SM City Iloilo gears up for expansion and development

The biggest mall in the region gets even bigger as SM City Iloilo gears up for expansion and more development.

Information from all over the internet reveals that the mall is not going only to expand the main building but also complement the existing structure with other developments.From the projects contractor's website MONOLITH, here's how the expansion building will look with the construction details.

Online information (unofficial) state the following developments for SM City Iloilo:

INJAP Tower across SM City Iloilo provides a bird's eye view of the mall's expansion.

A 4-level mall expansion (to be "attached" to the current building ) which is rumored to include stores like Forever 21, Uniqlo, Vikings Buffet, among others.

Public transport terminal being constructed in front on the existing building with access to the pedestrian overpass

New SM City Iloilo jeepney terminal under construction.

A 150-room hotel named Park Inn by Radisson at the back portion
Expansion of SM Southpoint into a two level dining and shopping strip bordering Plazuela de Iloilo.

A rumored SMDC condo and/or BPO Tower (taller than and) beside Injap Tower connected by the overpass.

Here's how everything will fit in according to various info.

Some of these are unofficial information gathered from an online forum while others are from official press releases with little or limited details yet. Official information from SM will be posted here as soon as they will be made publicly available.

Ending this post is another bird's eye-view from the Injap Tower showing the SM City Iloilo complex which rumors also say will be renamed SM Iloilo Premiere.

Video courtesy of BoxxerRose
SM City Iloilo Expansion area on the video starts on the 3:00 time stamp

UPDATE: As of Sept 16, 2014

* Transport terminal will be operational by Sept.23, 2014

* Additional parking is being developed at the back and side of the expansion mall
* If based on the proportions of the render, the expansion mall is 1/3 the size of the original mall - approximately 30,000 sqm (based on Monolith its 35,000+). OFFICIAL Data from SM Prime is now 50,849.00 sqm.
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PHOTO UPDATE from UrbanScape Phlippines Forum
As of March 25, 2015

SM City Iloilo's expansion taking shape and is rumored to open by the 4th quarter f 2015

SM Southpoint extension behind Plazuela de Iloilo is schedule by August 2015

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