Berjaya Times Square | |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residentials Hotel |
Architectural style | Postmodernism |
Location | 1 Jalan Imbi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Coordinates | 3°08′31.9″N 101°42′38.2″E / 3.142194°N 101.710611°E |
Construction started | 1997 |
Completed | 2003 |
Height | |
Roof | 203 m (666 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 49 (Tower A) 48 (Tower B) 19 (Mall area |
Lifts/elevators | 31 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | DP Architects |
Other information | |
Public transit access | MR5 Imbi Monorail station |
References | |
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Location | Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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Opening date | October 2003 |
Developer | Berjaya Group |
Management | Berjaya Times Square Management Corporation (BTSMC) |
Owner | Berjaya Group |
Architect | DP Architects |
No. of stores and services | < 1,000 |
No. of anchor tenants | 6 (NSK Grocer, Golden Screen Cinemas, Ampang Superbowl, F.O.S, Panda Eyes Department Store and Berjaya Times Square Theme Park) |
Total retail floor area | 700,000 m2 (7,500,000 sq ft) |
No. of floors | 13 |
Parking | ~4,300 parking bays |
Public transit access | MR4 Imbi Monorail station |
Website | www |
Berjaya Times Square is a 48-storey, 203 m (666 ft) twin tower, hotel, condominium, indoor amusement park and shopping centre complex in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in October 2003 by the 4th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad.[5]
The development is currently the tenth largest building in the world by floor area and has also been tagged as the "world's largest building ever built in a single phase," with 700,000 m2 (7,500,000 sq ft) of built up floor area.[6] This building consists of a 19-storey shopping mall, business offices and leisure centre with over 1,000 retail shops, 1,200 luxury service suites, 65 food outlets and entertainment attractions such as the Berjaya Times Square Theme Park.[7]
In April 2005, Borders Group opened its first franchise store here, which was the largest Borders store in the world at the time. However, due to the 2010 economic downturn, it has since been downsized into a smaller operation called Borders Express. In 2016, the Borders Express store was closed.[8]
Initially, the land belonged to the millionaire and philanthropist Cheong Yoke Choy before World War II. His bungalow stood there until the entire parcel of land was purchased by the Berjaya Group of Tan Sri Vincent Tan for the development of the current Berjaya Times Square.[9]