SM City Santa Rosa is a large shopping mall owned and operated by

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. It is located along Old National Highway (

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), Barangay Tagapo, Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines. Opened in 2006, it is the first

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in the province of

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Physical details

Opened on February 17, 2006, SM City Santa Rosa has a land area of and a total gross floor area of an estimated . It is located at Manila South Road (also known as the Old National Highway or National Highway) corner Biñan–Santa Rosa Access Road in Barangay Tagapo, Santa Rosa, Laguna. It features more than 350 shops and various dining establishments. Anchors for SM City Santa Rosa are SM Supermarket, The SM Store,

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, SM Appliance Center and a food court. The mall also has retail anchors like Uniqlo and

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and also features four digital cinemas at the second floor and a garden (known as The Rainforest) at the center of the mall. The Cyberzone was opened in October 2012 at the former area of The Event Center.

Expansion Wing

SM City Santa Rosa's Expansion Wing is a expansion building that added up to the mall complex's area, totaling to . It opened on June 24, 2022. The main feature in this new wing is the staircase with its LED video screen. An ice skating rink by SM Storyland is located at the ground floor, as well as H&M.

Mall complex developments

Currently undergoing expansion, the SM City Santa Rosa mall complex is one of integrated mixed-used developments known as

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or SM Lifestyle Cities.

The Core

The Core is a three-tower BPO office building with a leasable area of approximately , of which majority is allotted solely to BPO companies. Each tower has four storeys. One tower is complete, while two other towers are currently under construction. It also contains a four-level parking space and is interconnected to the mall via a footbridge with the Expansion Wing.

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Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal

The mall also features a Santa Rosa Integrated Terminal located at the former south parking area of the mall. It is the second of three planned provincial intermodal terminals for the south of Manila under a public-private partnership arrangement and opened on March 26, 2019.

SMDC Park Residences

The Park Residences at SM City Santa Rosa has a 14-tower, mid-rise residential condominium project with a total of 1,864 residential units and is located at the back of the mall. It also features an expansive central park that is inspired by New York City's Central Park.

Incidents

*February 3, 2015: A shootout occurred at one of the mall's entrances when a 16-year-old male suspect was unable to enter the mall because he brought in a bladed weapon. The suspect reportedly took a gun and killed a policeman. Another policeman gunned down the suspect. *March 5, 2023: About 20 mallgoers were injured when one of the mall's

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that they rode malfunctioned. *August 3, 2023: Two subcontractor workers were found dead at the mall's septic tank on its driveway. According to a police investigation, it was possible that the two suffocated while cleaning the septic tank.

References

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