SM City North EDSA

SM City North EDSA is a shopping mall located in Quezon City, Philippines. It is the first SM Supermall in the country and is the largest shopping mall in the Philippines, as well as the fourth-largest shopping mall in the world.The mall is operated by SM Prime Holdings, opened on November 8, 1985. The SM City North EDSA was constructed at a challenging period in the Philippines' political history with a gross floor area of 120,000 square meters in 1985. The mall's redevelopment began with the opening of The Block in July 2006. Among the developments were a new Annex building which opened in December 2008, and Sky Garden which opened in May 2009. The Car Park Plaza transformed into a lifestyle center in 2009. SM City North EDSA, a work in progress with the renovation of the City Center, and the development of the North Link.HistorySM City North EDSA was built in a 16hectare land which was then a marshland in a relatively remote location amidst a political crisis which saw interest rates to rise as high as 45 percent. The lot was previously owned by the Government Service Insurance System and was originally intended to be used to host houses for public school teachers. The mall opened on November 8, 1985. It was the first mall built by SM Prime Holdings Inc. and initially only had SM's fifth department store and first supermarket as its tenants. and at that time it had a gross floor area of 125,000 square meters.