SM Lanang Premier finally opened its doors in Davao City!

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SM Lanang Premier finally opened its doors. September 28 marked the official public opening of SM's 46th mall and biggest SM mall in Mindanao. This is SM's second mall in the province, after SM City Davao.

"We warmly welcome our valued customers to our second mall in the province of Davao, SM Lanang Premier. This is SM Prime's biggest and first premier mall development project in Mindanao that is designed to cater to the growing demands of the Davao market and its vibrant tourism industry," SM Prime president Mr. Hans T. Sy said during the inauguration on September 27.

The new mall, which is located at the northern part of the city, bears a total land area of 100,000 square meters. It has a gross floor area of 144,002 square meters and a gross leasable area of estimatedly 88,499 square meters.

The mall envisiones to become a premier lifestyle destination in Davao, and shows unique features in the exterior and interior architecture. The building sought to be of green architecture and environment friendly features which is in line with SM’s sustainability efforts. According to reports, the mall building itself takes only 40 percent of the total property with paver blocks used in the open parking area to minimize surface run-off water. It will also have the city’s first rain catchment system minimizing storm water peak flow, surface run-off and siltation. The mall is also designed with skylights and will use LED to ensure efficient energy consumption. Park finders will also be installed at the Basement Parking to minimize carbon output from vehicles. Recycled water will be used for the building's cooling tower and for comfort room flushing.

SM Lanang Premier is already 88% occupied by various tenants, such as SM Department Store, SM Supermarket, SM Centerstage, SM Food Court, Forever 21, Centerstage, Ace Hardware, Cha Time, Mesa and Vikings, IMAX Theater (see list).

SM Lanang Premier is the 46th SM mall in the country and the 5th to open this year.

For the rest of 2012, SM Prime is scheduled to open SM Chongqing, which will bring its malls in China to 5.