Malta’s largest mall, the €60 million The Point, part of Sliema’s Tigné Point development, will open at the end of the month to introduce a new retail experience to Malta.
The Point’s 14,000 square metres of rentable space is to be occupied by 49 retail units, many of which are flagship stores of well-known global brands already established locally and a host of new names making their debut in Malta.
Among them is the 2,500-square metre Debenhams store, besides a collection of international fashion brands. At the lower level, Chains supermarket will take up 1,800 square metres with what promises to be a high quality, diversified proposition.
According to Ben Muscat, chief executive officer of Tigné Point developer Midi plc, most of the stores, which average over 200 square metres in size, will be fully operational on opening date. Meanwhile, the newest tenants are committed to come on stream as soon as possible and by Easter all units should be in business.
The interior of The Point has been designed by award-winning GMW Architects of London who have been entrusted with project such as the Midsummer Place Shopping Centre in Milton Keynes, the Hans Christian Andersen multi-arena park in Copenhagen, and Ankara’s Armada Shopping Centre. Design and co-ordination phases were completed overseas and the London team has been collaborating with architectural practice AOM Partnership, the lead consultants to the Midi project who were responsible for all other aspects of The Point including its strikingly impressive arched colonnade.
Mr Muscat pointed out that all tenants at the mall are Maltese. Entrepreneurs have endeavoured to invest millions of Euro in shop fits and new jobs, and The Point’s management has been encouraged by the take-up of retail units at comparably high rents. It was evidence, Mr Muscat believed, that Maltese business confidence is heartened despite the economic climate.
The Point’s plan and elevation has been designed to maximise visitor flow. The major footfall, Mr Muscat explained, will originate from Tigné Point’s Pjazza Tigné or through the retail centre’s core: The Point will be served by over 1,000 basement car parking spaces including a more than adequate allocation for car parking for persons with disability.
The entire development’s pedestrian areas are extensive. Mr Muscat said that at 2,500 square metres, Piazza Tigné is as large as Valletta’s Pjazza Regina, while the north public piazza occupies a further 1,000 square metres. A network of pedestrian passageways permeate the entire peninsula on which Tigné Point sits.
Courtesy of Midi
The Point’s 14,000 square metres of rentable space is to be occupied by 49 retail units, many of which are flagship stores of well-known global brands already established locally and a host of new names making their debut in Malta.
Among them is the 2,500-square metre Debenhams store, besides a collection of international fashion brands. At the lower level, Chains supermarket will take up 1,800 square metres with what promises to be a high quality, diversified proposition.
According to Ben Muscat, chief executive officer of Tigné Point developer Midi plc, most of the stores, which average over 200 square metres in size, will be fully operational on opening date. Meanwhile, the newest tenants are committed to come on stream as soon as possible and by Easter all units should be in business.
The interior of The Point has been designed by award-winning GMW Architects of London who have been entrusted with project such as the Midsummer Place Shopping Centre in Milton Keynes, the Hans Christian Andersen multi-arena park in Copenhagen, and Ankara’s Armada Shopping Centre. Design and co-ordination phases were completed overseas and the London team has been collaborating with architectural practice AOM Partnership, the lead consultants to the Midi project who were responsible for all other aspects of The Point including its strikingly impressive arched colonnade.
Mr Muscat pointed out that all tenants at the mall are Maltese. Entrepreneurs have endeavoured to invest millions of Euro in shop fits and new jobs, and The Point’s management has been encouraged by the take-up of retail units at comparably high rents. It was evidence, Mr Muscat believed, that Maltese business confidence is heartened despite the economic climate.
The Point’s plan and elevation has been designed to maximise visitor flow. The major footfall, Mr Muscat explained, will originate from Tigné Point’s Pjazza Tigné or through the retail centre’s core: The Point will be served by over 1,000 basement car parking spaces including a more than adequate allocation for car parking for persons with disability.
The entire development’s pedestrian areas are extensive. Mr Muscat said that at 2,500 square metres, Piazza Tigné is as large as Valletta’s Pjazza Regina, while the north public piazza occupies a further 1,000 square metres. A network of pedestrian passageways permeate the entire peninsula on which Tigné Point sits.
Courtesy of Midi
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