the development is a tribute to local talent . “ We wanted the Mall of Africa to set a new benchmark in retail design . The combination of excellent architecture and leasing expertise within a new urban framework intended to provide the catalyst for a new CBD . It was designed and developed by Africans and can stand proudly amongst the best retail developments internationally ,” she says .
In the initial design brief , the retail leasable area was 110,000m ² but , during construction , the client decided to increase the area to 130,000m ² of Gross Leasable Area due to demand .
The centre has two major food anchor tenants , many fashion retailers and a nine-auditorium cinema complex . The gross building area of the entire centre is 485,000m ².
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