In 1991, certain of the market potentials in the east side of the metropolis and driven by the desire to diversify, Sta. Lucia East Realty and Development, Inc. built Phase 1 of Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall. Two years later, in 1993, Phase II was formally opened to offer better facilities, more specialty stores, service centers, additional cinemas, a 32-lane bowling center, an entertainment arcade and a junior department store. On May 18, 1998, Phase III was unveiled which offered bigger spaces and more comprehensive shopping and entertainment facilities. In 2005, the mall's six cinemas were renovated and it became known as the Theatre Zone. The mall was declared as a Wi-Fi zone in 2007, offering free internet access to all shoppers. In 2014, SLRDI has finished constructing the 3-level mall called iL Centro located next to the mall and is connected by a bridge offering more shops, and services. It will serve as the podium of the planned five-tower development called Sta. Lucia Residenzes.
Location
The mall is located beside Robinsons Metro East and situated at the busy intersection of Marcos Highway, and Felix Avenue in Cainta, Rizal. It is highly accessible by jeepneys, buses, taxis, and even AUVs from the cities of Antipolo, Marikina, and Pasig, as well as the town itself. It is 5–10 minutes from Katipunan Avenue and Aurora Ave., a five-minute jeepney ride from Line 2Santolan Station and directly connected to Aurora Boulevard via the highway itself. It will soon accessible by the futureEmerald station once it is complete by fourth quarter of 2020. It has been a popular place for people coming from the Eastern Metro Manila and Rizal, as all of the stores and services are there even before other shopping malls were built.
Mall features
The Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall complex has 4 buildings, which are interconnected by a footbridge. The combined Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the mall has shops, services, and a supermarket located at the basement of the mall. It used to have cinemas on the third level, that are currently use for church and mass services. Home Gallery, located at the basement of the building, has a finest selection of décor, furniture and appliances. The Phase 3 has a three-level, full-line Department Store, a 7,000 square meter supermarket and a foodcourt on the lower ground floor, more upscale stores and restaurants, a 32-lane Bowling Center on the third floor, and a 10-meter high ceiling entertainment center called World of Fun along with the mall’s six cinemas on the fourth floor. The Phase 4 of the mall, il Centro, is a part of Sta. Lucia Residenzes, a 5-tower residential condominium, with two towers are currently completed. Opened in 2014, it contains more shops and services, and is accessible via bridgeway to the mall itself. Currently under construction is the six-story, Sta. Lucia Business Center, which is located next to the mall. It will have a retail space on the first and second floors, and offices from third up to sixth floor. It will be directly connected to the Line 2 Emerald station and to the mall itself.
