Berjaya Times Square

3°08′31.9″N 101°42′38.2″E / 3.142194°N 101.710611°E / 3.142194; 101.710611Construction started1997Completed2003HeightRoof203 m (666 ft)Technical detailsFloor count49 (Tower A)
48 (Tower B)
19 (Mall areaLifts/elevators31Design and constructionArchitect(s)DP ArchitectsOther informationPublic transit access MR5  Imbi Monorail stationReferences^[1][2][3][4]

Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur

Main atrium of Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur shopping mall in Feb 2011.
Location	Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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 (Including NSK Grocer, MM Cineplexes, 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.berjayatimessquarekl.com

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]

Background

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]

History

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]

Transportation

The shopping centre is accessible within walking distance north of Imbi Station of KL Monorail and also southwest of Bukit Bintang MRT station.

See also

• List of the world's largest shopping malls
• List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
• Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC)

References

• Silver Kris Magazine, August 2009- National Day Edition

External links

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