Castle Towers
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Castle Towers Shopping Centre, or known locally, simply as "Towers", is a large shopping centre in Castle Hill
, New South Wales
, Australia
. The shopping complex is owned by QIC, the owner of other major Australian shopping centres including Westpoint Blacktown
and Robina Town Centre
Shopping Centres.
It has a net leasable area of approximately 112,000 square metres, making it one of Australia's largest shopping centres. Castle Towers is one of only six shopping centres in the Sydney metropolitan area to contain two full-line department stores, the others being Westfield Bondi Junction
, Westfield Parramatta
, Warringah Mall
, Westfield Hornsby
and Westfield Miranda
.
, Veronika Maine, Polo Ralph Lauren
, Queenspark and David Lawrence
, which makes it different to most shopping centres. The centre has 5,000 indoor car parking spaces and up to 1,000 outdoor spaces.
Major stores at the centre include:
and Westfield Bondi Junction
will be eclipsed in size after the expansion. Castle Towers is expected to become one of the largest shopping centres in Australia after the redevelopment, with 170,000 square metres of active floorspace, behind Victorian rivals Westfield Fountain Gate
(undergoing extension) and Chadstone Shopping Centre
(190,000m2).
Castle Hill, New South Wales
Castle Hill is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Castle Hill is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Hills District of the Greater Western Sydney region...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The shopping complex is owned by QIC, the owner of other major Australian shopping centres including Westpoint Blacktown
Westpoint Blacktown
Westpoint Blacktown is a large shopping centre situated in Blacktown that is owned by QIC. It was recently renovated and expanded, making it one of the biggest shopping centres in Western Sydney. Boasting a contemporary shopping experience, and state of the art facilities, the centre serves as a...
and Robina Town Centre
Robina Town Centre
Robina Town Centre is a large shopping centre covering in the suburb of Robina, Queensland with over 350 retail outlets covering over . - History :...
Shopping Centres.
It has a net leasable area of approximately 112,000 square metres, making it one of Australia's largest shopping centres. Castle Towers is one of only six shopping centres in the Sydney metropolitan area to contain two full-line department stores, the others being Westfield Bondi Junction
Westfield Bondi Junction
Westfield Bondi Junction is a large, upmarket shopping centre located in the suburb of Bondi Junction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.The six-level complex, notable for its modern structure and retail mix, has several anchor tenants including David Jones and Myer department stores, Coles and...
, Westfield Parramatta
Westfield Parramatta
Westfield Parramatta is a shopping centre in Parramatta, a city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group. It has a net leasable area of approximately 137,269m² and contains 488 shops built over five levels, making it Australia's fourth...
, Warringah Mall
Warringah Mall
Warringah Mall is a large indoor/outdoor shopping centre on Sydney's Northern Beaches in the suburb of Brookvale, approximately 15 km from the CBD...
, Westfield Hornsby
Westfield Hornsby
Westfield Hornsby is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Hornsby, New South Wales. It is currently the oldest location in the Westfield chain, although the first mall was at Blacktown.-History:The original shopping centre was opened in 1961...
and Westfield Miranda
Westfield Miranda
Westfield Miranda , owned and managed by the Westfield Group, is a large shopping centre in the suburb of Miranda in the Local Government Area of Sutherland Shire in southern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.-History:Miranda Fair was originally opened in 1964 and was purchased by...
.
History
Castle Towers opened in 1982 with Kmart, Coles and Norman Ross as the major retailers. The centre was expanded to include David Jones and Franklins in November 1991. In August 1993, the Greater Union site was launched and in October of the same year Target replaced Norman Ross. In September 1999, the second Greater Union site opened, as well as 44 specialty retailers including the Piazza restaurant precinct. In April 2000, Target and David Jones launched their extensions with the addition of Food For Less & Bi-Lo replacing Franklins as it moves to Castle Mall and a further 76 stores. In August 2001, the final stage of the centre opened including a two level Grace Bros (now Myer) and 34 upmarket fashion retailers. In January 2007, Food For Less was replaced by Dan Murphy's. On June 20, 2009, Greater Union opened its premium five screen cinema complex as "EVENT Cinemas" which replaces six old screens built in 1993. Castle Towers' new EVENT Cinemas were architecturally designed with five auditoriums and a bar all featuring "Gold Class". It is the first of its kind in the world because it features the latest digital cinema technology including new digital projectors and electronic reclining chairs. In late June 2009, Myer added a new floor on the lower level and relaunched the Myer store as three levels.Design and stores
The shopping centre has three main floors The Upper Level, Middle Level and Lower Level. Fresh Food stores, lower class specialty shops and the supermarkets are on the lower floor. On the middle level there is Discount Department stores and department stores as well as middle class fashion and specialty retailers. On the upper level there is department stores and cinemas and Up market fashion stores. The upper class fashion stores include Lisa HoLisa Ho
Lisa Ho is an Australian fashion designer born in Albury, on the New South Wales and Victorian border. She is married to Philip Smouha....
, Veronika Maine, Polo Ralph Lauren
Polo Ralph Lauren
Ralph Lauren Corporation is a luxury clothing and goods company of the American fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Ralph Lauren specializes in high-end casual/semi-formal wear for men and women, as well as accessories, fragrances, home and housewares...
, Queenspark and David Lawrence
David Lawrence
David Lawrence may refer to:*David Lawrence, pseudonym of English poet & TV scriptwriter David Harsent *David Lawrence , Canadian actor *David Lawrence , English cricketer...
, which makes it different to most shopping centres. The centre has 5,000 indoor car parking spaces and up to 1,000 outdoor spaces.
Major stores at the centre include:
- David JonesDavid Jones LimitedDavid Jones Limited , colloquially known as DJs, is a high-end Australian department store chain.David Jones was founded in 1838 by David Jones, a Welsh immigrant, and is claimed to be the oldest continuously operating department store in the world still trading under its original name. It...
(Middle and Upper Levels) - MyerMyerMyer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...
(Lower, Middle and Upper Levels) - TargetTarget (Australia)Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 172 Target stores and 119 Target Country stores making 291 combined stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria. It sells clothing, cosmetics, toys, homewares, electrical and...
(Middle Level) - KmartKmartKmart, sometimes styled as "K-Mart," is a chain of discount department stores. The chain acquired Sears in 2005, forming a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company was founded in 1962 and is the third largest discount store chain in the world, behind Wal-Mart and...
(Middle Level) - ColesColes SupermarketsColes Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
(Lower Level)- 16 Aisles - BI-LOBI-LO (Australia)BI-LO is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers . Once a chain of 180 outlets, most BI-LO supermarkets were re-branded as Coles Supermarkets during 2006 and 2007. In October 2008, Coles stated it was looking to create a new chain to replace the remaining BI-LO stores...
(lower level) - EVENT CinemasGreater UnionGreater Union, Birch Carroll and Coyle, Event Cinemas, Skycity Cinemas and Damodar Village Cinemas together form a chain of cinema multiplexes across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji...
10 screen cinema complex (Upper Level) - EVENT Cinemas 5 screen premium cinema auditorium complex including Gold Class and Bar (Upper Level) [Owned by Greater UnionGreater UnionGreater Union, Birch Carroll and Coyle, Event Cinemas, Skycity Cinemas and Damodar Village Cinemas together form a chain of cinema multiplexes across Australia, New Zealand and Fiji...
] - PricelinePricelinePriceline may refer to:*Priceline.com, a commercial website which helps users obtain discount rates for travel-related items such as airline tickets and hotel stays*Priceline , a chain of health and beauty retail stores in Australia...
(Lower Level) - ABC Shop (Upper Level)
- Fitness FirstFitness FirstFitness First is the largest privately owned health club group in the world with over 540 Fitness First clubs worldwide reaching over 1.7 million members in 21 countries...
(Upper Level) - EB Games (Upper Level)
- SanitySanitySanity refers to the soundness, rationality and healthiness of the human mind, as opposed to insanity. A person is sane if they are rational...
(Upper Level) - Lowes (Middle Level)
- The Reject ShopThe Reject ShopThe Reject Shop is an Australian discount variety store chain. Founded in 1981 as a "seconds" store in South Yarra, Victoria, the company currently operates over 190 stores in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Queensland, Tasmania and Australian Capital Territory...
(Lower Level) - LincraftLincraftLincraft is a retail chain in Australia that specialises in the sale of homewares, including crafts, material, and patterns. As of May 2009, it has 44 locations around Australia.Lincraft was founded in 1938 by Leo Ross as a stall shop in Melbourne....
(Upper Level) - Dan Murphy'sDan Murphy'sDan Murphy's is an Australian big box liquor supermarket chain owned by Woolworths Limited, who also owns BWS, another liquor chain with smaller stores.-History:...
Liquor (Lower Level) - Rebel Sport (Upper Level)
Redevelopment
A development application to expand the centre by 60,000 square metres was approved in February 2011 by the Hills Shire Council. The centre will undergo a $285 million expansion, which will include a new 16-screen cinema complex, an eat-street area, 3085 additional parking spaces, as well as new department, supermarket and retail stores. Shopping centres in Sydney's metropolitan area such as Westfield ParramattaWestfield Parramatta
Westfield Parramatta is a shopping centre in Parramatta, a city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The centre is owned and managed by The Westfield Group. It has a net leasable area of approximately 137,269m² and contains 488 shops built over five levels, making it Australia's fourth...
and Westfield Bondi Junction
Westfield Bondi Junction
Westfield Bondi Junction is a large, upmarket shopping centre located in the suburb of Bondi Junction in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.The six-level complex, notable for its modern structure and retail mix, has several anchor tenants including David Jones and Myer department stores, Coles and...
will be eclipsed in size after the expansion. Castle Towers is expected to become one of the largest shopping centres in Australia after the redevelopment, with 170,000 square metres of active floorspace, behind Victorian rivals Westfield Fountain Gate
Westfield Fountain Gate
Westfield Fountain Gate is a super regional shopping centre located in Narre Warren in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia...
(undergoing extension) and Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in the inner south-eastern suburb of Malvern East in the city of Melbourne, Australia...
(190,000m2).