Ashfield Mall is a shopping centre in the suburb of Ashfield in the

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of Sydney.

Transport

The

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offer frequent services to Ashfield station which is a short walk from the centre. Ashfield Mall has bus connections to the

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and

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, as well as local surrounding suburbs. The majority of its bus services are located on Liverpool Road. Ashfield Mall has multi level car park with 1,087 spaces.

History

Ashfield Mall opened in 1983 on the former Ashfield Town Hall (which was demolished in the 1980s). It included four anchor tenants -

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and

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. Ashfield Mall was acquired by

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in September 1997.

closed its store in 2006 due to poor sales and Ashfield Mall underwent redevelopment which included the addition of a Woolworths supermarket & addition of specialty shops on the former Target store. In 2013, Ashfield Mall underwent a redevelopment which included a new food court with a contemporary décor that included a sushi bar, enclosed eating area, brighter lighting and an

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store which opened on the space vacated by

. This redevelopment was completed in August 2013. Ashfield Mall underwent a redevelopment which featured the building of 101 apartments and refurbishment of the main entry into the shopping centre. Stage 2 redevelopment encompassed the additional building of 6,500m² of retail space and a childcare centre which opened in 2017, and the 67 serviced apartments known as "Ashfield Central", which opened in early 2018. In July 2018 ISPT acquired a 50% stake of Ashfield Mall for $102.3 million from Abacus Property.

Tenants

Ashfield Mall has 24,976m² of floor space. The major retailers include

, Coles and Woolworths.

Incident

On 13 April 2018, a gas explosion caused the evacuation of the centre at around 5pm. A man suffered burns to 50 percent of his body and was taken to hospital. The explosion was believed to either aerosol cans or an industrial vacuum located at the car wash in the underground car park.

References

External links

Ashfield Mall Official Website
{{Shopping centres in New South Wales Shopping centres in Sydney Shopping malls established in 1983 1983 establishments in Australia