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Berjaya Times Square
Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur, as seen at the Jalan Pudu-Jalan Imbi junction.
General information
Status	Completed
Type	Residentials Hotel
Architectural style	Postmodernism
Location	1 Jalan Imbi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Coordinates	3°08′31.9″N 101°42′38.2″E / 3.142194°N 101.710611°E / 3.142194; 101.710611
Construction started	1997
Completed	2003
Height
Roof	203 m (666 ft)
Technical details
Floor count	49 (Tower A) 48 (Tower B) 19 (Mall area)
Lifts/elevators	31
Design and construction
Architect(s)	DP Architects
Other information
Public transit access	MR5  Imbi Monorail station
References

Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur

Main atrium of Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur shopping mall in Feb 2011.
Location	Imbi, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Opening date	October 2003
Developer	Berjaya Group
Management	Berjaya Times Square Management Corporation (BTSMC)
Owner	Berjaya Group
Architect	DP Architects
No. of stores and services	< 1,000
No. of anchor tenants	6 (Including NSK Grocer, MM Cineplexes, Ampang Superbowl, F.O.S, Panda Eyes Department Store and Berjaya Times Square Theme Park)
Total retail floor area	700,000 m (7,500,000 sq ft)
No. of floors	13
Parking	~4,300 parking bays
Public transit access	MR4  Imbi Monorail station
Website	www.berjayatimessquarekl.com

Berjaya Times Square is a 48-storey, 203 m (666 ft) twin tower, hotel, condominium, indoor amusement park, commercial offices and shopping centre complex in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened to public in 2003.

Background

The development is currently the tenth largest building in the world by floor area and has also been tagged as the "world's largest building ever built in a single phase," with 700,000 m (7,500,000 sq ft) of built up floor area. This building consists of a 19-storey shopping mall, business offices and leisure centre with over 1,000 retail shops, 1,200 luxury service suites, 65 food outlets and entertainment attractions such as the Berjaya Times Square Theme Park.

History

Initially, the land belonged to the millionaire and philanthropist Cheong Yoke Choy before World War II. His bungalow stood there until the entire parcel of land was purchased by the Berjaya Group of Tan Sri Vincent Tan for the development of the current Berjaya Times Square.

Berjaya Times Square was officially opened by then-Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on 29 September 2003. It was supposed to be opened in 1999 but delayed due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Debenhams opened its first store in Asia on 17 November 2003.

In April 2005, Borders Group opened its first franchise store here, which was the largest Borders store in the world at the time. However, due to the 2010 economic downturn, it has since been downsized into a smaller operation called Borders Express. However in 2016, It was shut down permanently.

Transportation

The shopping centre is accessible within walking distance north of Imbi Station of KL Monorail and also southwest of Bukit Bintang MRT station.

See also

• List of the world's largest shopping malls
• List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
• Bukit Bintang City Centre (BBCC)

References

1. "Berjaya Times Square Tower A". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
2. "Berjaya Times Square Tower B". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
3. "Emporis building complex ID 101020". Emporis. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.
4. "Berjaya Times Square". SkyscraperPage.
5. "VINCI Construction Grands: Berjaya Times Square". VINCI Construction. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
6. "Berjaya Times Square". Asia Rooms. 30 October 2010. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
7. "Berjaya Times Square – World's Largest Shopping Mall Building". Burj. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
8. "Tycoon to inject KL mall into listed company". Business Times (Singapore). Associated Press. 30 September 2003.
9. "Berjaya Times Sq opens". The New Paper. 30 September 2003.
10. "Debenhams debuts in Asia with M'sian store". Business Times (Singapore). AFP. 18 November 2003.
11. "Alternative to reading". The Star. 18 December 2005. Archived from the original on 25 April 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

• Silver Kris Magazine, August 2009- National Day Edition

External links

• Official Berjaya Times Square website
• Owner and Investor Forum
• Berjaya Times Square Hotel Kuala Lumpur Website

• Berjaya Times Square