SM Development Corporation (SMDC) has opened its newest residential mall, Light Mall at Light Residences in Mandaluyong.

The latest SMDC mall is also the first to offer a digital cinema experience for its residents and neighboring communities. It has three state-of-the-art digital cinemas with approximately 100 seats each.

[Shown from left at the ribbon-cutting ceremonies to open the Light Mall at Light Residences are: SMDC Executive Vice President Jose Mari Banzon, SM Prime Chairman Henry Sy Jr., Father Andy Lim of San Roque Parish, Councilor (District 1) of Mandaluyong Ms. Charisse Marie Abalos, and Savemore Market President Jojo Tagbo.] Shown from left at the ribbon-cutting ceremonies to open the Light Mall at Light Residences are: SMDC Executive Vice President Jose Mari Banzon, SM Prime Chairman Henry Sy Jr., Father Andy Lim of San Roque Parish, Councilor (District 1) of Mandaluyong Ms. Charisse Marie Abalos, and Savemore Market President Jojo Tagbo.

Light Mall is designed by award-winning international architectural design firm SPARK and spans a total leasable area of 12,672 square meters. It is the fourth SMDC mall after Jazz Mall in Makati, Sun Mall and MPlace Mall in Quezon City.

Light Mall’s roster of dining options and services includes Chef Lau’s Pugon Roasters, Taisho Ramen, Eduardo’s Peri-Peri and US diner themed restaurant, American Eggheads.

Other dining and food establishments located at the Light Mall are Classic Savory, Formosa Bakery, Sbarro, Shakey’s and Wendy’s.

As anchor tenants, Light Mall houses Savemore, Watsons, Automatic Centre, Ace Hardware, BDO, & National Bookstore. The mall also features tenants for Cyberzone, Wellness, and Services.

“With Light Mall, we wanted to offer our residents the utmost convenience, a home where they can entertain family and friends at the cinema and dine at a number of restaurants just a few floors down; a home where they can avail of multiple services and readily access mass transport systems,” SMDC Executive Vice President Jose Mari Banzon said.

He added that, “we have our residents’ needs in mind with every new development. This is our motivation as we harness the synergies of the SM Group of Companies to bring special lifestyle offerings to the communities where we operate.

Launched in March 2010, Light Residences is a three-tower residential condominium development that offers Ready-for-Occupancy units, and boasts of five-star amenities and its very own mall.

Light Residences is strategically located at Madison St. corner EDSA, a main thoroughfare. It is conveniently linked to the Boni-EDSA MRT station that transports people to any point in Metro Manila.