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Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
shopping precinct, on Pitt Street Mall, is the result of a major redevelopment of the former Grace Bros
Grace Bros.
Grace Bros was an Australian department store chain, founded in 1885. It was bought by Myer in 1983. There were 25 stores across New South Wales and the ACT, until they were re-branded under the Myer name in 2004.-History:...
store located on its site. It remains enclosed in the original Grace Bros building however the interior reflects no similarities to the prior disjointed and dysfunctional department store.
When the owners of Grace Bros, the Coles Myer Group decided to redevelop their Sydney flagship store they decided that it would also be appropriate to include third-party retail stores on the lower levels, thus providing an open link from Sydney's Town Hall subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station and QVB to the Pitt Street Mall, the heart of the city's retailing precinct. The redevelopment was completed in 1998 and has since been purchased by The Westfield Group
The Westfield Group
The Westfield Group is an Australian shopping centre group undertaking ownership, development, design, construction, funds/asset management, property management, leasing and marketing activities...
in March 2003 and currently contains 87 retailers including the second largest Myer
Myer
Myer 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...
in the world (after Myer
Myer
Myer 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...
Melbourne which is over 70,000m2). Built on 8 levels plus a mezzanine above the 2 level retail centre. There are also connections to Mid City Centre
Mid City Centre
The Mid City Centre is a recently refurbished small shopping centre located in the heart of the Sydney central business district. Fronting the Pitt Street Mall and George Street, the Mid City Centre is an important link between two of Sydney's premier shopping streets...
, Westfield Centrepoint
Westfield Centrepoint
Westfield Sydney is an upscale shopping centre operated by the Westfield Group and is located beneath the Sydney Tower in the Sydney central business district, Australia.- History :...
and Queen Victoria Building
Queen Victoria Building
The Queen Victoria Building, or QVB, is a late nineteenth century building by the architect George McRae in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. The Romanesque Revival building is 30 metres wide by 190 metres long, and fills a city block, bounded by George, Market, York and Druitt...
.
The Westfield Group is also currently developing the adjacent Westfield Sydney (formerly Westfield Centrepoint). This development incorporates the former Imperial Arcade and Skygarden shopping arcades which Westfield agreed to purchase in August 2004.
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Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
shopping precinct, on Pitt Street Mall, is the result of a major redevelopment of the former Grace Bros
Grace Bros.
Grace Bros was an Australian department store chain, founded in 1885. It was bought by Myer in 1983. There were 25 stores across New South Wales and the ACT, until they were re-branded under the Myer name in 2004.-History:...
store located on its site. It remains enclosed in the original Grace Bros building however the interior reflects no similarities to the prior disjointed and dysfunctional department store.
When the owners of Grace Bros, the Coles Myer Group decided to redevelop their Sydney flagship store they decided that it would also be appropriate to include third-party retail stores on the lower levels, thus providing an open link from Sydney's Town Hall subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station and QVB to the Pitt Street Mall, the heart of the city's retailing precinct. The redevelopment was completed in 1998 and has since been purchased by The Westfield Group
The Westfield Group
The Westfield Group is an Australian shopping centre group undertaking ownership, development, design, construction, funds/asset management, property management, leasing and marketing activities...
in March 2003 and currently contains 87 retailers including the second largest Myer
Myer
Myer 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...
in the world (after Myer
Myer
Myer 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...
Melbourne which is over 70,000m2). Built on 8 levels plus a mezzanine above the 2 level retail centre. There are also connections to Mid City Centre
Mid City Centre
The Mid City Centre is a recently refurbished small shopping centre located in the heart of the Sydney central business district. Fronting the Pitt Street Mall and George Street, the Mid City Centre is an important link between two of Sydney's premier shopping streets...
, Westfield Centrepoint
Westfield Centrepoint
Westfield Sydney is an upscale shopping centre operated by the Westfield Group and is located beneath the Sydney Tower in the Sydney central business district, Australia.- History :...
and Queen Victoria Building
Queen Victoria Building
The Queen Victoria Building, or QVB, is a late nineteenth century building by the architect George McRae in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. The Romanesque Revival building is 30 metres wide by 190 metres long, and fills a city block, bounded by George, Market, York and Druitt...
.
The Westfield Group is also currently developing the adjacent Westfield Sydney (formerly Westfield Centrepoint). This development incorporates the former Imperial Arcade and Skygarden shopping arcades which Westfield agreed to purchase in August 2004.
External links
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
CBD
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
shopping precinct, on Pitt Street Mall, is the result of a major redevelopment of the former Grace Bros
Grace Bros.
Grace Bros was an Australian department store chain, founded in 1885. It was bought by Myer in 1983. There were 25 stores across New South Wales and the ACT, until they were re-branded under the Myer name in 2004.-History:...
store located on its site. It remains enclosed in the original Grace Bros building however the interior reflects no similarities to the prior disjointed and dysfunctional department store.
When the owners of Grace Bros, the Coles Myer Group decided to redevelop their Sydney flagship store they decided that it would also be appropriate to include third-party retail stores on the lower levels, thus providing an open link from Sydney's Town Hall subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
station and QVB to the Pitt Street Mall, the heart of the city's retailing precinct. The redevelopment was completed in 1998 and has since been purchased by The Westfield Group
The Westfield Group
The Westfield Group is an Australian shopping centre group undertaking ownership, development, design, construction, funds/asset management, property management, leasing and marketing activities...
in March 2003 and currently contains 87 retailers including the second largest Myer
Myer
Myer 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...
in the world (after Myer
Myer
Myer 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...
Melbourne which is over 70,000m2). Built on 8 levels plus a mezzanine above the 2 level retail centre. There are also connections to Mid City Centre
Mid City Centre
The Mid City Centre is a recently refurbished small shopping centre located in the heart of the Sydney central business district. Fronting the Pitt Street Mall and George Street, the Mid City Centre is an important link between two of Sydney's premier shopping streets...
, Westfield Centrepoint
Westfield Centrepoint
Westfield Sydney is an upscale shopping centre operated by the Westfield Group and is located beneath the Sydney Tower in the Sydney central business district, Australia.- History :...
and Queen Victoria Building
Queen Victoria Building
The Queen Victoria Building, or QVB, is a late nineteenth century building by the architect George McRae in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. The Romanesque Revival building is 30 metres wide by 190 metres long, and fills a city block, bounded by George, Market, York and Druitt...
.
The Westfield Group is also currently developing the adjacent Westfield Sydney (formerly Westfield Centrepoint). This development incorporates the former Imperial Arcade and Skygarden shopping arcades which Westfield agreed to purchase in August 2004.
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