SM City San Pablo


SM City San Pablo is the 38th shopping mall owned by SM Prime Holdings. SM City San Pablo is the 2nd SM Supermall Franchise in the Province of Laguna. It is located at the entrance of Riverina Residential and Commercial Estates in Maharlika Highway, Brgy. San Rafael, San Pablo, Laguna and has a gross floor area of 59,776 square meters.

Design and interiors

SM City San Pablo, SM Prime Holdings' second mall in Laguna, has two levels and has over 100 shops. It has a semi-eye shaped atrium for events. The mall's atrium has perforated ceiling. SM City San Pablo's design team includes Design Associates Inc., mall designer; Jose Siao Ling and Associates, architects; DA Abcede and Associates, project manager; and DDT Konstract, general contractor.

History

As early as 2008, SM Prime Holdings was planning to open SM Supercenter San Pablo but this was shot down due to political pressures. After several attempts to build a similar establishment, SM Prime Holdings was given its go signal in July 2008 to push ahead for SM Supercenter San Pablo located at Riverina Residential and Commercial Estates along Maharlika Highway at Brgy San Rafael.
It was expected to be completed in August 2010, but due to strategic location and growing demands for commercial establishments in San Pablo, it was upgraded into SM City San Pablo last April 28, 2010.
The mall opened on October 1, 2010. The cinema commenced operations on December 3, 2010 before the 36th Metro Manila Film Festival.

Recent expansions

Main Building (2010)

An event venue with two floors, which is styled like a semi-eye-shaped atrium. It houses tenants like The SM Store and SM Supermarket.

Expansion (2016)

On October 28, 2016, the Cyberzone was completed and opened to the public. Along with it additional stores also opened including Yellow Cab, Starbucks, Oxygen and Mesa.
A new passport office of the Department of Foreign Affairs was inaugurated in October 2018 at the mall's second level.

BPO (TBA)

As of August 1, 2017, the BPO is still under construction. It can be seen near the mall's facade.

Accidents/Incidents