The Pavilion attracted 5m visitors in just 3 months

KUALA LUMPUR: The Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, which opened to the public last September, has already attracted a total of five million visitors in the last three months of 2007, its director for centre management John Sironic said. The Pavilion is owned by Urusharta Cemerlang Sdn Bhd, which roped in Kuwait Finance House and Qatar Investment Authority as partners for the project, and managed by Kuala Lumpur Pavilion Sdn Bhd. The RM3 billion Pavilion sits on a 5ha site in Jalan Bukit Bintang and has a total gross built-up area of 3.68 million sq ft, and a total net lettable retail area of 1.37 million sq ft. The shopping mall has seven retail floors and 450 units of shop. Currently, 60% of these shops are fashion outlets, 21% food and beverages and the remaining 19% catering for urban leisure. It also has three levels of basement parking with 2,500 bays. Besides the luxury mall, The Pavilion development project also comprises 368 residential units, a 19-storey office block and a hotel upon full completion.

(01-02-2008 The Edge)