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It is the 31st SM Supermall built in the Philippines, 14th latest SM Mall built within Metro Manila, and 3rd among other SM malls opened in the eastern region of Metropolitan Manila, after SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City and SM Supercenter Pasig in Pasig City (excluding nearby SM City Taytay in Rizal Province). SM City Marikina is considered as one of the most beautiful and modern design mall in the Philippines. SM City Marikina is a strategically located beside the current rehabilitation and development of Marikina River and Marikina Riverbanks Center, and situated along Marcos Highway (Radial Road-6/R6), Barangay Calumpang, Marikina City. It has a total of 60,000 square meter land area and a total of 124,877.85 square meter gross floor area. Currently, SM City Marikina is one of the largest mall in Metro Manila and the 2nd largest mall in eastern region of Metro Manila in terms of land and its floor areas aligning the GFA of near malls Sta. Lucia East Grandmall (largest), Robinsons Place Metro East and Riverbanks Centermall, all situated in Marcos Highway, in Marikina City. In the future, it was set to become the 7th largest SM mall in the Philippines when the proposed Annex building will be completed. SM City Marikina was opened to public on September 5, 2008, with opening ceremonies and ribbon cutting headed by then MMDA Chairman Bayani Fernando, then Marikina City Mayor Marides Fernando and among other city officials. Together with the owner of SM Prime Holdings Henry Sy; SM Prime Holdings President Hans T. Sy and SM Supermarket President Herbert T. Sy, and the delegates, celebrity guests, and shop managers and owners. The mall was blessed by Antipolo Bishop Gabriel Reyes. The inauguration underscored the long relationship between SM, founded by Henry Sy Sr. as a shoe store (Shoemart) in 1958, and the shoe city of Marikina. On its grand opening day, the people arrived at the Mall was reached to 100,000.And some performers performed. |
