SM City Butuan

Shopping mall in Butuan and 75th SM Mall in the Philippines

08°56′44.4″N 125°32′01.6″E / 8.945667°N 125.533778°E / 8.945667; 125.533778AddressJ.C. Aquino Avenue, Brgy. Lapu-LapuOpening dateNovember 13, 2020; 3 years ago (2020-11-13)DeveloperSM Prime HoldingsManagementSM Prime HoldingsOwnerHenry Sy, Sr.ArchitectJose Siao Ling and AssociatesTotal retail floor area59,573 m² (641,240 sq ft)Parking765 slotsWebsiteSM City Butuan

SM City Butuan is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall owner and operator in the Philippines. It is the first SM Mall in Agusan del Norte and Caraga Region. The mall was supposed to be opened on April 17, 2020, however it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, and the date of it was moved to November 13, 2020.^[1] It is located at J.C. Aquino Avenue, Brgy. Lapu-Lapu, Butuan.

Facilities

SM City Butuan anchor stores are SM Supermarket, SM Store, SM Appliance Center, Ace Hardware, BDO, Surplus, Uniqlo, Miniso, Watsons, Sports Central, SM Cinema, and Cyberzone.^[2]

It has a 765 parking slots, including at the roof deck, bicycle lane, and a helipad.

Construction

SM City Butuan was planned in 2013.^[3] Construction was started in 2017, it has a total floor area of 37,000 square meters, and a 3 and a half stories high. The mall was completed in November 2020.^[4]^[5]

Gallery

Under construction, December 27, 2019
Under construction at night, February 15, 2020 (Before the COVID-19 pandemic spread through the Philippines)
The interior during the blessing on November 12, 2020
The interior of SM Cinema Butuan
Bicycle lane

References

^ "SM Prime opening Butuan mall tomorrow". Manila Bulletin. November 12, 2020.
^ "SM to open first mall in CARAGA region with SM City Butuan". ABS-CBN News. November 11, 2020.
^ "SM constructing 2 Mindanao malls".
^ Mascariñas, Erwin (March 16, 2019). "Caraga's first SM mall rising in Butuan". INQUIRER.net.
^ "BIGGEST MALL IN CARAGA". Mindanao Gold Star Daily. September 3, 2018.