Grand Central Shopping Centre

Grand Central Shopping Centre is a retail shopping centre in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Investment Corporation, it is the largest shopping centre in the Darling Downs, and one of the largest in Australia, with the first stage opening in September 1996. A second stage opened in June 1999, and a third in 2017.[1][2][3]

For the shopping centre in Birmingham, England, see Grand Central, Birmingham.

Grand Central
LocationToowoomba, Queensland Australia
Coordinates27°33′39″S 151°56′55″E
Opening dateSeptember 1996
DeveloperQueensland Investment Corporation
ManagementQueensland Investment Corporation
OwnerQueensland Investment Corporation
No. of stores and services136 (approx)
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area90,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft) (approx)
Parking4,000 (approx)
Websitegrandcentralshopping.com.au

It features a Target, Coles, Birch, Carroll & Coyle five-screen cinema, a Kmart, Woolworths, Big W, Best & Less and H&M and over 180 specialty stores over two levels. In November 2014, a $500 million redevelopment commenced that doubled the floor area to 90,000 m2 and the number of parking spaces to 4,000.[4][5] It was completed in early 2017.[6] New anchor tenants include Country Road, Esprit and H&M among others, taking its size to over 90,000 m2 (970,000 sq ft) making it one of the largest shopping centres in Australia.[7]

References
  1. History Grand Central Shopping Centre
  2. Grand Central Queensland Investment Corporation
  3. Grand Central Shopping Centre in Toowoomba E Architect 3 November 2016
  4. Toowoomba's $500m retail development starts The Toowoomba Chronicle 12 November 2014
  5. Construction starts at Grand Central ProBuild December 2014
  6. Grand Central Shopping Centre ProBuild
  7. The New Grand Central Grand Central Shopping Centre
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