Castle Towers
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| Location | Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 33°43′50″S 151°00′22″E / 33.73045°S 151.0062028°E |
| Opening date | October 1982 |
| Owner | Queensland Investment Corporation |
| Stores and services | 317 (as of December 2019) |
| Anchor tenants | 11 |
| Floor area | 117,700 m2 (1,267,000 sq ft) (lettable, as of December 2019) |
| Floors | 3 |
| Parking | Over 5,000 spaces (as of December 2019) |
| Public transit |  Castle Hill station,
 M60, M61, 600, 610, 612 |
| Website | castletowers |
Castle Towers Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Castle Hill, New South Wales, Australia. It is owned by the Queensland Investment Corporation.
It has a net leasable area of approximately 112,000 square metres, making it one of Australia's largest shopping centres.[1]
Castle Towers opened in 1982 with Kmart, Coles and Norman Ross as the major retailers.[2] The centre was expanded to include David Jones and Franklins in November 1991. In August 1993, the Greater Union site was launched and in October of the same year Target replaced Norman Ross.[citation needed] In September 1999, the second Greater Union site opened, as well as 44 specialty retailers including the Piazza restaurant precinct. In April 2000, Target and David Jones launched their extensions with the addition of Food For Less and Bi-Lo replacing Franklins as it moves to Castle Mall and a further 76 stores.[citation needed]
In August 2001, the final stage of the centre opened including a two level Grace Bros and 34 upmarket fashion retailers. In January 2007, Food For Less was replaced by Dan Murphy's. In June 2009, Greater Union opened its premium five screen cinema complex as Event Cinemas which replaced six old screens built in 1993. Castle Towers' new Event Cinemas were architecturally designed with five auditoriums and a bar all featuring "Gold Class". It is the first of its kind in the world because it features the latest digital cinema technology including new digital projectors and electronic reclining chairs. On the same month, Myer added a new floor on the lower level and relaunched the Myer store as three levels.[3]
In November 2013, Castle Towers commenced a $20 million car park upgrade which involved the introduction of electronic parking guidance technology and general car park improvements such as new paint finishes, brighter and energy efficient lighting, improved directional signage and the installation of parking guidance infrastructure. The works were completed in December 2014.[4]
On 5 December 2019, a $180 million expansion of the centre on level 1 opened, with an underground pedestrian tunnel linking the centre to Castle Hill station.[5][6][7] The redevelopment also introduced a new food court and additional specialty and mini major retailers, taking up space previously held by a car park. The expansion was the first stage of a long term town centre master plan (see Redevelopment section), which includes refurbishment work on levels 2 and 3 and the Piazza in 2020, followed by a major redevelopment to commence in 2021.[citation needed]
