Westfield Chatswood


Westfield Chatswood is a large indoor shopping centre in the suburb of Chatswood in the Lower North Shore of Sydney.

Transport

Frequent train services by both Sydney Trains and Sydney Metro Northwest operate to Chatswood station located within close proximity of Westfield Chatswood.
Westfield Chatswood has bus connections to Kingsford, Bondi Junction, Crows Nest, Balmoral, Northern Beaches including Frenchs Forest, Dee Why, Manly and surrounding suburbs. It is served by Sydney Buses and Metrobus with bus stops on Victoria Avenue.
Westfield Chatswood also has a multi level car park with 2,831 spaces.

History

Westfield Chatswood opened on 30 January 1986 and is the second major shopping centre to be built in Chatswood with the first being Chatswood Chase in 1983 and Wallace Way and Lemon Grove in the 1980s. The centre was located next to the free standing Grace Bros store that opened in 1961 and featured Target, Coles New World and Franklins. In 1999 it was redeveloped to incorporate a previously free standing Grace Bros store and Toys "R" Us was added.
In 2008 Aldi opened its store on the space vacated by Food For Less. Spanish clothing retailer Zara opened its store on 13 February 2014.
In July 2014, as part of a restructure of the Westfield Group, it came under the control of the Scentre Group.

Recent development

In 2015 a $110 million upgrade to Westfield Chatswood commenced, with the centre increased from 77,000sqm to 80,000sqm of gross lettable area. The redevelopment was completed in November 2015 with H&M, Uniqlo, Mecca Maxima and a new relocated Rebel Sport all opened on 18 February 2016.
This development consists of:
Westfield Chatswood has 81,077m² of floor space. The major retailers include Myer, H&M, Zara, Uniqlo, Target, Coles, Aldi, Rebel Sport, JB Hi-Fi, Timezone and Hoyts Cinema.

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