Westfield Penrith
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Westfield Penrith, also known as Penrith Plaza, is a shopping complex located in the Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith...

 central business district.

It has been owned to some level by the GPT Group
General Property Trust
General Property Trust Limited , trading as GPT Group, is an Australian company that is a property investor and manager in Australia, Europe and the United States...

 since June 1971. In 2005, The Westfield Group requested clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...

 to purchase a 50% stake in Penrith Plaza from the GPT Group. The ACCC did not oppose this purchase. Westfield purchased the half share in the property and the centres' name became Westfield Penrith.

Stores

In total there are over 300 retail tenants. The three department stores lease over 35,000 m² of a total of 89,700 m² lettable area..

History

Originally built in the 1970s, the centre underwent extensive redevelopment during the early 1990s. Built in 3 stages, the centre was demolished and rebuilt leaving the first two levels of Myer the only remaining part of the original complex.

In June 2005 the Westfield Group acquired the centre and changed its name from Penrith Plaza to Westfield Penrith.

The most recent expansion was completed in November 2005 where the centre extended east over Riley Street.

Location

The centre is located adjacent to Penrith railway station
Penrith railway station, Sydney
Penrith railway station is a railway station on the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Sydney suburb of Penrith, the station serves as a major interchange between Western line, Blue Mountains line trains. Western-bound CountryLink XPT and Xplorer services also stop here...

 interchange (incorporating a major regional bus terminal), and has approximately 3500 car park spaces.

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Westfield Penrith, also known as Penrith Plaza, is a shopping complex located in the Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith...

 central business district.

It has been owned to some level by the GPT Group
General Property Trust
General Property Trust Limited , trading as GPT Group, is an Australian company that is a property investor and manager in Australia, Europe and the United States...

 since June 1971. In 2005, The Westfield Group requested clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...

 to purchase a 50% stake in Penrith Plaza from the GPT Group. The ACCC did not oppose this purchase. Westfield purchased the half share in the property and the centres' name became Westfield Penrith.

Stores

In total there are over 300 retail tenants. The three department stores lease over 35,000 m² of a total of 89,700 m² lettable area..

History

Originally built in the 1970s, the centre underwent extensive redevelopment during the early 1990s. Built in 3 stages, the centre was demolished and rebuilt leaving the first two levels of Myer the only remaining part of the original complex.

In June 2005 the Westfield Group acquired the centre and changed its name from Penrith Plaza to Westfield Penrith.

The most recent expansion was completed in November 2005 where the centre extended east over Riley Street.

Location

The centre is located adjacent to Penrith railway station
Penrith railway station, Sydney
Penrith railway station is a railway station on the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Sydney suburb of Penrith, the station serves as a major interchange between Western line, Blue Mountains line trains. Western-bound CountryLink XPT and Xplorer services also stop here...

 interchange (incorporating a major regional bus terminal), and has approximately 3500 car park spaces.

Further reading


External links


Westfield Penrith, also known as Penrith Plaza, is a shopping complex located in the Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith, New South Wales
Penrith is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Penrith is located west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Penrith...

 central business district.

It has been owned to some level by the GPT Group
General Property Trust
General Property Trust Limited , trading as GPT Group, is an Australian company that is a property investor and manager in Australia, Europe and the United States...

 since June 1971. In 2005, The Westfield Group requested clearance from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is an independent authority of the Australia government. It was established in 1995 with the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission and the Prices Surveillance Authority to administer the Trade Practices Act 1974...

 to purchase a 50% stake in Penrith Plaza from the GPT Group. The ACCC did not oppose this purchase. Westfield purchased the half share in the property and the centres' name became Westfield Penrith.

Stores

In total there are over 300 retail tenants. The three department stores lease over 35,000 m² of a total of 89,700 m² lettable area..

History

Originally built in the 1970s, the centre underwent extensive redevelopment during the early 1990s. Built in 3 stages, the centre was demolished and rebuilt leaving the first two levels of Myer the only remaining part of the original complex.

In June 2005 the Westfield Group acquired the centre and changed its name from Penrith Plaza to Westfield Penrith.

The most recent expansion was completed in November 2005 where the centre extended east over Riley Street.

Location

The centre is located adjacent to Penrith railway station
Penrith railway station, Sydney
Penrith railway station is a railway station on the CityRail network in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the Sydney suburb of Penrith, the station serves as a major interchange between Western line, Blue Mountains line trains. Western-bound CountryLink XPT and Xplorer services also stop here...

 interchange (incorporating a major regional bus terminal), and has approximately 3500 car park spaces.

Further reading


External links


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