Portico Plaza
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Portico Plaza, a shopping centre located in Toongabbie
, Australia
, when fully leased, will host over 40 specialty shops. At around 8,000 square metres, Portico Plaza is larger than a typical Australian supermarket based neighbourhood shopping centre with a higher proportion of retail and non-retail specialty stores. Over 1,500 square metres has been reserved for discount fashion aimed to satisfy customers from the immediate and surrounding target trade areas.
The shopping centre, along with the approved development to build above the shopping centre approximately 143 apartments, complete with lap pool and tennis courts, replaces the old Piccadilly Shopping Centre on Aurelia St, Toongabbie, NSW. The apartments are expected to be completed sometime in 2010.
The completion of the shopping centre temporarily stalled due to financial difficulties faced by the original developer. In March 2009, under new management the finishing touches to centre were completed and the leasing of the remaining shops commenced.
Anchor tenant, Woolworths
, holds a lease until 2027, with further options to renew.
Trading alongside Woolworths, other shops include Gloria Jean's Coffees, Australia Post, Neo Nails, CTC Tobacconist, Sindy's Flower Express, Portico Newsagency, Portico Chicken, Akira Sushi, Allens Vision and Hearing and Dimmeys.
Dimmeys, a 150 year old retailer, boast over 40 stores nationwide. Their first store in the Greater Sydney Region is located at Portico Plaza.
Toongabbie, New South Wales
Toongabbie is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Toongabbie is located 30 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region...
, Australia
Australia
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, when fully leased, will host over 40 specialty shops. At around 8,000 square metres, Portico Plaza is larger than a typical Australian supermarket based neighbourhood shopping centre with a higher proportion of retail and non-retail specialty stores. Over 1,500 square metres has been reserved for discount fashion aimed to satisfy customers from the immediate and surrounding target trade areas.
The shopping centre, along with the approved development to build above the shopping centre approximately 143 apartments, complete with lap pool and tennis courts, replaces the old Piccadilly Shopping Centre on Aurelia St, Toongabbie, NSW. The apartments are expected to be completed sometime in 2010.
The completion of the shopping centre temporarily stalled due to financial difficulties faced by the original developer. In March 2009, under new management the finishing touches to centre were completed and the leasing of the remaining shops commenced.
Anchor tenant, Woolworths
Woolworths (supermarkets)
Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Woolworths Limited was founded in 1924, with the first store opening up in Sydney's Imperial Arcade.-2008 rebranding:...
, holds a lease until 2027, with further options to renew.
Trading alongside Woolworths, other shops include Gloria Jean's Coffees, Australia Post, Neo Nails, CTC Tobacconist, Sindy's Flower Express, Portico Newsagency, Portico Chicken, Akira Sushi, Allens Vision and Hearing and Dimmeys.
Dimmeys, a 150 year old retailer, boast over 40 stores nationwide. Their first store in the Greater Sydney Region is located at Portico Plaza.