built at a cost of approximately R360-380 million, the mall is located at the intersection of R558 and Protea Boulevard in the centre of Protea Glen, [2] and has over 90 tenants. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Background

Mike Nkuna, chairman of developer Masingita Group, first conceived of placing a mall in Protea Glen in 2005, [7] as residents had been traveling to Lenasia for their shopping. [8] It is the first mall located in the Johannesburg suburb, which has only been developed since the 1990s. It has been the sixth mall to open in Soweto. [9] Locally, it is considered notable for having both rival supermarket retailers Pick n Pay and Shoprite among its tenants. [10]

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