Express Avenue
No. of floors | 3 |
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Parking | 3-level basement parking |
Website | www |
Express Avenue (Tamil: எக்ஸ்ப்ரெஸ் அவென்யூ) is a shopping mall in Chennai promoted by Express Infrastructure, A division of Express Newspapers Pvt. Ltd.[3] 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 ₹7,500 million (US$94 million), the mall is spread over 1,750,000-square-foot (163,000 m2), including 900,000-square-foot (84,000 m2) of leasable (retail) area. The mall has 8 anchor tenants and 150 vanilla tenants.[2]
Description
The mall is situated near the
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 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2) 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.[2] The mall was inaugurated on 26 May 2010.[4]
E Hotel, a 44-room four-star boutique hotel, was built in the mall at a cost of ₹ 300 million.[1]
Entertainment and leisure
The entertainment portion of the mall is 70,000 square feet (6,500 m2). The Escape Cinemas, the branch of
Besides stand-alone stores like
Food court
The 50,000-square-foot (4,600 m2) court, also called EA Garden, has 25 counters with several food and beverage options including Oriental, North Indian, South Indian, American and Italian.[6]
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 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) of office space at prices intended to compete with
Parking
The three-level basement parking is equipped to handle about 2,000 vehicles.[6]
Gallery
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Squash World Cup 2023
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Easter at Express Avenue Mall
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SHE - THe Warrior
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Valentine's Day 2023
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Republic Day 2023
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Christmas Celebration
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Children's Day Carnival 2022
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Interiors of Express Avenue
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EA Bot- India's first customer assistant robot deployed in Express Avenue Chennai, Tamil Nadu
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Express Newspaper group enters hotels biz". Chennai Realty.biz. ChennaiRealty.biz. 5 August 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Kannan, Shanthi (25 December 2009). "Mall inclusive". The Hindu. Chennai: The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ "Express Avenue, Chennai to soft launch in April". India Retailing. Archived from the original on 13 December 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "Express Avenue Details".
- ^ Frederick, Prince (22 August 2010). "Let the show begin". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ a b SME News (1 September 2010). "South India's largest mall in Chennai inaugurated". Indiamart.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2012.