The 45,000 square-metre shopping centre will be connected to the city’s metro project which is still under construction.
The shopping centre project is set to be built in HCM City’s central Ben Thanh area
HCM City authorities have assigned the municipal Management Board of Urban Railway to work out a plan to carry out the shopping centre project.
The centre will be located under Quach Thi Trang Square and along Le Loi Street, the section running from Ben Thanh Market to HCM City's Municipal Theatre. This means that the centre will be located in level B1 of Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project.
The centre construction is scheduled for completion in 2021 when Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro project is slated for being put into service.
The municipal Department of Architecture has been instructed to launch a contest for the design concept of Ben Thanh Metro Station area to ensure that the underground shopping centre to be linked to its surroundings.
According to the HCM City Management Board of Urban Railway, six underground accesses from Ben Thanh Market, the One Building and Park 23/9 into the Ben Thanh Metro Station have been designed.
