South City (shopping mall)
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South City Mall on its 4th Anniversary
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| Location | 375, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata - 68 |
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| Coordinates | 22°30′05″N 88°21′42″E / 22.5014°N 88.3616°ECoordinates: 22°30′05″N 88°21′42″E / 22.5014°N 88.3616°E |
| Opening date | 16 January 2008 |
| Developer | South City projects (Kolkata) Ltd. |
| Architect | ICS Bentel Associates |
| No. of stores and services | 167 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,555,000 sq ft (144,500 m2) |
| No. of floors | 5 |
| Parking | 1,500 vehicles |
| Website | southcitymall |
South City Mall is a shopping mall in south Kolkata, India. Located on Prince Anwar Shah Road (where the erstwhile Usha Industries factories and staff quarters were situated) it has been open since 16 January 2008. It has a Gross Lease-able Area of 1,000,000 sq ft (93,000 m2) and parking for 2,500 vehicles.
The mall was designed by retail specialist ICS Bentel Associates. Anchored by major stores like Pantaloons, Spencer's Retail and Shoppers Stop, there are also 134 other stores, a food court on the top floor and a INOX multiplex
The adjoining South City Township, with four 35-storey and one 15-storey residential highrises, was built by the same developer - South City Projects.
South City on New Year Eve Celebration
A View of South City Mall interiors
South City Mall atrium view
A view from the top floor
One person was killed and three others were critically injured on Sunday when a ladder on which they were working inside a shopping mall here collapsed. The incident happened in the South City Mall, leading to pandemonium among visitors.The four workers were busy putting up banners while standing on a ladder when it collapsed. The injured workers were rushed to a nursing home where one of them was declared dead. Police reached the spot and were investigating if proper security measures were followed while undertaking the maintenance and decoration work.
On 4 December 2016 which was a Sunday morning at 9:15 am fire broke out at South City Mall Food Court. People noticed black smoke engulfing the food court. Security guards immediately severed electric connections and alerted people watching the movie show in the multiplex.The movie which was running in the Inox Movie Theatre was stopped and viewers and visitors were taken out safely from South City Mall. No people were injured.15 fire tenders rushed to spot and controlled the fire. Fire minister Sovon Chatterjee visited the spot. Following this incident the South City Mall management decided to shut down the mall for four months starting from February 1, 2017. During this temporary closure the mall is rumored to undergo some major makeovers to make it safer and more environment friendly.
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