SM Prime Holdings, Inc. (SM Prime) offers something truly unique at the launching of the SM Megamall Bridgeway Expansion today,November 26. The Bridgeway, which will add 15,109 square meters (sqm) of gross floor area (GFA) to the main mall, includes a beautiful chapel called Chapel of the Eucharistic Lord at the top floor, enough to seat 1,000 churchgoers. The new space will increase Megamall’s total GFA to 346,788 sqm.

SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City is currently the third largest shopping mall in the Philippines, next to SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City and SM City North Edsa in Quezon City.

SM Prime President Mr. Hans Sy said, “We honor SM Megamall with this expansion, a proof of how we keep in step with the times, how we look after our markets, and how we value and maintain our treasured assets.  The SM Megamall is at the center of our three largest malls along EDSA. SM Prime remains steadfast in its commitment to bring value and better service to our customers.”

The Bridgeway, which connects SM Megamall’s buildings A and B, consists of four levels. Its expansion spans the whole width of buildings A and B, thereby seamlessly linking the two into one contiguous structure. By itself, the Bridgeway has a gross leasable area of 8,120 sqm. Its tenants include shoes and apparel shops Gap, Promod, Liz Claiborne, Steve Madden, Franco Sarto, Aldo, 5CM, Lacoste Footwear, La Senza, and Zoo York; food outlets Choi Garden, Secret Recipes, Haagen Dazs, Amici, C2 Classic Cuisine, Kebab Factory, Painted Red, Gumbo, and Toastbox; and coffee chains Starbucks, Blenz Coffee, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and Bo’s Coffee; among others.

For the rest of 2008, SM Prime is scheduled to open SM City Rosales in Pangasinan, SM City Balilwag in Bulacan, and the expansion of The Annex at SM North Edsa and SM Fairview in Quezon City.