Westfield Sydney

Westfield Sydney is built on land that were originally occupied by Imperial Arcade, Centrepoint Shopping Centre (later Westfield Centrepoint), Skygarden and Sydney Central Plaza.

The oldest of these was Imperial Arcade originally opened in 1891 and was closed and demolished in 1961. It was designed by prominent Sydney architect Thomas Rowe.[4] The new Imperial Arcade was developed on the site by property developers Stocks and Holdings Ltd (now Stockland), the company's first Sydney city centre redevelopment project. It was opened on 18 October 1965 by the then NSW Premier, Robert Askin. It consisted of four shopping levels with office space above.[5][6]

Centrepoint Shopping Centre opened in 1972 with 52 stores. The centre was refurbished in 1984 and further upgraded in 1996 and 2000. Centrepoint, purchased by The Westfield Group in December 2001, was later renamed Westfield Centrepoint and housed over 140 stores.[7] Westfield Centrepoint provided skybridge connections to two of Australia's major department stores, Myer and David Jones. There was also a connection to Imperial Arcade which featured the Sydney's flagship Angus & Robertson bookstore.

Skygarden shopping centre, built below the Skygarden Tower office building, opened in 1988.[8]

Sydney Central Plaza, located across Pitt Street Mall which featured the Myer Department Store and over 50 specialty stores, was later purchased by the Westfield Group in 2003.

2010 - 2012 redevelopment

Atrium

Main escalators

Level 5 Food Court

Westfield invested approximately $930 million in redeveloping Westfield Centrepoint, Skygarden, Imperial Arcade and Sydney Central Plaza.

The three shopping centres including Westfield Centrepoint, Skygarden and Imperial Arcade were merged and redeveloped to become Westfield Sydney.[9] Across Pitt Street Mall, Sydney Central Plaza was rebranded as an extension of Westfield Sydney.

Stage 1 of the development opened in October 2010 with approximately 130 specialty stores. The centre fronts Pitt Street Mall, one of the world's most expensive shopping streets by rent;[10] Castlereagh Street, arguably Australia's most exclusive luxury shopping street; and Market Street.

Stage 2 opened a further 120 stores between November 2010 and late-2011. The opening of a 25-storey commercial tower at 85 Castlereagh Street marked the completion of the total project in early 2012.[11]

Westfield Sydney is home to numerous flagship stores and has over 350 stores.[12] Anchor tenants in the centre include

• Sydney Tower
• Myer (5 level store)
• Zara (3 level store)
• JB Hi-Fi
• Microsoft Store

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  Level 1 Shops
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  Level 2 Shops
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  Level 3 Restaurants and shops
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  Level 4 Seats Area
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  Facade of various shops facing Pitt Street Mall
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  Zara
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  Basement Entrance from QVB

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