Express Avenue
{{short description|Shopping mall in Chennai, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Express Avenue
| logo = Express Yourself.png
| image = Express avenue chennai.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| caption = Express Avenue building
| location = Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{coord|13.058606|N|80.2641537|E|display=inline, title}}
| address = Whites road, Royapettah
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2010|8|31}}
| closing_date =
| developer = Express Infrastructure Private Limited
| owner = Kavita Singhania
| number_of_stores = 210
| number_of_anchors = 8
| floor_area = {{convert|900000|sqft}}
| parking = 3-level basement parking
| floors = 3
| website = {{URL|http://www.expressavenue.in/}}
| belowstyle =
| footnotes =
}}
Express Avenue (Tamil: எக்ஸ்ப்ரெஸ் அவென்யூ) is a shopping mall in Chennai promoted by Express Infrastructure, A division of Express Newspapers Pvt. Ltd.{{cite web
| url = http://www.indiaretailing.com/news.aspx?topic=1&Id=4491
| title = Express Avenue, Chennai to soft launch in April
| publisher = India Retailing
| access-date = 9 February 2010
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101213044505/http://indiaretailing.com/news.aspx?topic=1&Id=4491
| archive-date = 13 December 2010
| url-status = dead
}} which is bought by Ramnath Goenka from the monies of tha capitalists partner Raja Mohan Prasad and is held in trust by the current legal heirs for the family of Raja Mohan Prasad as per the trust deed given by Ramnath Goenka to Raja Mohan Prasad and is home to the largest gaming arcade in South India. Built at a cost of {{INR Convert|7500|m}}, the mall is spread over {{convert|1750000|sqft|adj=on}}, including {{convert|900000|sqft|adj=on}} of leasable (retail) area. The mall has 8 anchor tenants and 150 vanilla tenants.
Description
The mall is situated near the Royapettah Clock Tower. The mall is built on an 8-acre site inside the historic Indian Express Estate and has four floors of retail space, a building for corporate offices and a hotel. Out of 10 acres, about 3.57 acres have been taken up by buildings. The rest have been used for car parking, drive-ways and landscaping. In all, the mall has 26 lifts, 34 escalators and 4 travelators.{{cite news
| last = Kannan
| first = Shanthi
| title = Mall inclusive
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 25 December 2009
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article70365.ece?homepage=true
| access-date = 28 May 2012}}
Express Avenue hosts a mixture of shopping, business and leisure. The mall is bounded by Whites Road, Woods Road and Patullos Road and has a three-level basement parking space for over 1,500 cars and a parking area for bikes. It has a total development of {{convert|1,500,000|sqft}} including 900,000 sq ft of retail space, 100,000 sq. ft of hotel, 200,000 sq. ft of office space, 400,000 sq ft of parking space. The mall was inaugurated on 26 May 2010.{{cite web|title=Express Avenue Details|url=https://www.indiaretailing.com/2020/02/12/shopping-centre/express-avenue-mall-transforming-the-way-consumers-shop-in-chennai/}}
E Hotel, a 44-room four-star boutique hotel, was built in the mall at a cost of {{INR}} 300 million.{{cite news
| title = Express Newspaper group enters hotels biz
| newspaper = Chennai Realty.biz
| publisher = ChennaiRealty.biz
| date = 5 August 2012
| url = http://chennairealty.biz/blogs/Express_Newspaper_group_enters_hotels.html
| access-date = 7 August 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120808004744/http://chennairealty.biz/blogs/Express_Newspaper_group_enters_hotels.html
| archive-date = 8 August 2012
| url-status = dead
}}
{{wide image|Express_avenue_panorama.jpg|1000px|Express Avenue panorama view|alt=Panorama of Express Avenue mall}}
Entertainment and leisure
The entertainment portion of the mall is {{convert|70000|sqft}}. The Escape Cinemas, the branch of PVR Cinemas, consists of an 08-screens multiplex with a capacity of 1,600 seats covering {{convert|50,000|sqft}}, which is the city's largest cineplex. California-based Giovanni Castor played a key role in the overall design of Escape.{{cite news|title=Let the show begin|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/leisure/Let-the-show-begin/article12079526.ece | date=22 August 2010 | newspaper=The Hindu | first=Prince | last=Frederick | access-date=14 January 2019 }} The mall is home to the largest gaming arcade in South India.
Besides stand-alone stores like Bath & Body Works, Montblac, and Armani Exchange the mall has an {{convert|80,000|sqft|adj=on}} Lifestyle and a 65,000 sq. ft Pantaloon, Smart Bazaar, H&M and Forever 21. The anchor tenants are expected to take 300,000 to 400,000 sq ft, while the vanilla tenants would occupy up to 400,000 sq. ft. The {{convert|50,000|sqft|adj=on}} food court has 25 counters and includes food chains such as Burger King, Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut. The mall has six atria with a height not less than 75 ft each. The atrium areas are covered with tensile fabric and the centre of the atrium is covered with glass.
=Food court=
The {{convert|50,000|sqft|adj=on}} court, also called EA Garden, has 25 counters with several food and beverage options including Oriental, North Indian, South Indian, American and Italian.
=Fun City=
Fun City, a prominent attraction of the mall, is a play area for children.
Business chamber
The business chamber is the first such marketing space to be built inside a mall in India. The area of this zone is over {{convert|200000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} of office space at prices intended to compete with special economic zones and IT parks elsewhere in the city.
=Parking=
The three-level basement parking is equipped to handle about 2,000 vehicles.{{cite web
| last = SME News
| title = South India's largest mall in Chennai inaugurated
| publisher = Indiamart.com
| date = 1 September 2010
| url = http://news.indiamart.com/story/south-indias-largest-mall-chennai-inaugurated-86605.html
| access-date = 30 August 2012
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100905083727/http://news.indiamart.com/story/south-indias-largest-mall-chennai-inaugurated-86605.html
| archive-date = 5 September 2010
| url-status = dead
}}
Gallery
File:Squash Woirld Cup.jpg|Squash World Cup 2023
File:Women's Day - She "The Warrior".jpg|SHE - THe Warrior
File:Valentine's Day 2023.jpg|alt=Valentine's Day at Express Avenue Mall|Valentine's Day 2023
File:NEW YEAR-01.jpg|alt=Republic Day Celebration at Express Avenue Mall|Republic Day 2023
File:18th-Dec-Christmas-EA.jpg|alt=Christmas Celebration - Snow Village at Express Avenue Mall|Christmas Celebration
File:Children's Day Carnival.jpg|Children's Day Carnival 2022
File:Express Avenue.JPG|Interiors of Express Avenue
File:Children With Express Assistant..jpg|EA Bot - India's first customer assistant robot deployed in Express Avenue Chennai, Tamil Nadu
See also
References
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Category:Shopping malls in Chennai