History
First opened in 1979, it was Brisbane's largest shopping centre (at 116,884m2 or 1,258,139ft2) until late 2006, when the renovated and extended Westfield Chermside on the north side overtook the title of largest shopping centre in Brisbane. In 1996 Suncorp floated the property as the Suncorp Property Trust.
It was managed for twenty years by Jones Lang LaSalle until October 1999 when The Westfield Group launched a bid for Suncorps 50% of the trust. The Westfield bid was successful and the trust was renamed Carindale Property Trust in addition to a re-branding of the centre. Suncorp sold its remaining 50% as part of the sale of Suncorp Retail Property Fund to Lend Lease Groups Australian Prime Property Fund in 2001.
In October 2010, Westfield Carindale commenced a $300 million redevelopment which added approximately 22,000 sqm of retail to the centre. Stage one of the project opened on 29 March 2012 and featured over 75 new retail tenancies in a new 2 level parallel mall, a full-line Coles Supermarket and a larger relocated Target Department Store.
Stage Two of the development opened on 9 August 2012 and included a strong focus on Australian and International fashion brands. New precincts revealed top brands such as Adidas, Aesop, Leona Edmiston, Marcs, Mecca Maxima and Saba. Other features of the redevelopment includes a new Brisbane City Council Library, a new restaurant precinct (The Glasshouse) and an improved car park management system which includes parking guidance assistance.
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