Warriewood Square
Warriewood Square is a shopping centre in the suburb of Warriewood in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney.
Transport
Warriewood Square has bus connections to the Sydney CBD and the Northern Beaches, as well as local surrounding suburbs. It is served by Keolis Downer Northern Beaches which includes the B-Line services. The majority of the bus service are located on Jacksons Road and Pittwater Road. There is no railway station at Warriewood; the nearest station is located at Chatswood.Warriewood Square also has a multi level car park with 1,450 spaces.
History
Warriewood Square opened on 15 April 1980 and included over 30 stores. The centre included a Kmart, Bi-Lo, Franklins and 62 specialty stores. The centre has 17,892m² of retail space and 900 car spaces. It was owned by Bankers Trust Australia Ltd and built on the surrounding wetlands. Bankers Trust Australia Ltd listed Warriewood Square on the market for $33.5 million in October 1990.On 7 March 1996 Centro Properties Group purchased Warriewood Square from Bankers Trust Australia Ltd for $38 million and rebranded the centre to Centro Warriewood. However the centre faced a legal battle at that time over the surrounding wetlands. A previous development application had been lapsed which was to expand the centre by 3,500m² on the adjoining land if it was acquired. The adjoining land was at the centre of a long-running dispute between the owner, Sydney property investor Henry Roth, local planning authorities and a conservationist group who wanted to preserve the wetlands.
On 5 July 1999 Centro Properties Group began work on the $20 million redevelopment of Centro Warriewood. This involved the expansion of the total retail floor area to 21,332m². The Coles supermarket was expanded to 3,600m² and the Franklins Fresh supermarket was expanded to 2,197m². A new food court was added to the expansion and 25 specialty stores were added to the centre. The existing areas in the centre were refurbished with natural light and new mall ceilings added and the carpark was also upgraded with new shaded parking areas added. Construction work was done by Multiplex who finished the work by late November in time for the Christmas rush.
Franklins closed in 2001 and was replaced by Woolworths. It was renamed back to Warriewood Square on 8 November 2014.
Recent development
In 2015 Vicinity Centres began work on the $84 million redevelopment which extended Warriewood Square by 7,500m² and included a new multi-storey carpark. The redevelopment was completed on 23 June 2016 and consists of:- Aldi Supermarket
- Two mini majors - Rebel Sport and Cotton On
- New look Kmart and an expanded Woolworths
- Around 35 new stores
- An additional 1400+ convenient parking spaces