Westfield Stratford City
Total retail floor area 175,000 square metres (1,880,000 sq ft)[3] | | |
No. of floors | 3 (some shops have extra floors) | |
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Parking | 5,000[4] | |
Public transit access | Stratford Stratford International | |
Website | westfield.com/stratfordcity |
Westfield Stratford City. [8][9][10]
Originally fully owned by the Westfield Group, in November 2010 ABP Pension Fund and CPP Investment Board each purchased a 25% shareholding, with Westfield retaining 50%.[11] Westfield's holding is now owned by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield following Unibail-Rodamco's acquisition of Westfield Corporation in 2018.
Westfield Stratford City is adjacent to the
The site was formerly occupied by Stratford Works and Locomotive Depot.
Retail area
The shopping centre is anchored by a 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2)
Transport
To the south of the site lies
Stratford bus station and Stratford City bus station are served by numerous London Buses routes[18][19] and National Express and Terravision long-distance services.
According to Westfield, while the site supports a 5,000 space car park, 80% of the shoppers arrive at the centre on public transport.[4]
In popular culture
In September 2011 Nicole Scherzinger marked the opening of Westfield Stratford City with a performance.[20]
In January 2012, The X Factor singer Olly Murs filmed a music video for his single "Oh My Goodness" at Westfield Stratford City.[21]
See also
References
- ^ "Westfield Group Press Release". Westfield UK. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Westfield Group to Sell 50% Interest in Retail Component of Stratford City for £871.5 Million". CPP Investment Board. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Westfield Group Property Portfolio: Stratford City Overview". Westfield UK. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Games gloom: Car park closure 'devastating'". The Guardian. 23 June 2012.
- ^ a b c "Press Toolkit". uk.westfield.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Launch date announced for Mega Mall". thisisLondon. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Westfield Stratford City: Opening date". uk.westfield.com. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
- ^ "Olympic shopping centre is opened". BBC News. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "£20m spent in first week at Westfield Stratford City - News". London24. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Barrett, Claer; Felsted, Andrea (13 September 2011). "Europe's biggest shopping centre opens". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Spybey, Kat (22 November 2010). "Westfield sells 50% of Stratford City for 872m to APG and CPPIB". Property Week.
- ^ "New Olympic Westfield leaves local traders fighting for survival - Business - London Evening Standard". Standard.co.uk. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Westfield Stratford City Cinema". uk.westfield.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Premier Inn News Release". Premier Inn.
- ^ "Masterplan". uk.westfield.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "What's here". www.westfieldstratfordcity2011.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Westfield Stratford City Sign Inditex Trio". uk.westfield.com. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ "Buses from Stratford" (PDF). Transport for London. February 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ "Night buses from Stratford" (PDF). Transport for London. 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ^ "Westfield Stratford opening". Newham recorder. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "Olly Murs Shoots New Music Video At Westfield Stratford". Capital FM. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2013.