# Harrison Plaza

Manila, Philippines · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-3615d0a465` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/philippines/manila-harrison-plaza/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | the structure sat dormant until it was fully demolished in October 2021 to clear the site | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2026 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Martel family | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | SM Prime Holdings | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | SM Prime Holdings planned to put up business process outsourcing offices and residential towers in the Harrison Plaza complex (June 2016) and later planned a residential condominium above the new shopping center (April 2018). | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Harrison Plaza opened in 1976 and is widely regarded as the first modern and fully air-conditioned shopping mall in the Philippines, following the opening of Ali Mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza
- **year_closed**: “On November 14, 2019, the Martel family formally notified tenants that Harrison Plaza would cease operations on December 31, 2019, granting them a grace period until January 31, 2020, to clear out their spaces.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza
- **original_developer**: “The Martel family leased the 7-hectare (750,000 sq ft) lot from the city government of Manila to build the complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza
- **after_notes**: “Following its closure, the structure sat dormant until it was fully demolished in October 2021 to clear the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza
- **status**: “Following its closure, the structure sat dormant until it was fully demolished in October 2021 to clear the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza
- **strategy**: “On April 1, 2026, SM Prime announced it would be investing ₱6 billion for the construction of a new shopping mall on the original site of the Harrison Plaza.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza

## Anchors

SM Store, Rustan's

## Parties

- Martel family — owner (from text) (1976–2018)
- SM Prime Holdings — owner (from text) (2018–)

## Timeline

- 1976: Opened
- 1982: Fire and renovations start
- 1984: Reopening after renovations
- 2010: Jai alai fronton converted
- 2018: SM Prime buyout
- 2019: Closure announced
- 2021: Demolition completed
- 2026: Redevelopment announced

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Harrison Plaza (HP) was a shopping mall situated along Adriatico Street corner Ocampo Street in the district of Malate in Manila, Philippines. Opened in 1976, and closed at the end of 2019, it was the first modern, major shopping mall in the area. The shopping mall has been demolished to make way for a redevelopment of the site into a residential complex with a shopping center called SM Harrison Plaza by SM Prime Holdings.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrison_Plaza

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Harrison Plaza, Manila, Philippines." Record m-3615d0a465, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/philippines/manila-harrison-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_manilaharrisonplaza,
  title = {Harrison Plaza, Manila, Philippines},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/philippines/manila-harrison-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-3615d0a465, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.