Sunshine Marketplace
 Entrance to Sunshine Marketplace from the carpark. | |
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| Location | Sunshine, Victoria, Australia |
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| Opening date | October 11, 1998 |
| Developer | Centro Properties Group |
| Management | Vicinity Centres |
| Owner | Vicinity Centres |
| No. of stores and services | 74 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 |
| Total retail floor area | 33,850 m2 (364,400 sq ft) |
| No. of floors | 1 of stores and 1 of car parking |
| Parking | 1,743 |
| Website | www |
Sunshine Marketplace (was to be called Market Towers) is a regional shopping centre in Sunshine, about 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has been built next to the existing Sunshine Plaza.
Sunshine Marketplace has a variety of national, international and independent retailers, it has a Gross Lettable Area of 33,850 m2 (364,400 sq ft), 1,743 parking spaces and approximately 74 stores.[1]
History[edit]
In 1994, Woolworths Limited purchased two-thirds of the former Sunshine Harvester Works site for $10 million, and submitted plans to build a $70 million shopping complex containing a Big W department store, Woolworths supermarket, cinemas, and around 50 shops.[2] Sunshine Marketplace opened on October 11, 1998 and a major redevelopment program was undertaken in 2004. The redevelopment included a new 300 seat Diners Life precinct, refurbishment of the inner and outer facades, additional stores inside and the Village Cinemas Megaplex which includes the only Intencity Gaming Complex in Melbourne's West.[1]
On 30 January 2016 during a violent storm, the roof of the Village Cinema area began to collapse due to the heavy rain and winds. [citation needed]
Major anchors[edit]
- Big W discount department store.
- Woolworths supermarket. - 14 Aisles
- Village Cinemas 20 screen megaplex.
Transport[edit]
Sunshine Marketplace is 500 m (1,600 ft) from Sunshine railway station. The 220 bus from Sunshine to Gardenvale[3] stops in front of the shopping centre as do the 408 Highpoint to St Albans via Sunshine[4] and the 903 SmartBus route from Altona to Mordialloc.[5]
Gallery[edit]
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"Diner's Life" food court -
Inside -
Major entrance from the carpark.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Santel Architects - Sunshine Marketplace". santelarch.com.au.
- ^ "From the archives". Brimbank & North West Star Weekly. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "220 Sunshine Station - City via Footscray Rd". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "408 St Albans Station - Highpoint SC via Sunshine Station". Public Transport Victoria.
- ^ "903 Altona - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service)". Public Transport Victoria.