Sonae Sierra's shopping and leisure centre Pantheon Plaza opens to the public
23 October 2008
Sonae Sierra and Rockspring Propperty Investment Managers Ltd, on behalf of their client, the PanEuropean Property Limited Partnership, inaugurated Pantheon Plaza Shopping and Leisure centre in Larissa yesterday. The biggest shopping and leisure centre in Central Greece owned in equal shares by the partners represents an investment of EUR 76.3 million and will open its doors to the public today.
The new center has a shopping and leisure area of 27,000 sqm of which 98% has already been let. Pantheon Plaza will host 110 shops including the main international and national brands. Some of the important large shops already committed to Pantheon Plaza are an Aldi supermarket, a Movie Star cinema with 3 screens, an H&M, a Fokas department store and a leisure shop, plus Media Markt that has already started its operation in the shopping centre. It is worth noting that the latter together with H&M, Promod, Fokas, Mikyazy, Footlocker, G star and Aldo are new comers in the city of Larissa among other brands, while the Kare chain, specialist in furnishing, enters the Greek market through its first sales point within Pantheon Plaza.
"Pantheon Plaza signalizes a vital step in our development in the Greek market and proves our strong engagement in the growth of sustainable projects throughout the country," notes Álvaro Portela, Sonae Sierra CEO. "With the opening of Pantheon Plaza a new perception regarding shopping and leisure is introduced to the city of Larissa and its inhabitants. The locals will have the opportunity to taste totally diversified means of enjoyment, while a variety of services will cover their everyday shopping needs. We hope to attract 5 million visitors in the first full year of activity," he adds.
"Our architectural and design approach aims for the complete integration of the shopping center into the surrounding area. With Pantheon Plaza we want to revive the historical and cultural tradition of Larissa deriving from the mythical Gods and Muses," commented José Quintela, Sonae Sierra responsible for Architecture and Conceptual Development.
Pantheon Plaza will include a variety of well identified brands in the clothing sector, such as BSB, Mouger, Kizis,Bill Cost, Pagoni, Badila, Sarah Lawrence, Accessorize, Adidas, Karren Miller, Nautica, Notos Exclusive, Dur,Gant Reebok, Timberland, Nautica, Attrattivo, Bostonians, Mat Fashion, Bag stories, Lapin, Marasil, EXE by Tsakiris Mallas, Helmi, Ipekyol.
In the food court Pantheon Plaza offers plenty of opportunities of relaxing enjoying the delicious tastes in Flocafe, Goodys, Hellas Melathron, Simple Burger and many other restaurants and cafés. Moreover, mobile telephony will present Germanos and various other outlets for simplicity and enjoyment of shopping as the hairdresser Nestor Giannakis and KLeidi Takouni sto Pi&Fi locksmith/ shoe repair.
The new shopping and leisure centre of Larissa is developed on the east side of the old national highway, 1.5 km from the city centre and will serve a total population of 197,600 inhabitants. With 1,600 non-paid car parking places, the Centre will create 900 jobs.
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