SM Southmall (formerly known as SM Southmall Las Piñas), is a large shopping mall in the Philippines, owned and operated by

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. The mall is located along the busy Alabang-Zapote Road in Las Piñas. The mall has of land area, a total floor area of and a gross built-up area of . It is currently the 7th largest SM Supermall in the Philippines after

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and

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History

Construction for SM Southmall began in early 1994. The mall later opened on April 2, 1995, and is the first

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in the southern region of

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and the 5th SM Supermall ever built by Chinese-Filipino businessman, Henry Sy. It is the second SM Supermall to feature an

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after

. In March 2010, renovations for SM Southmall began, with many stores on the second floor have closed with some stalls on the sides offering small items on sale. The redevelopment saw a newly refurbished SM Store, which relocated from the center of the mall to the side to accommodate more fashion stores and the addition of the

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cinema which was opened last July 14, 2011. The SM Storyland theme park was closed in May 2011 and was part of the renovation, however some of its rides and attractions were moved at the SM By the Bay Amusement Park at the Mall of Asia Complex. The fashion stores opened in December 2011 along with the grand re-launch in November 2012 (which formally ended the renovation process and declared the mall as a 'premier SM mall'). SM Southmall attracts global retailers including Swedish fashion giant H&M which opened on October 29, 2015, and Uniqlo which opened on November 7, 2014. Miss World 2013 Megan Young became the new mall brand ambassador as part of the #SeeYouDownSouth campaign on August 7, 2019.

Features

SM Southmall has over 400 shops and service outlets, with six

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s. Among the noteworthy features of the mall are its center and south atriums. The center atrium, which once housed a large indoor fountain, is used for events such as concerts and presentations. The mall also features a skating rink at the second level and a bowling center at the lower ground level, that opened in May 2013 and closed in March 2020.

Food Street

The Food Street which is located at the back of the main mall is a group of restaurants which offers outdoor dining amid plants and an

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-lighted fountain.

SM Game Park

The SM Game Park is an entertainment facility located at the East Wing of the mall, occupying the original Cinema 4 and opened on December 3, 2021. It features a 14-lane

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area (relocated from the lower ground floor, which the former space was now a Driftito indoor go-kart center), billiards,

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, and a

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bar. The SM Game Park is also the home of the

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Gym which opened on June 18, 2022.

SM Cinema

SM Cinema Southmall, which formally opened in late 1995, consists of 9 cinemas with 5 regular cinemas, 1 Event Cinema, 2 Director's Club Cinemas and 1

Theater, it originally features 10 regular cinemas.

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The

theater opened on July 14, 2011, along with the release of '' Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2'', it has a seating capacity of 440, and it is located at the West Wing of the mall. It is the fourth

theater in the country after

, and

Director's Club Cinema

Two Director's Club Cinemas were opened on April 24, 2019, along with the premiere day of '' Avengers: Endgame'', equipped with Dolby Atmos sound system and Christie CP2320-RGB pure laser cinema projector.

Redevelopment and renovation

Three cinemas in the West Wing (Cinemas 6–8) were temporarily closed on February 18, 2019, for renovation works, and re-opened on December 25 (

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), 2019, along with the celebration of the

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(5 days after

opened their new cinemas on soft opening), with the new Cinemas 1 and 2 equipped with digital surround sound, premium seating and advanced laser projection, and a 45-seat Event Cinema (also the second Event Cinema branch after

that opened on December 12, 2018). Current Cinemas 6 and 7, which were the old Cinemas 1 and 2 at the East Wing, remained open in temporary operations and were closed on February 27, 2020. Old Cinemas 3 and 4 were closed on February 10, 2020, and re-opened in the renovated wing on February 13, 2020. The old Cinema 5 was closed on February 25, 2020, and re-opened in the renovated wing on February 27, 2020. The former cinema wing is now occupied by SM Game Park at the former Cinema 4 and an Events Hall beside it.

Mall complex developments

South Residences at SM Southmall

The South Residences at SM Southmall is a

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with four 15-storey towers. It is located at the south parking area near the entrance gate to Pilar Village.

SM South Tower

The SM South Tower was established last November 16, 2017. It is a two-tower, eight-storey BPO and carpark building, with parking on its four lower levels and offices above. with a total floor area of . One of the main attractions in this building was the Bounce trampoline park, which was now closed due to the

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Incidents

*August 2, 2004: Five security guards and bank escorts were wounded when 10 armed men fired shots at them before taking two bags of cash from Banco de Oro. *August 5, 2017: A councilor from

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was hurt in a shooting incident at the mall's driveway near Door 4 (back entrance) at around 8:30 PM. Senior Superintendent Marion Balonglong, Las Piñas City Police chief, identified the injured local official as Borbie Rivera. He was declared dead on arrival at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa.

Gallery

File:3349Almanza Uno, Las Piñas City 04.jpg , Obelisk File:Cyberzone at SM Southmall.jpg, SM Cyberzone File:Newly renovated SM Foodcourt at SM Southmall.jpg, Newly renovated SM Foodcourt at SM Southmall last September 15, 2023 File:SM Bowling Center (SM Southmall branch) storefront.jpg, SM Bowling Center; old location, now relocated at third floor at SM Game Park at the occupied cinemas in the East Wing, old space was now a Driftito indoor go-kart attraction. File:SM Skating Rink (SM Southmall branch) entrance.jpg, SM Skating Rink entrance File:SM Supermarket (SM Southmall branch) storefront.jpg, SM Supermarket File:The SM Store (SM Southmall branch) storefront.jpg, The SM Store File:SM Events Hall.jpg, Events Hall was opened on October 11, 2023.

References

External links

* {{Metro Manila malls Shopping malls in Las Piñas Buildings and structures in Las Piñas SM Prime Shopping malls established in 1995