Setapak Central

KL Festival City was constructed on an {{cvt|8|acre}} land at a cost of RM 215 million by Parkson Holdings (PHB) and opened its doors on 20 October 2011, along with the opening of a Parkson store on the same day, becoming its 37th store.{{cite web |title=Opening of Parkson @ KL Festival City |url=http://www.lion.com.my/WebCorp/newsletter.nsf/0/6B6E61204930CA584825796E0032D10C?opendocument |website=The Lion Group |access-date=11 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=Lion Today September/October 2011 |url=https://www.liongroup.com.my/images/news_letter/News_Letter-PDF_20120403164554.pdf |website=The Lion Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608154520/https://liongroup.com.my/images/news_letter/News_Letter-PDF_20120403164554.pdf |archive-date=8 June 2023 |page=2 |format=pdf |date=2011}} Its first tenants were Parkson Department Store, Econsave and MBO Cinemas.

The grand opening was held on 9 March 2012.{{cite web |title=Lion Today March/April 2012 |url=https://www.liongroup.com.my/images/news_letter/News_Letter-PDF_20120620173004.pdf |website=The Lion Group |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713143151/https://www.liongroup.com.my/images/news_letter/News_Letter-PDF_20120620173004.pdf |archive-date=13 July 2024 |page=2 |date=2012}} The opening of KL Festival City also marked a new milestone for PHB with its entry into shopping mall management.

Since then, it has become a new landmark at Jalan Genting Klang and popular spot amongst students and families from nearby colleges such as Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology and neighbourhoods.{{cite news |last1=Ravindran |first1=Shalini |title=Jalan Genting Klang's proximity to city makes it popular for development |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/07/31/too-many-too-quickly-jalan-genting-klangs-proximity-to-city-makes-it-popular-for-development/ |work=The Star |date=31 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228095656/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/07/31/too-many-too-quickly-jalan-genting-klangs-proximity-to-city-makes-it-popular-for-development/ |archive-date=28 December 2016}}

In August 2014, PHB announced the disposal of KL Festival City for RM 349 million cash as the mall was deemed too small for Parkson's expansion plan to construct premium shopping malls with a net lettable area of 1 million sq ft. In a statement to Bursa Malaysia, Parkson said the disposal would result in a gain of about RM 110 million. Under the sales and purchase agreement, PHB agreed to sell KL Festival City to Festiva Mall Sdn Bhd, which is wholly owned subsidiary of AsiaMalls Sdn Bhd.

On 5 October 2015, the mall changed its name to "Setapak Central"{{cite web |title=Setapak Central |url=http://setapakcentral.com.my/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208055712/http://setapakcentral.com.my/ |archive-date=8 December 2015 |quote=On October 5, 2015, KL Festival City re-opened its doors to its valued customers as Setapak Central.}} as it seeks to create "an engaging shopping and lifestyle experiences in the Setapak neighbourhood".{{cite news|title = Setapak Central's Facebook statement|url = https://www.facebook.com/SetapakCentralMall/posts/828031417313620|publisher = Setapak Central|date = 4 October 2015|accessdate = 11 January 2025}} Besides, the retail philosophy of Setapak Central is "to have a good enough mall for the people of Setapak so they need not drive to (the city centre of) Kuala Lumpur".{{cite news |last1=Chen |first1=Grace |title=Fresh start for mall in Setapak |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/11/09/fresh-start-for-mall-management-rebrands-shopping-centre-to-keep-up-with-new-developments-in-setapak/ |work=The Star |date=9 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629213730/http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/community/2015/11/09/fresh-start-for-mall-management-rebrands-shopping-centre-to-keep-up-with-new-developments-in-setapak/ |archive-date=29 June 2017}}

Setapak Central consists of more than 250 stores that spans across four levels with Parkson, GSC Cinemas and Econsave being the anchor tenants of the mall.{{cite news|title = Setapak Central - About Page|url = http://setapakcentral.com.my/about.aspx?page=about|publisher = Setapak Central|date = 11 June 2017|accessdate = 11 June 2017}}

Some of the key tenants in the mall include Swedish fashion retailer H&M, Australian fashion chain Cotton On, Japan‘s fashion and clothing UNIQLO, TBM Electrical, Home's Harmony, Daiso, Kaison, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Texas Chicken and more.

Setapak Central is easily accessible via MRR2, DUKE and Jalan Genting Klang. The mall is just 8-minute driving distance away from Wangsa Maju LRT station.{{cite news|title = Setapak Central's Facebook Page - About Page|url = https://www.facebook.com/pg/SetapakCentralMall/about/?ref=page_internal|publisher = Setapak Central|date = 11 June 2017|accessdate = 11 June 2017}}

Setapak Central is accessible via the following rapidKL buses.

• {{color|blue|T203}}: Taman Melati LRT station - Medan Idaman Gombak - Taman Setapak - Columbia Asia Hospital - Setapak Central - Taman Melati LRT station
• {{color|blue|T250}}: Wangsa Maju LRT station - Desa Setapak - Setapak Central - Danau Kota - Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology - Wangsa Maju LRT station

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