20-750: SM City Marikina is a shopping mall owned and managed by SM Prime Holdings , and is located in Calumpang, Marikina , Philippines . As part of the chain of SM Supermalls , the mall is owned by Henry Sy, Sr. Upon completion in 2008, it is the 31st SM Supermall built in the Philippines, the 14th SM Mall built within Metro Manila, and 3rd among other SM malls to open in the eastern region of Metropolitan Manila, after SM Megamall in Mandaluyong and SM Center Pasig in Pasig. It
40-804: Is SM Prime's commercial development arm responsible for the development various commercial properties and office tower developments across the country. Their key office properties include the E-Com Center towers at the SM Mall of Asia Complex, the Mega Tower located beside SM Megamall , the North Towers at the SM North EDSA Complex, the SM Fairview Towers at the SM City Fairview Complex, and
60-451: Is also the first SM Mall along Marikina–Infanta Highway before SM City Masinag as well as SM Cherry Antipolo. SM City Marikina is located near Marikina River and Riverbanks Center . It is situated along Marikina–Infanta Highway , Calumpang, Marikina. This mall has a total of 60,000-square-meter (650,000 sq ft) land area and a total of 124,877.85-square-meter (1,344,174.0 sq ft) square meter gross floor area, make it as
80-601: Is one of the largest property companies in the Southeast Asia region, competing with Gokongwei-led Robinsons Land (which owns Robinsons Malls and Tan-led Megaworld Corporation). SM Supermalls is a chain of shopping malls with over 88 malls in the Philippines , and 8 in China as of August 2024. According to the company, the malls attract an average foot traffic of 3.5 million daily and has over 5,000 tenant partners. SM Offices
100-418: Is the only station on this line with an island platform . Santolan station was opened on April 5, 2003, as part of the initial section of LRT Line 2 between this station and Araneta Center–Cubao . It began as the eastern terminus of the line. The station was temporarily closed due to a fire on October 3, 2019, which affected two rectifiers along the line: one between Katipunan and Anonas stations, and
120-606: The SM North EDSA , was opened in 1985. Followed by the establishment of a second mall, the SM Centerpoint , in 1990. Since then, the company has expanded by establishing malls nationwide. On May 17, 2013, SM opened the SM Aura Premier . The same year, the company announced a merger with SM Land, which owns SM Development and Commercial Properties Group. As a result, upon approval by Securities and Exchange Commission , SM Prime
140-462: The 1950s when entrepreneur Henry Sy, Sr. established a shoe store at Carriedo Street in Quiapo , Manila . His store was established as ShoeMart, which was originally located at Carlos Palanca Sr. Street. His aggressive and adamant strategy helped him gain large profits within a few years and he later expanded his business to become a fully functioning department store named ShoeMart, which specializes in
160-747: The SM Aura Tower at the SM Aura complex. SM Development Corporation (SMDC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary and the real estate arm of SMPH. Its properties are strategically situated in key areas across Metro Manila specifically the Central Business Districts of Mall of Asia Complex, Makati , Ortigas , Taguig , Quezon City , Manila, Pasay , Parañaque and Las Piñas , as well as nearby provinces like Cavite , Bulacan , Pampanga and in Visayan locations Iloilo and Bacolod . Back in 2020, SMDC bagged
180-479: The different points of Metro Manila , like those en route to NAIA , Makati , Ortigas Center , Bonifacio Global City and Eastwood City . SM City Marikina is located nearby many residential areas, and it is one of the easily recognizable and prominent structure in the area. SM City Marikina's is one of the largest building structures in Marikina. The mall features a five-level building (three upper floors function as
200-535: The establishment. The mall's main entrance is located at the 3rd level of the building (1st floor of the mall) to be at par with Marikina-Infanta Highway's high elevation, and to minimize if not prevent damage to the structure and the mall itself during flooding. SM City Marikina is located beside the Marikina River and is situated along Marikina-Infanta Highway in Barangay Calumpang, Marikina. The location of
220-847: The largest single building shopping mall along Marikina-Infanta Highway and considered one of the largest structures within the Marikina Valley. It is also considered one of the most resilient and sustainable mall in the Philippines, it also serves as a place of refuge during times of calamities in the area. SM City Marikina was opened to the public on September 5, 2008, with opening ceremonies headed by then MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando , and his wife, then Mayor of Marikina Marides Fernando , and attended by other city officials, as well as Sy and other SM executives. Discussions for an SM mall to be built in Marikina were held as early as 1996. The mall began its plans in 2006 when Henry Sy bought an estimated 60,000-square-meter (650,000 sq ft) lot that
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#1733105165339240-472: The lease of commercial spaces within the compound of shopping centers. It went public on July 5, 1994, and subsequently grew to become the largest company listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange in terms of revenue. The company's main sources of revenues primarily include rental income from mall and food courts, as well as from cinema ticket sales and amusement income. The roots of SM date back to
260-600: The main mall area to the Santolan LRT station and another 2.40-meter-wide (7.9 ft) overpass to the Bus Bay 2 area. SM Prime Holdings SM Prime Holdings, Inc. ( SMPH ) is a Filipino integrated property developer and a public subsidiary of SM Investments Corporation . It was incorporated on January 6, 1994, to develop, conduct, operate, and maintain the SM commercial shopping centers and all businesses related thereto, such as
280-441: The mall area and 2 lower floors serve as the indoor parking lots). It has a grand entrance, high ceilings and interplay of glass and steel, with modern Asian influences. Interiors have spacious areas with multicolored lighted ceilings with circle accents. It has more than a thousand parking slots including provisions for motorcycle parking, a jeepney terminal for commuters, a 4-meter-wide (13 ft) pedestrian overpass to and from
300-520: The mall is accessible through different modes of public transport such as jeepneys, buses, AUVs, and taxis as well as train via LRT Line 2 Santolan Station . There are also specialized bridges branching out to and from Marikina-Infanta Highway bridge which all vehicles from Antipolo going to Quezon City can directly access the mall. It also has an interchange beneath the Marikina-Infanta Highway bridge, allowing all vehicles to easily access
320-578: The most-coveted Best Developer of the Year award in the annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards alongside other recognitions: Santolan station (LRT) Santolan station is an elevated Light Rail Transit (LRT) station located on the LRT Line 2 (LRT-2) system in Calumpang , Marikina , near its boundary with Santolan, Pasig . It is situated along the Marikina–Infanta Highway . Opened in 2003,
340-555: The other in the Santolan Depot. The station was reopened on January 22, 2021, after repairs to the rectifiers were completed. The station is near the Marikina River , BFCT East Metro Manila Transport Terminal, SM City Marikina , and Riverbanks Center connecting via footbridge. It is also near Bali Oasis and College of Arts and Sciences of Asia and the Pacific in Marikina. Taxis, shuttle services, and jeepneys can be used to navigate
360-425: The sale of shoes, the sector of which the store originally was. ShoeMart was abbreviated into SM, the name which became commonly known by the locals. The abbreviation SM has become an orphan initialism . The first ShoeMart outlet was abandoned and the department store moved to a new site along the nearby Carriedo Street. The old site was demolished in 1982 and was turned into its Clearance Outlet. The first SM Mall ,
380-420: The station served as the eastern terminus of the line until LRT-2 East Extension was opened in 2021. It currently serves as the eleventh station for trains headed to Antipolo and the third station for trains headed to Recto . The Santolan Depot, where the trains of the line are cleaned and maintained, is also near the station, as well as the line's Operations Control Center (OCC), both located in Pasig. This
400-454: Was owned by Bayani Fernando which was supposed to become an amusement park called Fun Pamilya. Construction began on early 2006. SM Prime Holdings and BF Construction Corporation are the developers of the mall. The mall's structures utilized 246 stilts, enabling the mall to support the upper levels (Basement 1 up to top floors) from its ground area (Basement 2). It also has new bridges (branching towards Marikina-Infanta Highway ) surrounding
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