Market City, Haymarket
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Standort | Haymarket, New South Wales, Australia |
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Coordinates | 33°52′47″S 151°12′13″E / 33.87983°S 151.20355°E |
Address | 9-13 Hay St, Haymarket NSW 2000 |
Opening date | 1997 |
Management | Jen Properties |
Owner | Jen Properties |
No. of stores and services | 66 |
No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
Total retail floor area | 15,000 m2 (161,459 sq ft) |
No. of floors | 4 |
Parking | 627 spaces |
Website | www |
Market City is a shopping centre in Haymarket in the southern end of the Sydney Central Business District, Australia.[1]
Transport
[edit]Market City is a 5-minute walk from Central Station and a 10-minute walk from Town Hall Station.
The Inner West Light Rail offer frequent services to Paddy's Markets Light Rail Station opposite the centre.
Market City has a multi level car park with 627 spaces.
History
[edit]Market City is located above Paddy's Markets inside the heritage listed red brick façade built in 1909 as a fruit and vegetable markets building. In 1997 the Market City shopping centre and factory outlets opened above Paddy's Markets.[2][3]
On 18 November 1998, Reading Cinemas opened on level 3 along with Galaxy World amusement arcade. Reading Cinemas closed down on 26 August 2009, and in 2011, Galaxy World refurbished and converted the former cinema space into an extension.[4]
In 2013 Galaxy World closed down and was taken over by City Amusements.[5] City Amusements was taken over by PLAYTIME in 2017. This was then taken over by Timezone which opened in 2019.[6]
In 2018 Market City refurbished its food court on level 1.[7] On 16 April 2019 Market City opened its new dining precinct on level 3 on parts of the former cinema space. The dining precinct is known as 1909 Dining Precinct due to it being located inside the heritage listed 1909 building. 1909 Dining Precinct features rattan furnishing, antique-style finishes and a classic colour palette, complete with a custom-made rickshaw installation to fit in with the style.[8][9]
Tenants
[edit]Market City 15,000m² of floor space. The major retailers include Paddy's Markets, Thai Kee IGA, Market City Tavern and Timezone.
References
[edit]- ^ "Market City – Jen Properties". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Market City - The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Market City (façade- former Paddy's Markets) | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Reading Market City in Sydney, AU - Cinema Treasures". cinematreasures.org. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "City Amusements". Time Out Sydney. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Home". TEEG. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Market City's Gourmet Destination Transformation • 1909 Dining Precinct • Chinatown, Sydney". Market City. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Step back in time with a Market City History lesson". Market City. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Market City completes its 1909 Dining Precinct – Shopping Centre News". Retrieved 19 March 2021.