Opened on February 17, 2006, SM City Santa Rosa has a land area of 17 hectares (42 acres) and a total gross floor area of an estimated 170,000 square meters (1,800,000 sq ft). It is located at Manila South Road (also known as the Old National Highway or National Highway) corner Biñan–Santa Rosa Access Road in Barangay Tagapo, Santa Rosa, Laguna. It features more than 350 shops and various dining establishments. Anchors for SM City Santa Rosa are SM Supermarket, The SM Store, Ace Hardware, SM Appliance Center and a food court. The mall also includes retail anchors such as Uniqlo and Miniso, along with four digital cinemas on the second floor and a central garden known as The Rainforest.[4]
The Cyberzone was opened in October 2012 at the former area of The Event Center.[5]
Expansion Wing
Interior of the Expansion WingThe LED staircase is the main feature of the Expansion Wing
SM City Santa Rosa's Expansion Wing is a 51,000 m2 (550,000 sq ft) expansion building that added up to the mall complex's area, totaling to 137,463 m2 (1,479,640 sq ft). It opened on June 24, 2022.[6][7] Highlighted by a prominent LED staircase, it features an ice skating rink by SM Storyland and branches of H&M and Decathlon on the ground floor,[8][9] along with an SM Game Park branch on the second floor.[10]
Built atop the expansion wing is SM Supermalls' largest solar panel system. It comprises 5,772 panels at 3.088 MWp capacity and an annual solar energy production of up to 4.292 GWh, providing 15% of the mall's power.[11]
Mall complex developments
Currently undergoing expansion, the SM City Santa Rosa mall complex is one of integrated mixed-used developments known as SM Estates or SM Lifestyle Cities.[12]
The Core
The Core is a three-tower BPO office building with a leasable area of approximately 30,000 m2 (320,000 sq ft), of which majority is allotted solely to BPO companies.[13] Each tower has four storeys. One tower is complete, while two other towers are currently under construction.[14] It also contains a four-level parking space and is interconnected to the mall via a footbridge with the Expansion Wing.
iQor, a global managed services provider, celebrated the opening of its new center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 27, 2018.[15]
SMDC Park Residences
The Park Residences at SM City Santa Rosa has a 14-tower, mid-rise residential condominium project with a total of 1,864 residential units and is located at the back of the mall. It also features an expansive central park that is inspired by New York City's Central Park.[16][17][18]
The mall also features a Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal located at the former south parking area of the mall. It is the second of three planned provincial intermodal terminals for the south of Manila under a public-private partnership arrangement and opened on March 26, 2019.
Additionally, the mall is served by its transport terminal, which is also plied by tricycles. Jeepneys and mini-buses plying the Manila South Road route, as well as the city's free shuttles,[19] also stop in front of the mall.
The future Santa Rosa station of the North–South Commuter Railway will be located adjacent to the mall complex, just across the Manila South Road.[20]
Incidents
February 3, 2015: A shootout occurred at one of the mall's entrances when a 16-year-old male suspect, carrying a bladed weapon, attempted to enter but was denied access. The suspect seized a handgun, fatally shooting a passing policeman before being shot dead by other policemen.[21]
March 5, 2023: About 20 mallgoers were injured when an upward escalator inside the main mall building malfunctioned and reversed around 5:00 p.m. PHT.[22][23][24]
August 3, 2023: Two subcontractor workers were found dead at the mall's septic tank on its driveway. According to a police investigation, it was possible that the two suffocated while cleaning the septic tank.[25]
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