Broadway on the Mall was a four-storey shopping mall, located in
Brisbane
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, Queensland, Australia, between the
Queen Street Mall
The Queen Street Mall is a pedestrian mall located on Queen Street in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The mall extends approximately from George Street to Edward Street, and has more than 700 retailers over of retail space, which incl ...
and
Adelaide Street in the
Brisbane central business district
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.
It was developed by Mace Developments and Jennings Industries in the late 1980s.
Following the collapse of AV Jennings and a series of acquisitions, the centre has been owned by
Industry Superannuation Property Trust since 2011.
In 2011, the centre conducted a search for a fashion
blog
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ger to represent them on
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.
On 31 August 2013, the centre closed to allow for a redevelopment of the tired retail space to commence. Broadway on the Mall was expected to reopen in mid-to-late 2014 as "170 Queen Street", but due to construction delays and torrential rain, the project has been delayed.
Fire at Broadway on the Mall
On 20 January 2015, a large fire started in the construction site of Broadway on the Mall, and as a result, destroyed a portion of the existing building and air conditioning system, where the fire was reported to have started. Photos of the blaze flew around social media. This therefore further put back the finish date of the renovations at the mall
Building today
Today, the building has been partially demolished and converted into a three-storey, mixed usage retail store, home to a number of prominent fashion retailers, such as, UNIQLO and H&M.
See also
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List of shopping centres in Australia
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References
"Fire at Broadway on the Mall shopping centre in Brisbane CBD" Courier Mail. Retrieved 2017-8-12.
External links
Official Website
{{Shopping centres in Queensland
Shopping centres in Brisbane
Brisbane central business district