Dandenong Square, originally known as Dandenong Plaza, is a major-regional shopping centre located in the suburb of Dandenong, approximately 30 kilometres south-east of the Melbourne CBD. The centre has two large food courts (one on level 1 and another outside Reading Cinemas on level 2). Level 3 has a large Fresh Food Hall outside the Coles supermarket. Dandenong Square is within close proximity to the Dandenong Market and also Dandenong Hub.[1]
 The main entrance of Dandenong Square under the former Dandenong Plaza branding | |
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| Location | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°59′12″S 145°13′01″E / 37.98673°S 145.21696°E |
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Management | RetPro |
| Owner | Moelis Australia |
| No. of stores and services | 189 [1] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 6,383 m2 (68,710 sq ft)[1] |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Parking | 3,300[2] |
| Website | dandenongsquare |
History
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Myer opened in Dandenong as a four-level standalone department store on 4 November 1974. [3] In 1989, a shopping centre opened on the corner of Foster and McCrae Streets, initially named Capital Centre, it was later renamed Dandenong Plaza, coinciding with an expansion of the centre in 1995 linking it with Myer. [4] In 2024, Armada Dandenong Plaza was rebranded to Dandenong Square. [5]
Retailers
editDandenong Square currently has 76,383 m2 (822,180 sq ft) of floor space on three levels.[6]
Major Anchors
editMinor Anchors
editFormer Anchors
edit- Myer (closed 13 October 2013) [7]
- Target (closed 9 July 2022)
- Village Cinemas (closed in 2008)
- Best & Less (closed in June 2014)
- Trade Secret (replaced by TK Maxx)
- JB Hi-Fi Home (relocated to Dandenong South)
- EB Games (closed in around somewhere in 2020)
- Cotton On (closed in 2022)
- Daiso (closed in 2023)
References
edit- ^ a b c "The GPT Group: Armada Dandenong Plaza". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ Hui, Jin (23 September 2013). "Huge crowds welcomed emporium". Dandenong Star Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Hui, Jin (8 October 2019). "Plaza pops the cork on 30 years". Dandenong Star Journal. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ Ting, Krystal (1 November 2023). "New Name, New Era I Dandenong Square". Dandenong Square. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Dandenong Plaza Stores". Archived from the original on 23 February 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Article". heraldsun.com.au.