1st Avenue Mall is a shopping mall in George Town,

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. It is located at

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, next to

Komtar The Tun Abdul Razak Complex, ( Malay: Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak; Chinese: 光大大厦; Tamil: கொம்டார் கோபுரம்); colloquially known by its Malay acronym Komtar, formerly known as the Penang New Urban Center and t ...

and

Prangin Mall Prangin Mall is a shopping mall in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. It is located at Prangin Road (now ''Jalan Dr Lim Chwee Leong''), next to Komtar Tower, and is linked to both Komtar and neighboring 1st Avenue Mall via overhead skybridges. The ...

, and is linked to both buildings via overhead bridges.

Development

Initially planned as Phase 4 of the

project, 1st Avenue Mall was eventually developed by a private developer and opened to the public in 2010. Upon its completion, it competes directly against the adjacent

and has since attracted a variety of well-known international fashion brands, including H&M,

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Facilities

At present, the mall has two anchor tenants -

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and

TGV Cinemas TGV Cinemas Sdn Bhd (also known as TGV Pictures and formerly known as Tanjong Golden Village) is the second largest cinema chain in Malaysia. As of March 2019, TGV Cinemas had 38 multiplexes with 310 screens and more than 50,000 seats. TGV Cinema ...

. The latter operates a cineplex at the top floor of the shopping mall, also dubbed as ''Cloud 8''. 1st Avenue Mall has a total of seven retail floors, including a sub-basement level. 1st Avenue Komtar - panoramio

Retail outlets

One of the two main anchor tenants of 1st Avenue Mall,

, occupies 95,000 sq ft of the first four floors within the mall. Other than

, the major fashion names that have set up outlets within 1st Avenue Mall include H&M,

, Giordano,

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. In addition, there are a number of restaurants, cafes and beverage outlets within 1st Avenue Mall, including Texas Chicken,

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Entertainment

1st Avenue Mall is home to a variety of entertainment options. The other main anchor tenant of the mall,

, operates an eight-screen cineplex at Cloud 8, the top floor of the shopping mall. At the time of its launching, it was the first

outlet in

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. Other entertainment outlets within the mall include a

laser tag Laser tag is a recreational shooting sport where participants use infrared-emitting light guns to tag designated targets. Infrared-sensitive signaling devices are commonly worn by each player to register hits and are sometimes integrated wit ...

arena, an

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and a

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joint. The laser tag and escape room outlets, which are run by Laser OPS and The Escape Room respectively, are located at the third floor, while the karaoke joint also shares the Cloud 8 with the TGV Cineplex.

Location and access

1st Avenue Mall's location at the heart of George Town, right next to the

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bus terminal in

, makes it easily accessible to locals and tourists alike. One can take the free-of-charge

CAT bus from anywhere within George Town's

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to get to 1st Avenue Mall. As most

bus routes on

pass through the

bus terminal, 1st Avenue Mall can also be reached via any

bus heading to Komtar.

External links

1st Avenue Mall

References

{{Shopping malls in Malaysia Shopping malls established in 2010 Shopping malls in Penang 2010 establishments in Malaysia Buildings and structures in George Town, Penang