Alabang Town Center (also known colloquially as Town and abbreviated as ATC) is a shoppinglifestyle center located south of Metro Manila located next to gated residential communities and bustling business developments in Barangay Ayala Alabang, Muntinlupa.[1] It is owned by Ayala Malls and is considered one of the oldest shopping malls owned and operated by Ayala Malls since it opened in 1982.[2]
It has a total of 48,000 m2 (520,000 sq ft) of retail space and has several high-end retail stores, including Rustan's Department Store, and high-end brands, including Marks & Spencer and The Gap.[3] Another major tenant of the mall is the passport office of the Department of Foreign Affairs, located on the fourth level of the Metro Department Store, which opened in August 2013.[4] Alabang Town Center caters to the retail needs of citizens living in southern Metro Manila, particularly those from Las Piñas, Parañaque, and Muntinlupa.
History
St. Jerome Emiliani and Sta. Susana Parish
Alabang Town Center opened in 1982 as a strip mall with a supermarket and two cinemas that had the St. Jerome Emiliani and Sta. Susana Parish, a Roman Catholic church which was built in the 1970s, as its anchor tenant. The mall was expanded in 1994 and 2007 and became a cosmopolitan Mediterranean-designed, airy lifestyle center.[5]
In February 2011, expansion of Alabang center was underway incorporating Metro, which is known for its comfortable and friendly retail outlets all over the country. The four-level Metro replaced the open parking lot near McDonald's housing a department store, a grocery store, and basement parking. Construction commenced on October 20, 2011, and the Metro opened in 2012. A new wing linking the Metro became operational late 2011, wherein 70 new stores were opened.
In 2012, there was an expansion and a new wing known as the lifestyle strip saw many restaurants, stores, and shops added. The same year, restaurants outside at the Corte de las Palmas, such as Chili's, Jamba Juice and Krispy Kreme, were opened.[6] The Metro supermarket opened on August 11, 2012, while their department store opened on August 18, 2012. Parking was also opened to Metro and ATC customers.
ATC Corporate Center
In 2015, the ATC Corporate Center, an office building integrated with the mall, was opened.[7] In 2016, there are further plans for redevelopment which will include a new Lifestyle Centre.[8]
Incidents
February 10, 2012: A shootout during a failed robbery of an armored van delivering cash to Czarina Foreign Exchange, a money changer outlet at the mall, at about 11:15 a.m. PHT resulted in the death of a security guard and a robbery suspect, with another security guard wounded. The robbers were unable to steal an undisclosed amount of cash and escaped on motorcycles.[9]
September 14, 2012: Security guards and robbers clashed at the mall's Madrigal exit during an attempt to deliver cash to Czarina Foreign Exchange at around 10:20 a.m., with the robbers fleeing on motorcycles after a failed grenade attack. The incident left one robber dead, six injured, and the amount of stolen cash unconfirmed. The Muntinlupa City police chief was relieved following the incident.[10][11]
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