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25-512: In 2015, 25-year old Walther Uzi Buenavista and his wife Patricia launched a food stand at the Tutuban Center night market in Manila selling shawarma wraps. Walther would make the pita bread while Patricia would help prepare the ingredients and recipe. The business was initially unsuccessful as daily sales were very low. The couple then decided to gradually close down the stand. In order to clear out

50-489: A 25-year lease was inked between the railway company and Gotesco Investments Inc., the parent company of Ever Gotesco Malls . That same year, the PNR moved its Operations Center to its Paco station and its Training Center to its Caloocan station to make way for its redevelopment as a shopping mall. The lease rights were transferred a year later to Prime Orion Philippines Inc. under its subsidiary Tutuban Properties Inc. The company,

75-609: A 41-room three-star hotel opened at the upper floor of the retail building. The ₱41 million Orion Hotel and Cafe ceased operation in September 2016 following Ayala Land's takeover of Tutuban Center. Lucky Chinatown Lucky Chinatown ( Chinese : 美加廣場 ; pinyin : Měijiā guǎngchǎng ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Bí-ka kńg-tiûⁿ ) is a lifestyle mall development of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls located along Reina Regente Street corner Dela Reina Street in Binondo , Manila . Awarded

100-483: A merger between First Lepanto Corp. and Guoco Group of Hong Kong, has since managed the site and, in 2009, secured another 25-year lease renewal beginning September 2014. The PNR relocated its Tutuban station some 500 metres (1,600 ft) north of Recto Avenue on Mayhaligue Street in 1991. Prime Orion completed the redevelopment of the old station into the Tutuban Center Mall 1 in 1993. On February 21, 1994,

125-711: A parking area. In April 2015, Tutuban Properties entered into another lease agreement with the Philippine National Railways and the Department of Transportation for the North–South Commuter Railway terminal station to be hosted within the development. In August 2015, Ayala Land acquired a majority stake in Prime Orion Properties, the leaseholder and developer of Tutuban Center. The company officially took over ownership and management of

150-489: A statue of Andrés Bonifacio was erected in 1971. Its integrated mall complex houses a mix of wholesale and retail bazaars and covers only 8.5 hectares (21 acres) of the total 20-hectare development. The complex will house the interchange station between the proposed North–South Commuter Railway and an extension of the Manila Light Rail Transit System Line 2 according to the masterplan submitted by

175-498: A variety of customer preferences. Tutuban Center Tutuban Center is a shopping complex and public transit hub in Manila , Philippines that opened in 1993. It encompasses five retail buildings and a parking building in and around Manila's central train station located in the shopping precinct of Divisoria in Tondo district. The 20-hectare (49-acre) mixed-use development includes

200-651: A variety of high-end dining offerings with a mix of Asian, European and Oriental cuisines as well as a roster of coffee shops, tea houses, quick-service restaurants and confectionary stores for more affordable meal options. For entertainment, Lucky Chinatown is equipped with four upscale movie theaters. Among the striking features of Lucky Chinatown Cinemas are the Emperor Twin Seats designed to accommodate two people with retractable middle armrests. Lucky Chinatown hosts community events such as small civic gatherings and traditional Chinese celebrations. The Chinatown Walk

225-559: A wide selection of international fashion brands and high-end shopping in a part of Manila known for bargain centers and budget shopping. Lucky Chinatown also has establishments that cater to home improvement, convenience, as well as beauty and wellness. For budget shopping and pop up kiosks popular in Divisoria and other Chinatown markets in the world, Lucky Chinatown has the Annex A building for those. Aside from shopping, Lucky Chinatown serves

250-574: Is a promenade within Lucky Chinatown where people can try Filipino-Chinese products. It is inspired by Hong Kong and Shanghai market alleys where Chinese merchants sell exotic Chinese delicacies, herbal medicine, and street food. The design and layout is also inspired by the Manila Chinatown of the past. Chinatown Museum is a newly opened museum located at the fourth level of Lucky Chinatown Annex Building A. The country's first cultural museum

275-501: Is also within a few blocks of Lucky Chinatown and Chinese colleges Chiang Kai-shek College and Philippine Cultural College . The entire complex is administratively under the jurisdiction of Barangay 241, Tondo. In 1988, the Philippine National Railways announced its plan to lease 20 hectares (49 acres) of land surrounding the Tutuban station to private firms to help promote the area as a center of business and trade. On August 23, 1989,

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300-446: Is dedicated to the "World’s Oldest Chinatown". The Chinatown Museum features 18 galleries, with each focusing on various influences and historical events that have shaped the cultural, social and economic threads of Binondo – from its establishment as a settlement for Christianized Chinese to the height of downtown Escolta on its way to becoming a bustling commercial downtown of colonial Manila. The new cultural landmark, recognized by

325-542: The Japan International Cooperation Agency in 2015. Its redevelopment plan also entails the construction of several mixed-use buildings, including office towers, residential buildings, hotels, a convention center, and a 300-metre (980 ft)-high observation tower to be known as the Tower of Maynila. Tutuban Center occupies a full two city blocks from Recto Avenue on the south to Mayhaligue Street on

350-837: The National Historical Commission and National Commission for the Culture and the Arts, is envisioned as a community space and heritage project that lends a visual retelling of the rich history of Binondo. Chinatown Museum is the second museum venture of Megaworld Corporation following the opening of the Iloilo Museum of Contemporary Art (ILOMOCA), the first museum of its kind in the Visayas and Mindanao region, inside its Iloilo Business Park township in Mandurriao, Iloilo City. Chinatown Museum

375-654: The Shopping Center of the Year by the Philippine Retailers Association in 2015, Lucky Chinatown is the first full-scale lifestyle mall in the world’s oldest Chinatown. It is designed to offer a blend of history, tradition and modern shopping, dining and leisure experience. The four-level, 108,000-square-meter (1,160,000 sq ft) shopping mall is envisioned as a heritage project that promotes Binondo's tradition of commerce and tourism during modern times. It houses

400-768: The area were short-lived except for the Shawarma Shack outlet which became a top seller, impressing the leasing management. In October 2016, its first store outside Metro Manila was launched at SM City Dasmariñas in Cavite . Its first store in the Visayas was launched in May 2018 at Elizabeth Mall Cebu while its store in Zamboanga City opened in August 2018 was its first in Mindanao . Currently,

425-472: The business' products are manufactured from a food facility in Quezon City. The business contracts Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo as their brand endorsers. The franchise specializes in offering a range of beef and chicken shawarma, available in both spicy and non-spicy variations, served in pita bread. In addition to shawarma, the menu features tikka and kebab wraps, as well as rice meals, catering to

450-477: The development in February 2016. The mall's management firm was renamed Ayala Land Logistics Holdings Corp. in February 2019. Tutuban Center is a collection of six commercial buildings housing 728 tenants as of 2015. It had a combined total of 60,000 square metres (650,000 sq ft) of gross leasable area. Tutuban main buildings 1 and 2 (formerly center mall 1 and 2) are the two original retail structures in

475-497: The development. Main building 1 was converted to a two-story mall in 1993 but retained the old structure and façade of the Spanish Colonial-era Main Station. The heritage building has boutique stores in its ground level and a food court in its second floor. It underwent a major renovation in 2016 to restore the old terminal's original color palette, brick walls, and wrought iron pillars. Cluster building occupies

500-502: The inventory, Walther offered a "buy one, get one free" promotion for his wraps. This proved successful for the business and for the first time, their average daily sales went up. As the business grew, the couple incorporated the promotion as an integral part of their marketing strategy. One of their first expansions was an open air store in SM City North EDSA which they applied for and subsequently rejected 12 times. Most tenants in

525-420: The night market on a parking lot in 1998, which still operates today from 7pm to midnight. In September 2012, Cluster Building 1 was gutted by a fire that lasted for two days. Five months later, another fire broke out in the same building and damaged parts of the second and third floors while still under renovation from the previous blaze. The site of Cluster Building 1 was cleared and is presently being used as

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550-407: The north where the present Tutuban railway station is located. It is bounded by Antonio Rivera Street to the east and Dagupan Street to the west, right in the middle of Manila's bargain shopping capital, Divisoria. The development is along the dividing line between Tondo and Binondo and is neighbored by other popular bargain malls, including 168 Shopping Mall , Dragon 8 , and 999 Shopping Mall. It

575-564: The original two-story brick and iron main terminal building of the Ferrocaril de Manila-Dagupan (later Manila Railroad Company, and now Philippine National Railways or PNR) built in 1887, a declared national historical building by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines since 1934. It also includes the Bonifacio Plaza fronting the old terminal building on Recto Avenue where

600-503: The replacement station on Mayhaligue was unveiled, with President Fidel Ramos in attendance. The company was renamed Guoco Holdings Philippines, and the development subsequently expanded with the construction of new wings, buildings and parking facilities until 1998. As of 2015, the shopping complex had 1,083 retail units spread out over seven retail buildings: Center Mall 1 and 2, Cluster Building 1 and 2, Robinsons Department Store , Parking Tower, and Prime Block. Tutuban Center launched

625-427: The western section of Tutuban Center and consisted of two wings prior to the 2013 blaze at its southern wing on Recto Avenue. The cluster 1 building was demolished and converted to a parking lot with only the cluster 2 building remaining in operation. Prime block is a three-story development connected to the main building by a pedestrian bridge that houses the main wholesale and retail area of Tutuban Center. In 2012,

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