Westfield Knox (formerly known as Knox City Shopping Centre) is a super-regional shopping centre, outdoor entertainment and professional services complex located in the outer eastern Melbourne suburb of Wantirna South, in the Australian state of Victoria. The centre opened on 9 November 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces.
Presently, there are over 350 stores and over 6300 free car parking spaces, making the centre the third largest in Australia, and Westfield Group's second largest centre in Victoria, in terms of gross leasable area behind Westfield Fountain Gate. There is also a 7 storey office tower located at the southern side of the centre as well as low rise offices dotting the O-Zone precinct; an indoor food court and an outdoor restaurant strip mall. In October 2012, the centre was purchased by Westfield Group.
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