Robinsons Place Iligan

Robinsons Place Iligan is a shopping mall located along Macapagal Avenue in Iligan.[1] It is owned and operated by Robinsons Land Corporation, one of the largest mall operators in the Philippines. The mall opened on July 26, 2017.[2][3] The mall is the first Robinsons Mall in the province of Lanao del Norte, and the 45th in the Philippines. It is also the first stand-alone Robinsons Mall in Northern Mindanao prior to Robinsons Cagayan De Oro that is located inside Limketkai Center.[4] It has a gross leasable area of 33,190 m2 and a gross floor area of 50,483 m2.[1]

Robinsons Place Iligan
LocationIligan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines
Coordinates8.218653°N 124.239706°E / 8.218653; 124.239706
AddressMacapagal Ave.,
Opening dateJuly 26, 2017
DeveloperRobinsons Land Corporation
ManagementRobinsons Malls
OwnerJohn Gokongwei
No. of stores and services200+
Total retail floor area50,483 m2 (543,390 sq ft)
No. of floors
  • Mall: 3
  • Hotel: 5
Parking500+ slots
Websitewww.robinsonsmalls.com

History

Robinsons Malls announced that they'll be expanding more branches in Mindanao by 2014. One of which is in Iligan after the former Pryce Business Park which was sold to Robinsons Land Corporation.[5][6]

The construction began on May 9, 2015 and took two years on its nearing completion. Originally, the mall's opening was scheduled on June 8, 2017.[7] However, due to the Battle of Marawi that took place near Iligan, the opening was moved to July 26, 2017.

Features

The three-storey mall features 6 anchor stores.[8] It has Lingkod Pinoy Service Center, Food Gallery, specialty stores and restaurants, outdoor parking spaces and a transport terminal.

The architectural design is inspired by the city's majestic waterfalls. There is a waterfall feature with stream of water cascading from the upper levels down to the al fresco area of the mall.[9]

The mall complex also features a five-storey Go Hotel, with 100 rooms and a function hall.[9]

References
  1. "Robinsons Place Iligan Launches its Partners Conference". Iligan City Government.
  2. "Robinsons Land aims to open 3 new malls each year". Inquirer.
  3. "PHOTOS: Robinsons Place Iligan Pre-Grand Opening July 2017 Progress Update". Project LUPAD. 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  4. Admin, CDODev (2017-07-24). "VIDEO WATCH: Robinsons Place Iligan opens this Wednesday, July 26". CDODev.Com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  5. "Robinson's biggest mall in Mindanao opens in Butuan City". MindaNews.
  6. "Robinsons to build new mall on lot formerly owned by Pryce". Iligan Org.
  7. "26 hired on spot in Iligan Retail Job Fair 2017". The New Ranao Star. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  8. "Daiso Japan ramps up expansion in Philippines". www.bworldonline.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  9. "Robinsons Place Iligan opens this Wednesday, July 26". CDO Dev.
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