Malls · Philippines
Ever Gotesco Grand Central
Ever Gotesco Grand Central mall burned in 2012, demolished, then redeveloped by SM Prime Holdings into SM City Grand Central. · summary, model-written
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15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 31 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 33 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: SM City Grand Central extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | SM City Grand Centralextracted, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | SM Prime Holdingsextracted, unreviewed |
Site context
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 33 grocers, 22 schools, 8 parks or playgrounds, 26 health, 19 civic, 66 food and drink; 31 cycleway segments, 83 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 4 within 25 km: Broadway Centrum (7.0 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 22,159 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 47,049 since 2015; 8,007 in the last 12 months (-38% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-05 with 1,965Wikimedia |
Summary, model-written
The site opened as Ever Gotesco Grand Central and operated as a mall until 2012, when a fire destroyed the building. The destruction led to demolition of the mall. SM Prime Holdings acquired the property and redeveloped it into SM City Grand Central, a retail mall.
Why. The primary cause of closure visible in the record is the 2012 fire that destroyed the mall. No other factors such as anchor loss, competition, or debt are mentioned.
Where it stands. The site is now occupied by SM City Grand Central, a retail mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings.
For a planner
- Precedent: SM Prime Holdings previously acquired other Ever Gotesco malls (Ortigas and Monumento).
- Policy tools: not stated in the record.
- Open questions: exact redevelopment timeline, zoning approvals, and integration with surrounding area are not detailed.
For a developer
- Site size: not stated; control: SM Prime Holdings is the developer and owner.
- Entitlement stage: a redevelopment strategy is indicated, but specific approvals are not detailed.
- Constraints: flood, transit, and environmental factors are not mentioned in the record.
- Market signals: tract-level data are not provided.
What we do not know yet
- Opening year of Ever Gotesco Grand Central is not provided.
- Exact date of demolition or fire details beyond 2012 are not given.
- Site dimensions, parcel boundaries, and land area are missing.
- Zoning, floodplain, transit proximity, and environmental constraints are not described.
- Many fields are marked as extraction and the record is flagged as draft, indicating potential unreviewed data.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Ever Gotesco Grand Central — Stores, Map & Hours | Occupi getoccupi.com
- Ever Gotesco Grand Central - Fire in an Abandoned Building worldabandoned.com
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History and original facts
| Closed | 2012extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the Philippines |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
SM City Grand Central is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the Philippines' largest mall operator. It is located along Rizal Avenue Extension, Caloocan, Metro Manila. It is built on the former site of the Ever Gotesco Grand Central that caught fire in 2012, and is the mall's third acquisition from Ever Gotesco Malls, having previously acquired Ever Gotesco Ortigas and its standalone mall near the Monumento roundabout, establishing SM Hypermarket Monumento.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2012 Fire destroyed Ever Gotesco Grand Central
Sources
- Wikipedia: Ever Gotesco Grand Central · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
5 quoted sentences
Ever Gotesco Grand Central that caught fire in 2012
SM City Grand Central is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings
built on the former site of the Ever Gotesco Grand Central
built on the former site of the Ever Gotesco Grand Central
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