I have been hearing about SM building a Shopping Mall right here in San Pablo City for years and yet not one structure with the SM name on it has ever been built anywhere in the City. Before, it was rumored that an SM Mall will be built in the current location of Banahaw Compound [...]
I have been hearing about SM building a Shopping Mall right here in San Pablo City for years and yet not one structure with the SM name on it has ever been built anywhere in the City. Before, it was rumored that an SM Mall will be built in the current location of Banahaw Compound but that never happened.
WikiPilipinas even has a page about it but we know their information is incorrect because according to them, “SM Supercenter San Pablo is one of the newest SM City Malls and is set to open before Mid-2008 . It is located at Rizal Avenue, San Pablo City, Laguna.“
By doing a little Googling, I learned that they (SM) do have plans on building a Shopping Mall here in San Pablo City. According to SMDevelopment.com, “SM San Pablo (Laguna), on the other hand, is in the planning stages and due for completion in 2008.”
That was a year ago.
ManilaTimes.net in an online article said, “Lim said construction for SM San Pablo may start late this year or may be pushed back to early 2009. The facility may be operational by late next year to 2010.” If we follow this news or story then construction should have been on-going but the question is where?
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The latest rumor that I’ve collected about SM San Pablo is that construction will start maybe next year (2010) and it will be constructed at Barangay San Rafael near Riverina and Honda San Pablo. Please note that this info is not yet conclusive. It is just what people around me are saying about the construction of SM San Pablo.
Having a major shopping mall like SM in San Pablo City is very significant because it will not only produce those much needed jobs but it will also increase tourism for the city. People from neighboring towns like Calauan, Tiaong, Sto. Tomas, Rizal, Nagcarlan and others will be flocking into the city. Also, it will give me and my family a new place to visit in the city.
Update: SM San Pablo Location Photos by Keith Alpina
Thank you very much to Keith for the photos.
Update: More additional photos by Keith Alpina.
Thank you very much to Keith for the photos.
Update (December 20, 2009): More photos by Keith Alpina
Again, thanks to Keith for the photos.
Update (January 23, 2010): Perspective Photo of SM San Pablo
This Perspective Photo of SM San Pablo was e-mailed to me by Ariel Maverick. According to him, he got it from one of the Engineers working for SM. Thanks to Ariel Maverick for the Photo.
Update (February 10, 2010): Photos of SM San Pablo by Keith Alpina
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